chele Lynn Ritzman

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Lawrence, Kansas 66049

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OBJECTIVE

To have the privilege to provide exceptional dental care within a dental practice in which team members support each other through daily, as well as, life events. I will continue expanding my education in order to grow professionally and provide optimum dental care to the patients that I care for. I will continue on a path of health and wellness for my personal growth in order to achieve an optimal professional and personal life style.

SKILLS

Efficient in administration of local anesthetics

Efficient in taking radiographs with traditional dental films, Scan-X, or Schick sensor images.

Time management

Familiar with Eaglesoft, Dentrix, Open-Dental, and Denticon software programs

Team player

Relationship and trust building with patients.

Licensed in both Kansas and Missouri

WORK EXPERIENCE

360Care, 12910 Shelbyville Road, Louisville, Kentucky, 40243, 502/244/2420, February 2016 to present.

Registered Dental Hygienist. I travel to nursing homes in Kansas and Missouri to care for residents who need to dental care on site. Nursing homes in the state of Kansas I utilize my extended care permit III, I adjust and reline dentures, smooth broken teeth, remove decay with a spoon excavator and place temporary fillings until more permanent restoration can be completed by one of our dentists, as well as, prophylaxis, debridements, scaling and root planning.

Dr. Adam McClellan, 5707 NW 64th Terrace, Parkville, Missouri, 64151, 816/741/3830, January 2016 to June 2016

Registered Dental Hygienist, scaling and root planning, periodontal maintenance, patient education, administration of local anesthetics and nitrous oxide, follow sterilization protocols for instruments and proper disinfection and set-up and break down of treatment rooms.

Legends Dental, 4900 Legends Drive, Lawrence, Kansas, 66049, 785/841/5590

May 2013 to February 2016

Registered Dental Hygienist, Second dental assistant, Front Desk duties

As a dental hygienist I perform full-mouth scaling and root planing/prophylaxis during oral conscious sedation appointments. I also see routine dental prophylaxis/periodontal maintenance appointments by request from patients and as needed due to the needs of patients and our schedule.

I also see patients in assisted living facilities for their dental care as needed with my ECP III Permit from the state of Kansas.

Second dental assistant, I am in charge of setting up the central sterilization area prior to the team arriving. I set up the operatory for all scheduled treatment throughout the day, breakdown each operatory after procedures, Chairside assist as needed for all procedures, I am responsible for Platelet Therapy preparation; I prepare the blood drawn from each surgical patient by using the centrifuge and then separate the fibrin clots from the blood sample and prepare the membranes as well. I am the second assistant for all surgical procedures including: extractions, bone-grafts, implants (traditional and mini), sinus lifts and bumps, impressions (alginate, PVS, KOR), bite-registrations. I am responsible for inventory/ordering, maintaining the lab (receiving and sending lab cases), Administering local anesthetics for Dr. Brittingham prior to restorative and surgical treatment. I am also responsible during oral conscious sedation cases, to prepare the patient prior to treatment, monitor vitals throughout procedure, waking the patient after treatment.

Front-Desk, as needed I answer phones, schedule patients for treatment, Greet patients when they arrive to the office, check patients out and take payment after their appointments. General office duties as needed.

Heartland Dental Group, 3507 S. 4th, Leavenworth, Kansas, 66048, 913/682/1000

2013-2014

Registered Dental Hygienist

Children and Adult prophylaxis, gross debridement’s, full-mouth and localized scaling and root planing, periodontal maintenance

Administering local anesthetics and nitrous as needed

Accurate periodontal probing depth measurements

Patient education for both periodontal health and restorative needs

Taking radiographs

Setting-up and breaking down rooms and following sterilization protocol

Time management, efficient yet thorough with each patient and their particular needs.

Legends Dental, 4900 Legends Drive, Lawrence, Kansas, 66049, 785/841/5590

2001-2008

Registered Dental Hygienist

Children and adult prophylaxis, scaling and root planing, gross debridement’s, periodontal maintenance

Administering local anesthetics, including Oraquix, nitrous oxide,

Delivering localized antibiotics

Taking accurate impressions for anterior deprogrammers, whitening trays, splint therapy

Accurate radiographs

Accurate periodontal probing depth measurements

Patient education for both periodontal health and restorative needs

Education

University of Missouri-Kansas City

July 2013

Received Extended Care Permit III, after online course and one full day at UMKC passing clinical work

Johnson County Community College

May 1997

Graduated with my Associate of Science Degree in Dental Hygiene

Community Service

Kansas Mission of Mercy, 2008 to present

Team Smiles, Arrowhead Stadium, July 2013

Douglas County Dental Clinic, 2008-2013

Lawrence Memorial Hospital 2008-2012

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Brenda Lee

Dr. James Otten

Patient Care Coordinator

930 Iowa, St#1

Lawrence, Kansas 66044

573/293/7038

Deborah McCormack

Heartland Dental Group

Registered Dental Hygienist

3507 S. 4th St.

Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

316/258/5304

Bridget Clark

Legends Dental

Registered Dental Hygienist

4900 Legends Drive

Lawrence, Kansas 66049

785/615/1075

Dr. Jane Cummings

Heartland Dental Group

Periodontist

3507 S. 4th St.

Leavenworth, Kansas 66048

Salary requirement: $35.00 hourly

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