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Veronica Fuentes

Justice,IL

Summary

Driven Dental Assistant successful at building relationships with patients and colleagues. Offers expertise in patient care and education to support optimal oral health outcomes. Attentive and prepared professional dedicated to practice growth and stability.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1997
1997
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Dental Assistant

Just Smiles Dental
Broadview, Illinois
07.2024 - 08.2024
  • Assisted dentists during procedures to ensure patient comfort and safety.
  • Prepared treatment rooms with necessary instruments and materials for each appointment.
  • Educated patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and post-treatment care.
  • Sterilized instruments and maintained cleanliness of the dental workspace daily.
  • Took digital X-rays of teeth using radiographic equipment.

Dental Assistant

Cermak dental center
Cicero, Illinois
03.2013 - 02.2018

General office duties. Maintain office workflow sterilizing take x-rays. Prepare the rooms clean the rooms.

Dental Assistant

Dental Professionals - Skokie/chicago Cosmetic Dentist
Chicago, Illinois
01.2000 - 08.2011
  • Assisted dentists during procedures to ensure patient comfort and safety.
  • Prepared treatment rooms with necessary instruments and materials for each appointment.
  • Sterilized instruments and maintained cleanliness of the dental workspace daily.
  • Provided chair-side assistance during dental procedures, including passing instruments to the dentist and holding suction devices.
  • Took digital X-rays of teeth using radiographic equipment.
  • Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.

Education

Benito Juarez Community Academy
Chicago, Illinois

Skills

  • Instrument sterilization
  • Chairside assistance
  • Treatment room preparation
  • Chair-side assistance
  • Customer service
  • Communication skills
  • Problem solving
  • Teeth cleaning assistance
  • X-ray processing
  • Oral X-rays
  • Sterilization techniques
  • Dentrix proficiency
  • Treatment room setup
  • Four-handed procedures
  • Taking X-rays

Languages

English
Professional

Certification

  • Coronal polishing for dental assistant

Timeline

Dental Assistant

Just Smiles Dental
07.2024 - 08.2024

Dental Assistant

Cermak dental center
03.2013 - 02.2018

Dental Assistant

Dental Professionals - Skokie/chicago Cosmetic Dentist
01.2000 - 08.2011

Benito Juarez Community Academy
Veronica Fuentes