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DENTAL ASSISTANT
Professional Summary

Experienced and resourceful Dental Assistant with 7 years of expertise utilizing teamwork and communication to drive outstanding patient care while desiring to fulfill a new position in an Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery environment. Quick learner that strives for excellence in this prestigious career field while always adapting and learning the work set to better serve the patients accordingly.

Skills
  • Oral surgery
  • IV Placement
  • OR Scrub Trained
  • Pyxis Trained
  • Electronic Charting
  • Local anesthetic proficiency
  • Equipment sterilization
  • Dental radiography
  • Infection Control Proficiency versed with The Joint commission exspectations
  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Relationship development
  • Process improvement
  • Dental impression specialist
  • Treatment Room Cleanup
  • Patient Data Gathering
Work History
Dental Assistant / / Amita Health - Colon , MI / 03.2018 - Current
  • Prepared sterile field with proper instrumentation required for third molar removal, site preservation, implant placement, stage II implant uncovering, implant removal, biopsy, sinus lift, botox injections, and arthrocentesis .
  • Scrub trained to work in sterile surgical setting to assist with OMFS procedures (ie. LeFort, BSSO, IVRO, otoplasty, and resection and reconstruction)
  • Trained to place IV catheter for intravenous moderate to deep sedation for third molar extractions.
  • Trained to maintain and operate Pyxis medication unit.
  • Assisted and trained along side board certified oral surgeons in teaching both one and two year comprehensive General Dentistry programs.
  • Assisted Oral facial pain specialist in treatment of TMD with use of ultrasound and manual therapy.
  • Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
  • Trained Dental technician in all major dental fields to include OMFS, Gen Den, Prosthetics, Endodontics, orthodontics, and instrument processing and sterilization.
  • Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
  • Maintained radiology permit through MS State Board of Dental Examiners
  • Captured Digital X-ray imaging (bitewings, occlusals, periapicals, panorex, FMX, CBCT, Lateral Ceph, and Pan Ceph.
Dental Assistant / / Amita Health - Columbus , IN / 01.2016 - 03.2018
  • Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
  • Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
  • Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
  • Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
  • Trained Dental technicians in all major dental fields to include OMFS, Gen Den, Prosthetics, Endodontics, orthodontics, and instrument processing and sterilization.
  • Maintained radiology permit through MS State Board of Dental Examiners
  • Took dental images following strict patient protection rules by mentioning risks during pregnancy, and applying lead aprons.
  • Captured Digital X-ray imaging (bitewings, occlusals, periapicals, panorex, FMX, CBCT, Lateral Ceph, and Pan Ceph.
  • Assisted Oral facial pain specialist in treatment of TMD with use of ultrasound and manual therapy.
Dental Assistant / / Amita Health - Combined Locks , WI / 04.2015 - 01.2016
  • One of two dental assistants maintaining a High paced multiple treatment room clinic with high patient load.
  • Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
  • Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
  • Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
  • Assisted with emergent dental extractions.
  • Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
  • Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
  • Maintained radiology permit through MS State Board of Dental Examiners
  • Took dental images following strict patient protection rules by mentioning risks during pregnancy, and applying lead aprons.
  • Captured Digital X-ray imaging (bitewings, occlusals, periapicals, panorex.
Education
American Red Cross Volunteer Program - CityHigh School Diploma

Completed A Two week classroom setting training followed by two weeks of hands on teaching before assisting a dentist for over 800 hours of experience before graduating the dental assisting program.

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