Dental Assistant
Doctor William Bryant
Torrance, CA
06.1991 - 11.2022
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns and sealants.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Provided diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Managed office schedules and calendars to coordinate administrative planning and execution.
- Taught patients strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting tooth enamel from long-term damage.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
- Assisted dentist with paperwork and billing protocol for both routine and less common procedures.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Verified proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions and calling for repairs.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment and setting up x-ray machines.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures, clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
