Yaraida Chavez
San Ysidro,CA
Summary
Detail-oriented dental assistant with experience providing direct patient care and office management in busy dental practices. Highly skilled in dental radiography and patient charting.
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level dental assistant position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Reliable Dental Assistant with 4 years of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with dental procedures. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Dental Assistant
Advanced Dental Implant Of San Diego
08.2023 - Current
- Assisted in surgical procedures involving zygomatic, pterygoid, and regular implants in operating rooms with patients under general anesthesia.
- Assisted in the removal and placement of PMMA Prosthesis, and Zirconia Prosthesis.
- Proficient in performing intraoral scans for the designs of new prostheses.
- Knowledgeable in implants instruments, and surgical tools.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing attentive pre-operative care and preparation.
- Improved surgical efficiency with timely sterilization and organization of dental instruments.
- Ensured optimal patient safety through vigilant monitoring after surgeries.
- Reduced surgery downtime by maintaining a well-organized inventory of supplies and materials required for procedures.
- Upheld strict compliance with infection control protocols, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff alike.
- Educated patients on proper oral hygiene techniques, contributing to improved long-term health outcomes.
- Maintained detailed records regarding treatment plans, progress notes, and consent forms to ensure continuity of care across visits.
- Streamlined administrative processes by developing an organized system for managing patient records, referrals, and follow-up appointments.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
Dental Assistant
Western Dental & Orthodontics
06.2021 - 07.2023
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for many procedures daily.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, and pulse.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.
- Exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays.
- Explained treatment procedures.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying temporary crowns.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water, and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
Dental Assistant
Dental Alvarez
12.2019 - 05.2020
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Prepared and sterilized instruments and materials for use by dentists.
- Sanitized trays, instruments, and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
Education
No Degree - Dental X-ray Certification
Professional Dental Enterprises
San Diego, CA06.2023
CPR Certificate
BLS Provider
06.2023
DMD Degree - Dentist
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California (UABC)
Tijuana, BC05.2021
Skills
- Dental Impressions
- Patient Care Standards
- Denture Adjustment
- Oral Health Care
- Full Mouth Radiographs
- Prepare Instruments
- X-Ray Processing
- Digital Radiographs
- Equipment Maintenance
- Temporary Crown and Bridge Construction
- Critical Thinking
- Sealant Application
- Restorative Procedures
- Treatment Room Preparation
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Preliminary Impressions
- Occlusal Registrations
- Dental Impressions
- Implant placement assistance
- Preoperative preparation
- Surgical Assisting
Timeline
Surgical Dental Assistant
Advanced Dental Implant Of San Diego
08.2023 - Current
Dental Assistant
Western Dental & Orthodontics
06.2021 - 07.2023
Dental Assistant
Dental Alvarez
12.2019 - 05.2020
No Degree - Dental X-ray Certification
Professional Dental Enterprises
CPR Certificate
BLS Provider
DMD Degree - Dentist
Universidad Autonoma De Baja California (UABC)
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