Reliable Dental Assistant ready to obtain a challenging position where I can utilize my knowledge, skills and experience with the opportunity to grow.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Expanded Duties Certified Orthodontic Assistant
Norena Orthodontics
02.2012 - 03.2016
Prepared patient for orthodontist and performed simple tasks such as tightening braces and conducting preliminary examinations.
Took x-rays, photographs and impressions of patients' teeth and mouth.
Taught patients strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque, and protecting tooth enamel from long-term damage.
Poured and shaped molds from impressions and trimmed molds in grinder.
Sterilize and disinfect instruments and operatories.
Dental Assistant
Lakes Plaza Dental
01.2010 - 01.2011
Provide chair-side assistance to Doctor with all Procedures: fillings, extractions, root canals, crowns, Etc.
Take alginate impressions, pour and trim models, send out to lab and keep track of cases.
Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
Work with Cerec, Making Crowns from Start to End
Answer Phones, Greet and Dismiss Patients, Make Appointments.
Dental Assistant
Jack Davis DMD
01.2002 - 01.2009
Interpret/Translate for Hispanic patients.
Chair-side assistance to Doctor with all procedures: Fillings, Extractions, Root Canals, Exams, Take X-rays as necessary.
Take alginate impressions, pour and trim models, send out to lab and track lab work.
Fabricate provisional and temporary cement.
Answer phones, greet and dismiss patients, explain treatment, make appointments.
Sterilize and disinfect instruments and operatories between procedures.
Education
Crown Fabrication
Cerec Course
Las Vegas, NV
Medical Interpreter -
Greenville Technical Collage
South Carolina
X-Rays Certification
Greenville, SC
Florida State Board of Dentistry
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Skills
Excellent team player, responsible, dependable with high personal standards and values
Strong interpersonal, listening and rapport-building skills with aptitude to effectively communicate with patients, co-workers and business associates employing fluency in Spanish and English
Timeline
Expanded Duties Certified Orthodontic Assistant
Norena Orthodontics
02.2012 - 03.2016
Dental Assistant
Lakes Plaza Dental
01.2010 - 01.2011
Dental Assistant
Jack Davis DMD
01.2002 - 01.2009
Crown Fabrication
Cerec Course
Medical Interpreter -
Greenville Technical Collage
X-Rays Certification
Florida State Board of Dentistry
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