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YESENIA GOMEZ

Donna,USA

Summary

Experienced and dependable Lead Dental Assistant and Dental Instructor with over 12 years in dental care. Skilled in helping with procedures like fillings, crowns, root canals, and implants. Currently working as a Dental Instructor, teaching students how to assist in a dental office. Strong at planning lessons, using spreadsheets, and keeping things organized. Known for working well with others and making patients feel comfortable.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Dental Assistant Instructor

STVT
09.2024 - Current
  • Utilize Classroom and Lab Instruction
  • Teach students how to become dental assistants
  • Plan lessons, quizzes, and lab activities
  • Use spreadsheets to track grades and attendance
  • Show students how to work safely and follow infection control rules
  • Help students during hands-on practice and clinical hours
  • Support students with feedback and job advices
  • Actively participate in meetings
  • Engage educational experience to students

Lead Dental Assistant

Heroes Dental
02.2018 - Current
  • Assist in Detailed procedures including implants, crowns, root canals, and extractions.
  • Lead and train new dental assistants in daily procedures, sterilization, and patient care.
  • Set up and break down treatment rooms, sterilize instruments, and maintain OSHA compliance.
  • Educate patients on post-op care and oral hygiene practices.
  • Manage dental inventory and order supplies to maintain stock levels.
  • Support orthodontic cases and document patient treatment in dental software.

Dental Assistant

Pharr Family Dental
05.2012 - 02.2018
  • Take Impressions For Partials, Dentures, Crowns
  • Radiology
  • Orthodontics
  • Educate Patient
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient.
  • Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
  • Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
  • Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
  • Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
  • Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for Daily Procedures

Education

Diploma - Dental Assistant

STVT
McAllen, TX
04.2012

High School Diploma - undefined

Donna High School
Donna, TX
06.2002

Skills

  • Taking and developing X-rays
  • Helping with fillings, crowns, and extractions
  • Making temporary crowns and taking impressions
  • Keeping instruments clean and organized
  • Explaining treatment and post-care to patients
  • Teaching dental students in classroom and lab
  • Creating lesson plans and grading assignments
  • Using spreadsheets to track student progress
  • Keeping supplies stocked and ordered

Timeline

Dental Assistant Instructor

STVT
09.2024 - Current

Lead Dental Assistant

Heroes Dental
02.2018 - Current

Dental Assistant

Pharr Family Dental
05.2012 - 02.2018

High School Diploma - undefined

Donna High School

Diploma - Dental Assistant

STVT

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