Cynthia Ross
Hillsboro Or. 97124
Summary: EFDA dental assistant with 17 years’ experience in a wide range of dentistry. Chair side assist. in general dentistry, oral surgery, endo, perio, crown preps. I have eight years’ experience in a wide range of reversible inta-oral dental procedures under the direction of the dentist. Areas of expertise include restoring prepared teeth by the dentist with permanent fillings. Placing matrix bands to normal and abnormal teeth, placing condensing and carving amalgam restorations, including those involving grossly decayed teeth requiring cusp replacement and retentive pins. Placing and compressing and finishing synthetic restorations, including multi-surfaced anterior restorations.
Accomplishments:
Dental Terminology
Rubber dam placement
Matrix band placement
Placement of topical amnestic.
Patient charting
Placement of permanent restoration
Temporary restorations
Cord placement
Suture removal
Scheduling patients
X-ray certified
C.N.A. certified
Experience:
Aspen Dental 509-***-**** Spokane WA.
Dental Assistant 08/2015 to 10/2016
. Exposed dental diagnostic x rays.
. Maintained records, manually & computer
. Assisted chair side
. Temporary crowns
. Assisted in all aspects of dentistry
. Worked in a team environment
. Applied fluoride treatment
. Took vital & dental history
. OHI
Willamette Dental Group, PC 503-***-****
Spokane WA.
Dental Assistant 03/20134 to 02/2014.
Applied protective coating of fluoride to teeth.
Trained Assistants
Prophys
Cleaned and polished removable appliance
Instructed patients in oral hygiene and plaque controlled programs
Place Sep's
Assisted dentist in management of medical and dental emergencies
Provided postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist
Recorded treatment information in patient records.
Prepared patient, sterilized and disinfected instruments, set up instrument trays, prepared materials, and assisted dentist during dental procedures.
Took and recorded medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.
Fort Lewis Okubo Dental Clinic 253-***-**** Tacoma WA.
Advanced EFDA 6/2001 to 12/2011
Worked in a team enviroment with 5 or more dentists in a day. Placed permanent and temporary restorations. Scaled and polished teeth. Trained new assistants. Sat chair side, took x-rays on hundreds of troops coming and going overseas. Assisted with oral surgery, endodontic treatment, crown preps. took blood pressures and trained patients with OHI.
Affordable Dental Care Tacoma WA.
Dental Assistant 12/2000 to 5/2001
Chair side assistant to four doctors. Assisted with general dentistry and oral surgery, periodontics, endodontics. Made temporary crowns, sterilized instruments, placed rubber dams, placed temporary fillings. Assisted in all lines of dentistry.
Alexander Marrero DDS Aloha Oregon
Dental Assistant 2/1999 to 9/2000
Only assistant in the office. Chair side, ordering of all dental materials. Filling in as receptionist at times .Assisting with all areas of dentistry.
Education: Academy of Health Sciences Fort Sam Houston
Advanced EFDA course 2006
Concord Career Institute Portland Oregon
EFDA/EFODA Dental Assistant 1998
Spokane Community Spokane WA.
AA 1979
License: Oregon Board of Dentistry
Radiological Proficiency
Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
Expanded Functions Orthodontic Assistant
Washington State Department of Health
Dental Assistant Registration
Department of the Army
Advanced Expanded Functions Dental Assistant
References: James M. Elliott DMD
Laura Falsetti, DMD, FAGD
LTC, Paul O. Francis DMD