Dental Assistant
Resume:
Sarah Meza
Beeville, TX *****
***********@*****.***
Available immediately. I am fully vaccinated.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Home Health Provider
BEE FIRST PRIMARY HOME CARE - Beeville, TX
2020 to Present
I care for my grandma by assisting her with cooking, cleaning, getting dressed, and anything that she is having difficulty doing.
Dental Assistant
Goliad Dental Care - Goliad, TX
June 2015 to January 2022
RDA
June 17, 2015
Assisting with patients by taking vitals, x-rays, etc. Charting treatment plan during exams, assisting with restorations, extractions, crown preps, root canals and denture adjustments. Able to take alginate impressions and pour up stone models for study or for lab cases. Able to fabricate temporary crowns. Able to monitor nitrous oxide patients and Oral conscious sedation patients. Able to sterilize instruments. Currently using Eagle soft system and digital x-rays. Instructor and director
Fiesta ballet Folklorico - Beeville, TX
October 2014 to September 2018
Mentored and Taught folklorico dances to children as young as 4 to adults. Coordinated parent meeting, performances, fundraisers.
Administrative Assistant/Insurance Coordinator
Bee Center for Dentistry - Beeville, TX
2013 to December 2015
I am in charge of verifying all insurance Medicaid and private insurance for the next day. Making sure insurance information is in patients accounts before pt. arrives for appointment. Entering new patient paperwork and medical histories. Scanning all important documents to patient accounts. Also calling in or sending in electronically prescriptions to pharmacy if needed. Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)
Dr. Elizabeth Shelton D.D.S - Beeville, TX
August 2012 to May 2015
RDA
August 13, 2012
Assisting with new patients by taking vitals, x-rays, polishing for child prophy if due and/or applying flouride varnish. Charting treatment plan during exams, assisting with restorations, extractions, crown preps. scheduling appointments for mine and hygienist's patients, and denture adjustments. Able to monitor nitrous oxide patients and have assisted patients on halcion. Currently using Eagle soft system and digital X-rays.
Floater
Dr. Bobbie Jo Meyer D.D.S. P.A - Beeville, TX
May 2012 to September 2012
Assist with patients, clean instruments and operatory. Stock supplies and weekly maintenance. Also on occasion answer phones and schedule appointments.
Goliad Dental Care - Goliad, TX
September 2009 to May 2012
RDA)
Assisting the Docter with root canals, crowns preps, restorations, extractions. Able to take impressions, adjust and reline dentures and partials, make temporary crowns and take digital x-rays. Certified as a RDA and monitoring N2O. Able to assist with patients under Conscious sedation. Currently using Eagle soft system.
Floater
Goliad Dental Care - Beeville, TX
November 2011 to February 2012
Go where I was needed. Make sure children were changed, feed, clean ad happy. Play outside and having art activity. Make sure children are not fighting and are safe. Clean up area after children eat and play. Assistant Instructor
Fiesta Ballet De Goliad
October 2010 to May 2011
Assisted head instructor with practice and taught a few new dances. Assistant coach (manager)
Hibbett sports - Beeville, TX
June 2009 to September 2009
Open and close store. counting the registers and calculating daily, weekly and monthly goals. Making sure tasks were finished for the day. putting up signs and displays. Greeting customers and helping with their shopping. Making sure walls and back inventory is neat. Approving returns, layaway, and override transactions.
Cato fashion, BEEVILLE, Texas
Key holder assistant manager
Jan 07, 2008 - Jun 01, 2009
Open and close store. Put up signs and window fixtures. Approve returns, layaway and override transactions. Assist customers with dressing rooms and/ or finding with they need. cleaning store and maintaining displays. Make sure employees were doing their jobs and getting along. Education
Dental Hygiene
Coastal Bend College - Beeville, TX
January 2008
Skills
• Internet Explorer (10+ years)
• Outlook (Less than 1 year)
• Word (10+ years)
• WordPerfect (Less than 1 year)
• Dental Assisting
• Eaglesoft
• Dental Receptionist
• Laboratory Experience
• Chairside Assisting
• Infection Control Training
• Medical Imaging
• Front Desk
• Medical Scheduling
• Office Management
Certifications and Licenses
CPR
March 2021 to March 2023
Certified Dental Assistant
December 2022 to December 2024
Additional Information
I have worked with patients under conscious sedation and patients that need nitrous oxide. I am able to assist on children and adults. I am familiar with adjusting and relining dentures, restorations, extractions (surgical and simple), crown prep, some endo treatment, assisting Hygienist. I also have administative experience with scheduling appointment, answering phones, taking payments, giving treatment estimates, verifying insurance and sending pre-autherization and pre-determinations. Have used eagle soft and very little of the dentrix system. Computer Skills
• EMail Software (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc)
• Internet Browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc)
• Word Processing Software (Word, WordPerfect, etc) Additional Computer SkillsVery familiar with eagle soft system and fairly familiar with dentrix system.
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