Dental Assistant Rajkot

Nidhi Padhiar

Maryland, United States **************@*****.*** 667-***-****

SUMMARY

Foreign Trained dentist with 9 years of experience in preventive care, and restorative dentistry. Expert in the maintenance of healthy teeth with regular checkups and professional cleanings. Applying for a position as a Dental Assistant. EXPERIENCE

General Dentist

Om Dental Clinic January 2021 - September 2022, Rajkot, India

• Proactively asked patients about concerns and answered questions regarding future dental care and treatment.

• Educates patients on oral hygiene and plaque control.

• Performed deep scaling, assessed X-rays, and recommended further operations or procedures if needed.

• Performs extensive dental treatments for patients, including restorations, root canal treatments, extractions, pulpotomy, and pulp capping procedures.

• Works alongside physicians to provide preventative dental care to patients undergoing radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and IV bisphosphonate therapy. General Dentist

Jasumatiben Savajibhai Korat Charitable Trust, Ishwariya May 2017 - January 2021, Rajkot, India

• Obtained and developed 100% of dental radiographs

• Identified oral health issues, advised patients on dental hygiene, and performed dental, periodontal, and pathology assessments

• Prepare local anesthesia and assist with oral surgeries and extractions 3 times per week. Take impressions, examine gums, clean teeth, and create treatment plans unique to patients' needs. Performed extractions, GIC and composite restorations, and routine examinations each day with multiple root canals each week.

• Treated over 1,000 patients and completed over 4,000 procedures in a single year.

• Reduced patient wait time by an average of 33%

Associate Dentist

Dr. Pratap Parmar February 2014 - May 2017, Rajkot, India

• Acted as the face of the dental office by welcoming 100+ weekly patients, comforting them, scheduling them, and answering any questions about dental care/ procedures.

• Performed radiographic examination using RVG imaging system and interpreted the results.

• Maintained patients’ records of radiographs, dental models, photographs, and clinical correspondence offline and online in a secure way.

• Maintained and sterilized dental equipment, and mixed amalgams, restorative cements, silicates, and other materials.

• Assisted during complex dental surgeries, and other dental procedures utilizing 4-handed dentistry techniques.

• Completed dental charting including recording patient’s chief complaint, history of present illness, past medical and dental history, review of systems, and treatment plan. Educated patients on oral hygiene instructions. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Dentistry (BDS)

NIMS Dental College • Jaipur, India • 2013

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research

University of Boston • Online • 2022

CERTIFICATIONS

Basic Life Support

American Red Cross • 2022

Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)

Dental Assisting National Board's (DANB)

In Progress

SKILLS

Industry Knowledge: Dental Tools, Dental X-Ray, Infection Control, Sterilization, 4-handed Dentistry, Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial, Administration; Sterilization

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