CHRISTINA GOOCH RDH

Email: abo7vx@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Tacoma

State: WA

Zip: 98407

Country: USA

Phone: 253-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Gentle and thorough, positive dental hygiene professional with record of comforting to alleviate patient fears. Ability to motivate and retain client confidence in fast pace and change. Prioritize success for patient, business and self improvement with strong work ethic. Enthusiastic about dental health and enjoys educating patients about personal dental care, hygiene and preventative techniques.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Eastern Washington University, Spokane WA 1/2001 to 6/1997 (DENTAL HYGIENE)

High School Dipolma from ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES, Shoreline, Spokane WA 1/2001 to 10/2012

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

Gentle and thorough, positive dental hygiene professional with record of comforting to alleviate patient fears. Ability to motivate and retain client confidence in fast pace and change. Prioritize success for patient, business and self improvement with strong work ethic. Enthusiastic about dental health and enjoys educating patients about personal dental care, hygiene and preventative techniques.

Licenses

RDH, BA, AAS, CDA, CPR and Advanced first aid certified WA state

Skill Highlights

Treatment planning

Scaling and Root Planing

Local Anesthetic

Patient education and motivation

Dentrix, Dexis, Patterson Eagle, Caesy Instructional Educational program

Diagonodent

Arestin chemotherapeutic

Cavitron, air powder polish, piezoelectric and titan ultrasonic scalers

Introducing new modalities of treatment

Intra-oral camera

Diode laser trained

Fully Expanded dental hygiene

Sealants, nightguard, bleaching kit fabrication and distribution

Professional Experience

September 2010 to 10/24/2012 12:00:00 AM

TEMPORARY DENTAL HYGIENE SUPPORT Dr. Steve Tuley Tacoma, WA

Support hygiene for vacations and sick days as needed. Fully expanded.

September 2008 to 10/24/2012 12:00:00 AM

DAYCARE ASSOCIATE/ASSISTANT Cathy's Daycare Tacoma, WA

Supervised, educated, cared for, lead and activity coordinator for children ages 3 to 14.

May 2011 to Current

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST Dental Professionals Seattle, WA

Temporary fully expanded dental hygiene when available as needed.

10/24/2012 12:00:00 AM

Dental Hygiene- Temporary fill in days with random offices found on own.

July 2011 to November 2011

TEMPORARY PERSONAL ASSISTANT for Owner GT Auto Sales Tacoma, WA

Organized office, filing, data processing, light multi-line phone use, bill account minor management, assist as needed for preparation for state audit. Personal assistant and Friday girl to owner. Lt supervisory op.

August 2008 to April 2011

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST Union Avenue Dental Tacoma, WA

Fully expanded dental hygiene. 3 Hygiene staff, 2 Dentists (DDS retired)

June 1997 to October 2010

TEMPORARY REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST, Dental Connections Tacoma, WA

Fully expanded dental hygiene, worked for hundreds of dental offices for many years. Drove to Westport and all sporadic locations between Kirkland and Centralia. Worked for endodontists, prosthodontists, periodontists and general dentists both newly graduated and near retired.

June 2006 to December 2007

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST, Bonney Lake Dental Tacoma, WA

Fully expanded dental hygiene. Commuted between two offices Bonney Lake to Covington with varying schedules.

November 2001 to December 2004

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST, Dr. Theodore Christensen Tacoma, WA

Sole Hygienist, fully expanded dental hygiene. Created hygiene program and incorporated Arestin chemotherapeutic.

November 2000 to December 2003

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST, Dr. M. Phillip Hutson Tacoma, WA

Sole hygienist fully expanded, held position for 3 years of previous assistant graduate from hygiene school.

May 2000 to May 2001

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST, Dr. Bill Wiggins Puyallup, WA

Fully expanded dental hygienist, worked together with prior periodontal hygienist tutored to fine tune skills.

December 1998 to December 2000

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST, Clark Dental Tacoma, WA

Fully expanded dental hygiene, in 13 chair office. Most requested for pedodontic anesthetic by office staff for skill and comfort.

December 1997 to December 1999

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST, Dr. Tim Hardtke Milton, WA

Fridays and pregnancy leave for permanent hygienist, supplement temporary schedule income.

June 1990 to May 1995

Certified Dental Assistant l Lead Terrance P. Cliney Seattle, WA

Lead Adental assistant, ran back office, involved with hiring new staff. Trained all back office and supervisory position. Wrote OSHA_WISHA manual for office before redi-made versions available. dental and checked for 12 state and local health department and safety criteria on each dental product in the office, developed protocol for disposal. Wrote sexual harassment protocol, fabricated nightguards and bleaching trays. Guided and ran back hiring and assisting temporary dentists while owner dds was called to Desert Storm. Worked closely with office manager and kept office in business.

