Years Experience Management

veronica frost

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City: New Windsor

State: NY

Zip: 12553

Country: USA

Phone: 845-***-****

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Primary Skills/Experience:

Dedicated dental hygiene professional with 15 years experience providing skilled dental treatment. Focused on patient comfort, periodontal treatment and preventative care management. Enjoys patient education and coordinating treatment plans with a team approach.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Orange county community college, Middletown NY 1/2001 to 5/1997 (Dental hygiene)

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

Dedicated dental hygiene professional with 15 years experience providing skilled dental treatment. Focused on patient comfort, periodontal treatment and preventative care management. Enjoys patient education and coordinating treatment plans with a team approach.

Skill Highlights

Detailed patient histories

Computer charting

Dental x-rays expertise

Soft tissue management

Oral cancer screenings

Patient education

Fluoride treatments

Bleaching and whitening techniques

Anesthesia/Nitrous Oxide Analgesia Certified

Professional Experience

September 1997 to September 2012

Exceldent dental New City, NY

Dental hygienist

Accurately collected and recorded patient medical and dental histories.

Examined gums with probes, and identified periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.

Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and prevention of dental diseases.

Expertly charted conditions of decay and disease to prepare for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.

Competently exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays (both intraoral and extraoral). Gently and skillfully took and scanned digital radiographs.

Skillfully used hand instruments, ultrasonic cavitron inserts and prophy handpieces to remove hard deposits, plaque, and stains.

Applied fluorides and sealants to inhibit tooth decay.

Evaluated risk of oral cancer by examining patients' mouths for sores, and oral lesions, and by feeling lymph nodes to detect swelling or tenderness. Used Visilite plus.

Administered local anesthetics, and nitrous oxide sedation.

Developed and implemented individualized dental care plans for patients.

Co-diagnosed ailments with the dentist to develop appropriate periodontal treatment plans.

Administered and managed successful Soft Tissue Management programs.

Supervised and led a team of three dental hygienists.

Maintained proper universal precautions and infection control procedures at all times.

Education and Training

2007 Orange county community college Middletown, NY

Associate of Applied Science Dental hygiene

Licensed Dental Hygienist in NY

Community Service

American dental hygienists' association

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