Timothy Sakai
Honolulu,HI
Summary
Throughout the years of customer service and patient care experience, I am able to achieve high performance tasks with a calm demeanor. Seeking a position within a company to further expand my career goals and flourish as an individual. I take pride in my work ethics and learning to be the best at my job, always learning and growing to be better and do better every single day.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Be Well Dental Care Hi
Honolulu, HI
04.2024 - 03.2025
- Provided support services such as stocking rooms with supplies, cleaning trays/instruments, and changing protective barriers between patients.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices.
- Assisted dentist in providing dental treatment to patients, including taking patient medical histories and vital signs.
- I worked in the laboratory to pour impressions, fabricate custom teeth impressions, and create temporary crowns for patients.
- Took Dental x rays and imaging for diagnostic examinations.
- Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
Head Dental Assistant
Premier Dental Group
Honolulu, Hawaii
09.2019 - 03.2024
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental examinations and procedures to boost efficiency and calm nervous patients.
- Trained New dental assistants in Clinical protocols and practices I.E. (chairside assisting for procedures, exams, restocking and breaking down/setting up rooms for treatment and taking clinical notes/x rays for the doctor)
- Check in patient for the days appointment as well as taking payments and re scheduling patients next appointments.
- Present treatment plan and estimates for any treatment being recommended by the Doctor as well as send benefit estimates and Pre authorizations to Dental insurance.
- Coordinate any third party services for the office I.E. ( equipment repairs,building management, CPR training, Cleaning services, as well as Patterson and Henry Schein to order materials/equiptment. )
- Lead morning huddles to prepare for the days treatment and prepare any lab cases that need to be sent out or received for today and the next working day I.E. (crowns, dentures, retainers)
- Used Itero to take dental scans for invisalign trays.
- Fabricate Temporary crowns, essix retainers, temporary nightguards, and stone models.
Dental Assistant
Hawaii Family Dental Centers
Honolulu, HI
06.2016 - 09.2019
- Prepare trays, dental instruments and other supplies needed for all dental procedures
- Record and order supplies needed for daily operations
- coordinated and managed patient care with efficiency and professionalism by scheduling appointments, educating patient and explaining in detail exactly why treatment is needed and step by step details of what will happen in the procedure.
- Entered patient data into dental records system using denticon and observed all confidentiality rules to maintain patient privacy.
- Produced opposing models, study casts and impressions to send to labs for production of crowns and dentures
- Greet and walk patients to exam rooms while making friendly
conversation to prepare for cleanings and procedures and comforting
them when they are nervous about getting treatment done. - Sterilized tools, exam chair, trays and surfaces for clean and safe dental
office.
Warehouse Associate
Tory Burch
Honomu, HI
06.2015 - 06.2016
- Stock sales floor with product needed
- Organize and maintain warehouse of backstock
- Receive and document inventory count of shipments delivered
- Assist with cashier duties and sales on the sales floor
- Retrieve product by size and style for sales associates
Education
Henry Perrine Baldwin High School
Wailuku, HI05.2010
Skills
- Written and oral communication
- Customer Service
- Good work ethics and Hard Worker
- Patient Care
- Multitasking and Prioritizing tasks
- Interpersonal skills
- Fast Hands on learner
- Always push myself to improve no matter what
- Good teacher
- Great teamwork and social skills
References
Dr Nina Hayashi
- Doctor
- 808-375-3328
Dr Kai Kawasugi
- Doctor
- 303-503-2246
Becky Theissen
- Patterson Dental Representative
- 808-699-5021
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Be Well Dental Care Hi
04.2024 - 03.2025
Head Dental Assistant
Premier Dental Group
09.2019 - 03.2024
Dental Assistant
Hawaii Family Dental Centers
06.2016 - 09.2019
Warehouse Associate
Tory Burch
06.2015 - 06.2016
Henry Perrine Baldwin High School
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