Zuleyma Blanco
141 SCARLET LEAF LANE,SC
Summary
Highly experienced, motivated and detailed -oriented professional with 22 years of experience seeking a position as a Dental Assistant that is both challenging and fulfilling while given the opportunity to become part of a hard working health care team providing exceptional patient care.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Assistant
L.I. Periodontics & Dental Implants
Commack, NY
05.2025 - 03.2026
- Assisted in surgical procedures by preparing instruments and ensuring sterile environments.
- Implemented improved inventory management systems for surgical supplies, reducing waste and streamlining operations.
- Provided compassionate care to patients throughout their surgical experience, easing anxiety and ensuring comfort.
- Set up operatory rooms for surgical procedures such as gum grafting, bone grafting, tooth extractions, osseous surgery and dental implant placement.
- Give patients pre-operative and post operative care instructions
- Dental 3D Imaging
Dental Assistant
Dr. Amy Zuker
Melville, NY
09.2016 - 02.2025
- Clean and sanitize dental tools and equipment, straighten treatment rooms and restock supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Assist dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Prepare comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
- Assist dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Schedule appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
- Verify proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions and calling for repairs.
Dental Assistant
Restorative & Implant Dentistry Of LI
Melville, NY
11.2006 - 07.2024
- Perform, process & file standard & digital x-rays as well as maintain x-ray developer
- Check patients in/out, prepare patient & operatory with correct instruments/materials
- Assist in root canal, cleaning, composite bondings, veneers, zoom whitening, crown & bridges
- Hand dentist appropriate instruments while keeping patients mouth free of debris
- Assist dentist with implant surgery & restoring implants
- Pour & grind models, take impressions for crown & bridges as well as make whitening trays & night guards
- Clean/sterilize/disinfect operatories & instruments as well as order & restock supplies
- Answer phones, schedule appointments, pull charts & confirm appointments
Oral Surgery Assistant
Northeast Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Melville, NY
06.2012 - 12.2014
- Assisted in surgical procedures
- Prepared surgical operatory rooms for extractions of wisdom teeth, placement of dental implants & bone grafting, apicoectomy, treating & repairing fractures of upper & lower jaws, frenectomy (Lip tie & Tongue tie laser surgery
- Assisted surgeon during procedures by wiping up and handing over needed dental instruments.
- Calmed nervous patients by speaking softly, answering questions and providing compassionate care.
- Educated patients prior to surgery regarding what to expect, how to treat pain and which side effects could occur.
- Give pre-op & post-op instructions to the patient
- Took necessary radiographs and panorex films
- Set up and break operatory rooms as well as sterilized, cleaned rooms and surgical instuments
Medical Assistant
Doctor's Of Northport (family Practice)
Northport, NY
09.2005 - 01.2006
- Set up examination rooms
- Acquired patients vital signs
- Completed urinalysis
- Assisted in conducting physical exams as well as surgical procedures
- Performed EKG, Venipuncture & set up Holter monitor
- Sterilized & disinfect all instruments
- Arranged blood work pick up with various laboratories
Education
High School Diploma -
John Glenn High School
Elwood, NY06.2003
Medical Assisting
L.A. Wilson Technological Center
Dix Hills, NY2003
Skills
- Vital signs
- Sterilization
- Telephone Techniques
- Administrative askills
- Dental Records Management
- Dentrix
- Inventory Management
- Dental Imaging Software
Timeline
Surgical Assistant
L.I. Periodontics & Dental Implants
05.2025 - 03.2026
Dental Assistant
Dr. Amy Zuker
09.2016 - 02.2025
Oral Surgery Assistant
Northeast Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
06.2012 - 12.2014
Dental Assistant
Restorative & Implant Dentistry Of LI
11.2006 - 07.2024
Medical Assistant
Doctor's Of Northport (family Practice)
09.2005 - 01.2006
High School Diploma -
John Glenn High School
Medical Assisting
L.A. Wilson Technological Center