Dental Hygienist Resume Example Dalton Family Dentistry

DENTAL HYGIENIST

Professional Experience

Dental Hygienist
December 2012 to CurrentDalton Family Dentistry － Russellville, AR

Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
Record and review patient medical histories.
Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
Expose and develop x-ray film.
Administer local anesthetic agents.
Maintain patient recall system.

Dental Hygienist
April 2012 to December 2012Farmington Dental Center － Farmington, AR

Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
Record and review patient medical histories.
Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
Expose and develop x-ray film.
Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
Feel lymph nodes under patient's chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
Administer local anesthetic agents.
Maintain patient recall system.
Make impressions for study casts.

Dental Hygienist
September 2004 to January 2010Quinn Dental － Springfield, MO

Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
Record and review patient medical histories.
Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
Expose and develop x-ray film.
Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
Administer local anesthetic agents.
Maintain patient recall system.
Remove sutures and dressings.
Make impressions for study casts.
Place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations.

Dental Hygienist
June 2002 to August 2004Monarch Dental Associates － Fayetteville, AR

Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
Record and review patient medical histories.
Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
Expose and develop x-ray film.
Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
Apply fluorides or other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
Administer local anesthetic agents.
Maintain patient recall system.
Conduct dental health clinics for community groups to augment services of dentist.
Remove sutures and dressings.
Make impressions for study casts.

Education and Training

Associate of Applied Science : 05/2002University of Arkansas － Fort Smith, ARDental Hygiene

High School Diploma : 05/1994Greenwood High School － Greenwood, AR

Skills

time management, works well without supervision, digital imaging, administering local anesthesia, patient education, paperless charting

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