Dental Assistant Resume Example Extrahop Networks

DENTAL ASSISTANT

Summary

Highly knowledgeable and efficient Front Desk Coordinator with 20 plus years of Assistant and Administrative experience. Proficient in reception work, practice management support and procedures. Moves easily between different tasks each day to provide assistance in different areas.

Skills

Dental Staff Support
Patient schedule management
Patient records gathering
Knowledgeable in multiple software programs
Insurance Verification
Knowledge of dental terminology

Insurance billing
Understanding of dental insurance
People skills
Organizational skills
Chairside assistance
X-Ray certified

Experience

Extrahop NetworksOctober 2020 to CurrentFront Desk Coordinator
Washington , DC

Scheduled cleanings and dental appointments for patients using appointment software.
Collected payments from patients and arranged payment schedules.
Maintained master calendar and scheduled new appointments based on provider availability.
Answered and managed incoming calls and emails.
Arranged documents for insurance claims.
Verified, updated and entered patient information into system.
Completed claims forms for different types of appointments and worked on resolutions for denials or other insurance issues.
Prepared new charts, updated existing charts and managed records transfers between offices.

Family Health Centers Of Southwest FloridaJuly 2016 to September 2018Dental Assistant
Fort Myers , FL

Gathered and reviewed patient records, data and health history to share with dentists for quick and accurate patient assessments, diagnoses and treatment.
Entered patient data into dental records system and observed all confidentiality rules to maintain patient privacy.
Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.

Family Health Centers Of Southwest FloridaOctober 2010 to July 2016Dental Assistant
Fort Myers , FL

Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
Built loyal patient following and retained return patients by providing empathetic and caring service.
Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
Entered patient data into dental records system and observed all confidentiality rules to maintain patient privacy.
Gathered and reviewed patient records, data and health history to share with dentists for quick and accurate patient assessments, diagnoses and treatment.

Family Health Centers Of Southwest FloridaSeptember 2002 to September 2006Dental Assistant
Fort Myers , FL

Took preliminary impressions of patient teeth to prepare for custom impressions and fabrication of permanent dental work.
Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
Gathered and reviewed patient records, data and health history to share with dentists for quick and accurate patient assessments, diagnoses and treatment.
Followed dentists' directions for giving patients desensitizing agents to prepare for anesthetic administration.
Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
Took patient blood pressure, pulse and temperature and accurately recorded results in patient charts.
Built loyal patient following and retained return patients by providing empathetic and caring service.
Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
Entered patient data into dental records system and observed all confidentiality rules to maintain patient privacy.

Education and Training

Elkton High SchoolJune 1990High School DiplomaCity, State

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