Customer Service Dental Assistant

Melondie Tailly

I’m a Compassionate, fast learning, certified Dental Assistant well-versed in

four-handed dentistry looking for my medical abilities and expertise to be fully utilized and challenged working with the Doctors and team members.

10003 Hunter Street

Fairfax, VA 22031

240-***-**** mobile

703-***-**** home

*************@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

DR MICHAEL G.LANDY D.D.S, HEAD EXPANDED

FUNCTION DENTAL ASSISTANT

DECEMBER, 2006 - AUGUST, 2016(retired)

● Seated patients and Setup examination rooms and dental trays in preparation for exams and procedures.

● Successfully assisted the dentist with performing four handed dentistry and other chairside duties.

● Competently mixed compounds for cleanings, fillings, and or cementation of a restoration.

● Fabricated/modified retainers, and night apparatuses, done in office.

● Fabricated/modified temporary crowns, bridges, and fillings.

● Placed sealants on children and adult patients.

● Performed prophylaxis(cleanings) per patient request and with the Dentist authorization.

● Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records.

● Answered phones collected payments, scheduled and/or confirmed office appointments, to help out when thing got hectic for receptionist.

● Diligently disinfected and sterilized instruments and work areas.

● Maintain proper university precaution and infection control procedures at all times.

● Examined gingiva and identified generalized recession,and/or other prominent abnormalities.

● Took alginate impressions and poured into diagnostic casts.

● Successfully completed OSHA, and HIPAA compliance training.

● Instructed and taught patients on proper dental hygiene practice.

● I accurately generated prescriptions for patients with authorization from the Doctor.

● Authorized by the Doctor, I skillfully used my hands and instruments to remove any excess debris, deposits, and or to adjust/ smooth tooth surfaces for patients comfort and when the Dentist wasn’t available .

● Adept with bonding.

● Adept with the invisalign impressions and delivery system. SKILLS.

● Gentle with patients

and the care of them.

● Knowledgeable with

Dental materials.

● Model trimming

competency.

● Periodontal dressing

familiarity.

● Sterilization

familiarity.

● Took, read and

mounted

digital/standard

x-rays.

● Adept at inserting

cosmetic fillings,

crowns,and etc.

● Placing sealants.

● Prophylaxis(hygiene)

● Proper telephone

etiquette.

● Superior customer

service.

● Accomplished

bonding.

● Fabricate temporary

crowns, bridges,

fillings.

● Fabricate retainers/

night apparatuses.

● Diagnostic of x-ray

familiarity.

● Endo,

ortho(invisalign)oral

surgery familiarity.

● Adult tooth charting.

● Taking and pouring

alginate impressing.

● Utilize high speed/

slow speed

handpieces.

● Crown/bridge and

inlay/onlay

preparation

familiarity.

● Self- motivated,

professional,

excellent oral and

written skills team

player.

● Familiarity with the Patterson Eaglesoft and Dentrix dental software.

● I Was responsible for office inventory.(was successful with saving.)

● Competently took, read, developed, and mounted x rays both intraoral and extraoral,digitally/standardly.

● Became accurately efficient as i practiced.

● Made the patients feel comfortable with dental visits, by listening to their problems and breaking them down into layman's terms for the Doctor and team to resolve.

● Followed office policies.

DR. DEUTSCH D.D.S, F ALLS CHURCH, VA D ENTAL

ASSISTANT(TEMP)

6/2010 -8/2010

● CHART

● Efficiently and thoroughly set up exam rooms.

● Assist Dr. with extractions and periodontal procedures.

● Diligently sterilize, and disinfect instruments and work areas.

● Showed great work ethic and represented temp agency respectably.

● Take, develop and mount x- rays

● Made patient comfort a priority.

● Take and pour alginates impression.

S afeway, W ashington, D.C- Floater

5 /2005-8/2006

● Efficient Cashier duties.

● Kept work station tidy and sanitized.

● Made sure customers understood store on sale items or reduced items.

● Maintained superior customer service.

● Stock store shelves, and produce items.

● Occasional assistance in the floral, deli department.

● Maintained organization when necessary in conspicuous areas of the store.

● Counted, recorded and distribute large sums of money to cashier for their assigned tills for the day.

● Respectful Team Player.

● Followed and respected store policies closely.

EDUCATION

A.C.T COLLEGE, A RLINGTON, VA A SSOCIATE’S

10/2004- 9/2005

GRADUATED WITH A 3.5 GPA

LIVING LEARNING CENTER, W ASHINGTON, D.C GED

Graduated 07/2003

CERTIFICATIONS

CPR CERTIFIED(current)

X-RAY CERTIFIED

CERTIFIED DENTAL ASSISTANT(current)

CERTIFIED IN FIRST AID

OSHA, HIPAA certificates

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