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Professional Summary
Enthusiastic Dental Assistant eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of Dental duties and team work. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in new areas.
Skills
Quality Assurance
Database Management
Operational Improvement
Administrative support
Data Entry
Team building
Customer Service
Documentation
Work History
10/2012 to 02/2020Chairside Dental Assistant /Surgical Dental AssistantWexford Health Sources Inc | Centralia, IL,
Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
Educated patients on postoperative care, including how to protect dental work and boost healing.
Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
Prepared and positioned patients for procedures by , clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
Prepared patient X-rays and images by for review by dentist.
Typed patient data into computer system using Dox while following privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
Supported dentists during procedures to restore teeth, like dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns.
Taught patients successful strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting gums and tooth enamel from damage.
Administered sealing compounds and protective coatings to boost tooth enamel strength and minimize cavity risk.
Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment.
09/2007 to 10/2012Dental Assistant /Surgical Dental AssistantDr. Robert Jacobs | City, STATE,
Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, , casts and impressions.
Educated patients on postoperative care, including how to protect dental work and boost healing.
Cleaned and sterilized instruments between patients to protect from infection risks.
Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
Helped complete routine and advanced procedures by preparing patients and instruments for expected needs.
Prepared patient X-rays and images by for review by dentist.
Supported dentists during procedures to restore teeth, like dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns.
Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
Taught patients successful strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting gums and tooth enamel from damage.
Administered sealing compounds and protective coatings to boost tooth enamel strength and minimize cavity risk.
Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
03/1999 to 05/2007Dental AssistantShawn D. Jensen D.D.S | City, STATE,
Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
Educated patients on postoperative care, including how to protect dental work and boost healing.
Cleaned and sterilized instruments between patients to protect from infection risks.
Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
Prepared patient X-rays and images by for review by dentist.
Supported dentists during procedures to restore teeth, like dental fillings, permanent and temporary crowns.
Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
Completed tooth impressions to support creation of accurate dental work to correct problems such as missing teeth.
Taught patients successful strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting gums and tooth enamel from damage.
Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
Documented patients' dental health information, medical history and vital signs.
Performed general chair-side duties to assist with various procedures, including general, endo and oral surgery.
Prepared bitewing, panoramic and periapical radiological images, allowing dentist to spot cavities, decay and problem areas needing treatment.
Education
Expected in 05/1999Supragingival Scaling Certificate | Dental AssistingSalina Area Technical College, Salina, KS, GPA:
Expected in 05/1981Dental Assistant Degree | Dental AssistingSalina Area Technical College, Salina, KSGPA:
Expected in 05/1980High School Diploma | Salina High School Central, Salina, KSGPA:
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