Teresa Guzman
Yonkers
Summary
With a proven track record at Westchester Dental, I excel in dental radiography and team collaboration, ensuring high-quality patient care. Skilled in both equipment sterilization and effective communication, I've significantly enhanced office efficiency and patient satisfaction. My expertise includes managing dental records and leading teams to achieve exceptional service standards.
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting, and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant/Receptionist
Westchester Community Health Center
09.2023 - Current
- Operated sterilization equipment to maintain hygiene and compliance standards.
- Prepared examination rooms by setting up instruments and materials.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations
- Greet and welcome Patients
- Manage incoming calls
- Facilitated smooth patient flow by managing appointment scheduling and coordinating timely check-ins and checkouts.Manage incoming calls ,Schedule appointments .Perform clerical duties filing data entry managing correspondence
- Sterilized all instruments and conducted weekly spore testing on the autoclave
Dental Assistant
Westchester Smile Design
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Operated sterilization equipment to maintain hygiene and compliance standards.
- Performed fluoride treatments, enhancing patient tooth strength and decay resistance.
- Prepared examination rooms by setting up instruments and materials.
- Used digital radiography software to capture and analyze dental images for diagnostics.
- Prepare dental materials such as composite,cements,and impression materials
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Prepared instruments and equipment for use in dental procedures, ensuring their availability when needed.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Educated patients on proper oral hygiene techniques, promoting long-term dental health.
- logged in and sent out all lab cases for fabrication
- Sterilized all instruments and conducted weekly spore testing on the autoclave
Head Dental Assistant
Westchester Dental
08.2010 - 06.2020
- Provided exceptional customer service, addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines.
- Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent, and temporary crowns and sealants.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, [Type], casts and impressions.
- Manage and order for dental inventory
- In charge of assigning all other dental assistants to corresponding doctor's and daily duties
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays.
- Sterilized all instruments and conducted weekly spore testing on the autoclave
Dental Assistant
Scarsdale Family
02.2008 - 08.2010
- Operated sterilization equipment to maintain hygiene and compliance standards.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Collect and record patients health history ,temperature and blood pressure
- Sterilized all instruments and conducted weekly spore testing on the autoclave
Dental Assistant
Excutive Dental Care
03.2007 - 01.2008
- Operated sterilization equipment to maintain hygiene and compliance standards.
- Prepared examination rooms by setting up instruments and materials.
- Collect and record patients health history temperature and blood pressure
- Sterilized all instruments and conducted weekly spore testing on the autoclave
Education
Westchester School For Dental Assistants
White Plains, NY01-2007
Skills
- Dental impressions
- Dental radiography
- Digital X-ray proficiency
- Equipment sterilization
- Appointment scheduling
- Team collaboration
- Patient scheduling
- Bilingual
- Impression taking skills
- Treatment room breakdown
- Sanitation protocols
- Inventory management
- Dental records
- Treatment room setup
Certification
- Ny Driver's License
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
- CPR/AED Certification
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Dental Assistant/Receptionist
Westchester Community Health Center
09.2023 - Current
Dental Assistant
Westchester Smile Design
10.2022 - 05.2023
Head Dental Assistant
Westchester Dental
08.2010 - 06.2020
Dental Assistant
Scarsdale Family
02.2008 - 08.2010
Dental Assistant
Excutive Dental Care
03.2007 - 01.2008
Westchester School For Dental Assistants
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