Expanded Functions Dental Assistant resume example

• Politely answered phones and scheduled or confirmed office appointments and surgeries.
• Set up examination room and dental trays in preparation for examinations and procedures.
• Successfully assisted the dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
• Correctly mixed compounds for cleaning or filling teeth.
• Completed patient paperwork and scanned into Dentrix system.
• Alerted other staff when patients arrived and prepared records for dentist review.
• Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records.
• Assisted dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies when necessary.
• Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and plaque control procedures.
• Worked closely with patients before, during and after dental procedures.
• Competently prepared dental materials including cements, amalgams and composites.
• Diligently cleaned instruments and work areas in accordance with sterilization and disinfectant protocol.
• Successfully completed OSHA, ADA and HIPAA compliance trainings.
• Maintained proper universal precautions and infection control procedures at all times.
• Felt and visually examined gums to detect any sores or signs of disease.
• Sharpened and sterilized dental instruments.
• Took impressions for retainers and appliances.
• Developed and implemented individualized dental care plans for patients.
• Instructed patients on dental hygiene practices such as proper tooth-brushing and flossing techniques.
• Regularly solicited patient feedback to improve customer comfort and satisfaction.
• Capably performed prophylaxis in the absence of periodontal disease or gingivitis.
• Competently exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays (both intraoral and extraoral).
• Assisted with or instituted emergency procedures for sudden adverse developments during treatments.
• Quickly and thoroughly set up trays and sharpened instruments.
• Displayed expert use of Dentrix computer scheduling program to manage patient appointments.
• Formulated treatment plans with restorative dentists and orthodontists.

Sets up and operates hemodialysis machine to provide dialysis treatment for patients with kidney failure: Attaches dialyzer and tubing to machine to assemble for use. Mixes dialysate, according to formula. Primes dialyzer with saline or heparinized solution to prepare machine for use. Transports patient to dialysis room and positions patient on lounge chair at hemodialysis machine. Takes and records patient's predialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate. Explains dialysis procedure and operation of hemodialysis machine to patient before treatment to allay anxieties. Cleans area of access, using antiseptic solution. Connects hemodialysis machine to access in patient's forearm or catheter site to start blood circulating through dialyzer. Inspects equipment settings, including pressures, conductivity, and temperature to ensure conformance to safety standards. Starts blood flow pump at prescribed rate. Inspects venous and arterial pressures as registered on equipment to ensure pressures are within established limits. Calculates fluid removal or replacement to be achieved during dialysis procedure. Monitors patient for adverse reaction and hemodialysis machine for malfunction. Takes and records patient's postdialysis weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate. May fabricate parts, such as cannulas, tubing, catheters, connectors, and fittings, using handtools.