Phyllis A. Chambers
Gastonia, North Carolina
Phone: 734-***-****
Email: **********@********.***
Career Objective: To provide great dental care.
Career History
As a Dental Hygienist:
Performed oral prophylaxis along with removal of soft and hard deposits. Applied preventative materials such as fluoride treatments and pit and fissure sealants. Removal of calculus performed as gross scaling and root planing as periodontal therapy. Nutrition counseling provided as well as patient education for care of teeth and gums. Prescribed x-rays taken for dental treatment.
1988 – 2009: Arthur Williams, DDS, Detroit, Michigan.
1988 – 1991: Lovell Farris, Karen Gunn, DDS, Detroit, Michigan.
1988- 1989 Sylvia Ross, DDS, Detroit, Michigan.
Other Career History:
1991 – 2009: Dental Review Specialist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Southfield, Michigan.
Adjudicated and reviewed dental claims; made benefit determinations; reviewed payment history, patient balances and yearly maximums; performed manual pricing and coding, status review and provider auditing; researched and developed proposals for audit of finances; served as liaison between company and provider community; prepared quality control documents for the management team; provided verbal as well as written communication to the provider/subscriber community as needed; played key role in preparing successful Children’s Dental Health Fairs involving departments company-wide.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Health Services Administration
University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Michigan, 2001
Associate of Science, Dental Hygiene
Wayne County Community College, Detroit, Michigan, 1985
Certificate, Dental Assisting
Americana Institute of Dental Technology, Ferndale, Michigan, 1978
Community Service
North Carolina MOM
Ada Jenkins Dental Bus
Florence Crittenton Center
Children’s Dental Health Fair