Sonia Ruvalcaba
Experienced dental professional for 30+ years being a foreign Dentist and
Dental Office Manager in CA. Interacted with patients and doctors, communicated with dental insurances, reviewing claims, posting payments, requesting authorizations, tracing claims and insurance and denials. Chula Vista, CA 91911
SoniaRuvalcaba9437@gmail.c
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EXPERIENCE
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Center,
Chula Vista— Surgery Scheduler/Insurance Clerk
February 2023 - PRESENT
Work in a team environment and focus on pre authorizing surgical treatments. I am experienced in looking at client's medical eligibility and scheduling surgeries.
Family & Cosmetic Dentistry. Florencio T. Burquez D.D.S., Chula Vista— Office Manager
December 2021 - December 2022
In charge of all Dental Administrative duties, making sure the Office production and collections are in constant balance, hiring employees, training personal, develop teamwork’s spirit, Managing Office Expenses, Pay-roll etc
Signature Signature Dental- Boitran Cao Nguyen DDS Inc., Santee— Office Manager
Orange Family Dental- Vin Tran DDS Inc., San Diego— Office Manager
June 2020-open after COVID September 2020 closed due to 2nd cycle of COVID
(Managing both offices for husband and wife)
Answering calls, data entry, making appointments, checking Dental Insurance and Benefits, collect payments, making bank deposits, billing, tracing Dental Insurance payments, schedule deliveries, post, daily production, billing lab services to HMO insurances,, collecting payments, hiring and firing personal, employee reviews,employee schedules Medical, PPO insurances and Private patients, monthly reports. Maung Aye DDS INC, Chula Vista— Office Manager
December 2019 - February 2020 (COVID started)
Answered calls, input data entry, call dentist to verify form of payment, billing lab services, collecting payments, making deposits etc. EDUCATION
SKILLS
- Fluent in Spanish/English.
- A leader in group settings.
- Accountable and takes
constructive feedback.
- Fast learner and goal
oriented to meet job
expectations.
Certificates
Dental X-Ray License # 248
1988
Radiation and Safety
Techniques.
Registered Dental Assistant.
1993
License # RDA 39592
Office of Continuing Medical
Education Children’s
Hospital and Health Center (
6 Dental CE units) 2001
DELTA DENTAL OF
CALIFORNIA-Continuing
Education
2004, 2005,
Course Titles: Electronic
Claims submission,
Clarification of Denti-Cal
Concepts, California State
Government Dental
Programs (basic and
advanced).
Dental Coronal Polishing
2009
Certificate of Coronal
Polishing ( required by Dental
Board)
Dental Career College -Dental
Advanced Billing workshop
April 2017 (6 Dental CE units)
Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa Bachelor’s DENTISTRY. Dentist License # 1657913
Culiacan, Sinaloa. MEXICO 1981 to 1986
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MEDICAL OFFICE BILINGUAL
Chula Vista, CA 1996 to 1996
Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado. ISSSTE
Dentist (1 year Internship)
HOSPITAL REGIONAL "DR. MANUEL CARDENAS DE LA VEGA". ISSSTE Dental Training Institute -
Dental Office Management
Workshop (6 Dental CE units)
October 2017
IGLESIA BAUTISTA RICA
Nueva Vida
2019
CUIDADOS HOSPITALARIOS
EN CASA (HOSPITAL CARE AT
HOME)
Certificate of Program
Completion
2021
Health Unit Clerk
Certificate of Program
Completion
2021
Health Care Careers
Certificate of Program
Completion
2021
Medical Terminology