May 1985 to August 1985

GIRL FRIDAY Dr. Ray Magnuson Tacoma, WA

Infection control assistant, tray set ups and cleaned office after hours. Light filing.

Education and Training

Eastern Washington University Spokane, WA

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DENTAL HYGIENE

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES, Shoreline Shoreline Tacoma, WA

Registered Dental Hygienist: State of Washington 1997-Present

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) CERTIFICATION Valid Until Sept 2012

ADVANCED FIRST AID CERTIFICATION IN-SCHOOL SEALANT CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTING

Portfolio

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Career Projects

Authored OSHA/WISHA manual, compiling MSDS sheets for all products within the dental office, securing appropriate use, storage and environmentally safe disposal. Working with both state and federal regulations and communications with manufacturers and made executive decisions for care where none were provided.

Managed hazard waste disposal, radiation badges and testing and mercury disposal in addition to biological waste.

Lead Dental Assistant all 6 years including budget management, ordering and maintenance of all equipment and back office regulations and standards. Involved in interviewing and hiring process, trained all back office staff and guided Numerous Temporary Dental personnel during Desert Storm while employer, owner called to duty. Worked directly with Office Manager Kerri Yeasting to hire and manage the continued productivity and survival of dental practice.

Successfully incorporated Hygiene program for several offices with notable patient compliance resulting. Work well with others or autonomously with minimal supervision. Performing accelerated hygiene, Perform needed periodontal charting with assistance or alone (used voice operated headset and computer charted program once.), set up and break down of rooms, infection control, taking and developing radiography ( scanner and digital efficient), stocking and necessary household needs for office flow. I am comfortable giving anesthetic for the doctor and with rusty but able skill can stand in for dental assistants at chair side, for impressions, model, bleaching and night guard fabrication and delivery. Removal of sutures, and temporary crowns, toothache evaluation and greet and seat as needed. I place sealants and am versed making re care calls for schedule. Have scheduled patients from chairside and worked in paperless practice. I have worked for Periodontal, Prosthodontic and Endodontic specialists.

On multiple occasions have placed restorations (composite, amalgam and buildup form). I am quite skilled with difficult patients and those with high anxiety and children. I have been trained for use of the Laser, yet have minimal hands on practice.

Continuing education and didactic taken for 20 years in multitude of dental arenas.

Managed diverse situations requiring conflict management, leadership and tack having written sexual abuse office regulation manual, had first hand experience and acquired recognition skills for work place bulling ( a problem faced in 80 percentage of work places in the US today). Disciplined staff in situations of personal matters (body odors) and alcohol use.

Worked with Registered Nurses in two offices, with new dental graduates, left handed clinicians and expectant mothers.

Volunteered in two Veterans Administration hospitals and provided services and equipment loaned from dentist for underprivileged children in the Pierce College free dental day clinic,

Passed out pamphlets in South Hill mall for dental awareness with fellow Hygienist.

Screened children in McKinley grade school for dental needs.

Taught grade school children dental hygiene education and passed out health department provisions.

Volunteered at the GT Auto Sales Used Car Dealership in preparing state audit; attained broad-based knowledge in business

Provided assistance in walking dogs and cleaning cages in SpokAnimal C.A.R.E.

Served as an active member for organizations including: Veterans of Foreign Wars, W omen's Auxiliary Air Force, Biltmore's Who's Who, Defenders of Wildlife, Humane Society and Wild Burrow Rescue acting as volunteer

First picketer to protest the Makah Reservation Whale hunt was asked aboard the Sea Shepards boat.

Can read 850 wpm with comprehension

Have read 25-30 books in communication for better interpersonal relational success.

Financed own self through college

Goals for my career in the future

-Health department PhD asked me to write a book for the dental section.

-Voted student/dean liaison and communications representative for Dental Hygiene class of 1997 and voted by class to attend the dental hygiene symposium in Blaine WA.

Have two other books that I am in the process of writing

Hope to some day earn my doctorate

Hope to some day patent an invention, have 20 hopefuls to date.

Hope to retire with a business and in the country, Wyoming

Additional Endorsements

-Asked to be student on board of tenure evaluation for college professor at North Seattle Community College.

-Asked to be Student Assistant for new Advanced Microbiology Course at North Seattle Community College.

-Endorsed to Dr. O'Connell by the late Periodontal Specialist Dr Dixon.

-Eastern Washington called by Dr Cliney to make sure they were good enough for me.

Dr. Cliney called Eastern Washington University to see if they were good enough for me.

-Scored top ten in the nation in a science test at Spokane Falls Community College after biochemistry class final.

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