Dental Hygienist

KELLI FLEURY

LEXINGTON, SC • (***)***- **** • adodcm@r.postjobfree.com

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST - RDH

DENTAL HEALTH & EDUCATION • PATIENT RELATIONS • PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE • TEAM LEADERSHIP Ambitious Registered Dental Hygienist adept at working with patients of all ages. Steadily knowledgeable about surgical procedures, orthodontic requirements, and standard dental care. Skilled at building long-lasting patient relationships, delegating work and educating patients and families about proper oral hygiene to prevent dental decay and disease. Core Competencies:

Physiological Knowledge · Administering Medication · Health Promotion & Maintenance · Patient Assessment Patient Health Education · Scheduling · Communications · Organizational Development · Conflict Resolution Patient Engagement · Orthodontics · Dental Surgeries · Radiographs · Endodontics · Emergency Dental Care · HIPAA EDUCATION

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER, Aurora, CO -Associate of applied Science, Dental Hygiene 2021 NORTHEASTERN JUNIOR COLLEGE, Sterling, CO - Associate of Science 2017 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

RIPPE DENTAL ASSOCIATES, SC 2021

RDH - Registered Dental Hygienist

My experience lies in achieving solid knowledge of numerous dental procedures while consistently educating patients on oral hygiene and daily treatment activities. From taking patient histories and reviewing procedural charts to facilitating dental procedures and monitoring patient care, I excel at coordinating seamless and positive healthcare experiences and encouraging a high volume of repeat patients. With my solid team building and communication skills, I am positioned to excel in this role within your office.

● Achieving proficiency in supporting hygienist functions such as scaling, root planning, fillings, impressions, applications, polishing, irrigation, and x-ray development.

● Operating a wide variety of dental technologies and devices; providing maintenance and sterilization of instruments, equipment, and facilities.

● Educating patients of all ages on proactive oral hygiene and nutrition practices to promote dental awareness and healthy checkups.

● Scheduling appointments, managing records, and communicating with team members to ensure an efficient and pleasurable work environment.

COMFORT DENTAL, Littleton, CO 2019 – 2021

EDDA – Expanded Duties Dental Assistant

Ensured compliance with current OSHA requirements while concurrently ensuring patient privacy via current HIPAA regulations. Completed a multitude of general dental assistant duties to include preparing treatment rooms, overseeing patient relations, updating treatment plans, taking X-rays, cleaning teeth, and taking impressions. Applied desensitizing agents to root surfaces of teeth and prepared dental surfaces of teeth prior to cementation of temporary restorations and crowns, bridges, or inlays; placed cavity liner, base or varnish over unexposed pulp. Consistently sterilized dental instruments and dental unit to protect the patient and dental team from transmitted disease.

● Facilitated intraoral fabrication of temporary crowns and bridges, placed periodontal dressing.

● Monitored the administration of nitrous oxide/oxygen, turning off nitrous oxide/oxygen at the completion of dental procedures and made adjustments to the level of nitrous oxide/oxygen, following dentist’s instruction.

● Changed bleaching agents, during the bleaching process of vital and non-vital teeth after the placement of rubber dams; and applied the fiber-optic light source of a curing light for activation of the bleach. CAREER FAMILY, Littleton, CO 2018 – 2019

Front Office Lead Back Office EDDA – Expanded Duties Dental Assistant Organized all administrative functions in the front office, including reception tasks – receiving and distributing office mail and email, answering the office phone and distributing calls or messages accordingly. Communicated with patients upon arrival, managing administrative records and pulling/filing office charts among other duties. Facilitated administrative scheduling, KELLI FLEURY Page 2

including maintaining office records, documenting patient dental treatments and transactions, following office procedures for patient referrals and scheduling of office appointments.

● Controlled office accounts receivable information, making financial arrangements with patients before treatments, processing insurance claims/ payments, and patient triage.

● Assisted chairside in operative procedures, charting during clinical exams, providing dental education to patients.

● Supported the Dentist, including x-rays, setting up/breaking down rooms, and providing excellent patient care. COMFORT DENTAL, Littleton, CO 2018

Hygiene Assistant

Delivered dental chairside assistance to Dentist by passing instruments and materials, keeping area of operation clear using high speed evacuator, suction tip and irrigation, retract tissues including tongue and cheek. Remained alert to patient condition during treatment, operating dental x-ray equipment to take intra and extra-oral radiographs.

● Successfully relayed and explained Dentist and Dental Hygienist instructions to patient, recording examination and treatment information of patient into electronic system. CERTIFICATIONS

BLS CPR and First-AID Universal Precautions Radiograph Certification Nitrous Oxide Sedation Certification Laser Certification Dental Assisting Certification Local Anesthetic Sedation Registered Dental Hygienist

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