Andrea Goldberg

RDH,BA

ad13jz@r.postjobfree.com 631-***-****

*** ******** **, ***** *******, NY 11752

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Iam a compassionate and energetic Registered Dental hygienist with a 34 year track record of success in promoting dental health. Ihave strong organizational and interpersonal skills with expertise in working with diverse populations. Iam Skilled in assessing patients oral health and developing treatment plans for prevention, intervention, and control of oral disease..

Experienced ni performing Dental hygiene ni private practice, Nursing home and rehabilitation clinic, Assisted living facilities, FQHC, and private home settings.

Iam commited ot teaching patients and communities about oral hygiene ot achieve oral hygiene and health goals and Iam Ready to take my next career move.

SKILLS

Experience in general dentistry, geriatric and Intellectual Developmental Disability population

• Oral cancer screening

• Dental radiography

• Dental prophylaxis

• Create and implement

• Chairside assisting customized treatment plans •Ofice management skils

EXPERIENCE

Registered Dental Hygienist Howard J. Modiano, DDS - Farmingdale, NY September 2000 - September 2018

• Perform dental examinations

• Measure periodontal pocketing

• Conduct gross debridement, deep scaling, curettage and root planing • Preventive oral instructions

• Take x-rays

• Pour models

• Skilled ni patient assessment, treatment planning and explanation

• Encourage patients to complete dental work and keep recall appointments

• Answer phones, make recall appointments, collect payment • Order supplies and maintain equipment

• Sterilization of instruments

Registered Dental Hygienist Gurwin Jewish Nursing &Rehabilitation Center - Commack, NY September 1991

- 2019

• Treating a diverse population and medically compromised patients.

• Provide dental care to Nursing home, rehab and Adult day care recipients.

• Experienced working with a multidisciplinary team

• Read and interpreted patients' medical and dental records.

• Examined patients' mouths for signs of oral cancer,lesions or disease

• Perform Admission and Annual exam including clinical findings

• Attend continuing education conferences and seminars on advanced dental hygiene technology.

• Assist dentist ni dealing with emergency dental situations and trauma.

• Preventive oral instructions to patients,staff members and family member

• Maintain dental supplies

• Perform sterilization procedures

• Answer phones,schedule appointments

• Take impression for counters and pour models • Remove supra and subgingival calculus

• Communicate with multidisciplinary team and desk staff regarding appointments, scheduling and patient records management.

• Treat patient and family members with compassion and empathy

Registered Dental Hygienist Long Island Select Healthcare Riverhead/Central Islip Location September 2019-present.

Treating a diverse population of medically, physically and intellectually compromised patients. Read and interpret Dental records and review medical history

Communicating with group homes, staff and family members

Oral cancer exam

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Providing preventative Oral hygiene instructions to patients, staff and family members Cavitron, Scaling, Root planing, prophy

Digital X-rays

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Maintain supplies

Sterilization of instruments

Work with patients using Medical immobilization Protective Stabilization (MIPS) Dental manager to 8 dental staff members

Workflows

Make sure clinic runs smoothly and efficiently in

Scheduling and time management of providers

Training new staff and existing staff time off requests

Attend dental manager meetings Dental logs

Infection control committee

Safety committee

EDUCATION

Bachelors of art St. Joseph's College Patchogue, NY May 2004

AAS Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY April 1989 Dr John Opie McCal award for periodontal scaling

• CPR AED certified

• Licensed Dental Hygienist ni New York State

• Infection control course

VOLUNTEER

Registered Dental Hygienist Gurwin Adult Day Health Care - Commack, NY January 2018 - April 2019 • Volunteer in an adult day care program using Sound therapy and meditation. For staff and medically compromised patients for relaxation.

Registered Dental Hygienist

Louder than Words Dental Mission Trip - Tegucigalpa, Honduras July 2014 - July 2014

lal ages in impoverished communities that receive little to no dental care in Honduras.

Registered Dental Hygienist

Cutting Edge dental seminar - Massapequa Park, NY January 2005 - January 2005 Presented a 3 CEU lecture to a Dentist study group on Emerging Concepts in the diagnosis of Oral Lesions using Visilite

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