Certified Dental Assistant
Resume:
MONIQUE SHAW
Queens, NY *****
************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Friendly, Confident, Detail-oriented, Organized and trained Certified Dental Assistant with 7+ years of experience seeking an opportunity to further my career with a fast-paced, high-energy practice. Able to provide outstanding organization, a fantastic chairside manner, and motivation to staff members. Sometimes as a Certified Dental Assistant, you have to take the initiative to think ahead for procedures to be done efficiently. I do believe I possess that skill, my job is to make the dentist's job easier and also to aid in the comfortability of patients to deliver top patient care.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Schrier Dental Associates
Lead Certified Dental Assistant
Queens, NY
June 2017 - June 2021
Seating of patients accordingly
Prepare treatment rooms prior to the procedure.
Prepare patients before a procedure.
Provided information and answer questions from patients related to the procedure.
Prepare all required dental instruments for procedures such as root canals, crown and bridge prep, fillings, surgical and non-surgical extractions, implant surgery, osseous surgery, also less invasive ones such as deep cleanings, crown and bridge insertion, bite adjustment, and bonding. Assist dentist and handed required instruments
take radiographs/panorex
Pick shade with patients confirmation for crown and or bridge Take preliminary impressions to make temporaries for crown and bridge prep Maintain cleanliness of the office
Take photos prior to starting Invisalign
tracking of inventory and lab cases
Fabricate bleaching trays, night guards, temporary crowns/bridge, and retainers
Answer telephones occasionally to schedule appointments for patients or answer specific questions
Denture adjustments
Periodontal charting with the dental hygienist
Pour models for partial dentures, full dentures, bleaching trays, and retainers Deliver pre-op and post-op instructions to patients Cement temporary crowns or bridges after the procedure Administer whitening using the zoom or Kor whitening system Maintenance of dental types of equipment
Administered nitrous oxide to patients prior to procedures. Comfort and reassure patients with dental phobia
Take patient’s temperatures and make documentation in chart/file Janet K Yu DDS
( Temp) August 1st - 27th
Take full mouth series X-rays
Add new patients to dentrix/dexis
Set up scaling and root planing, regular cleanings, fillings, bondings, veneer preparation and insertion, night guard insertion, crown and bridge, teeth whitening
Take alginate impressions and PVS impressions
sterilize instruments
Weekly spore testing
Take patients temperature and make documentation in chart/file Mineola Smiles
Temporary Certified Dental Assistant
October 2016- January 2017
• Assisted dentist during Crown and bridge preps, pulpotomy, amalgam, and resin restorations
• Seated patients accordingly
• Poured study models
• Fabricated bleaching trays and temporary crowns
• Maintained dental types of equipment
• Took radiographs, developed in the darkroom, and mounted. Dental Arts Kew Gardens
Lead Certified Dental Assistant
January 2016-September 2016
• Speedily set up operatories and facilitated dentist during procedures such as root canal treatments, implant surgeries, sinus lifts, bone grafting, zoom whitening, resin restorations
• Took Impressions for crowns using the cerec machine
• Politely gave consent to patients
• Answer telephones occasionally when short staff
• equipment maintenance
• Tracking of inventory
Woodhull Hospital Medical Center
Dental Assistant Intern
October 2011-June 2012
• Quickly Assisted General dentists, Oral Surgeons, Dental Hygienist, and periodontists when directed
• Turned over operaties
•Seated patients in a timely manner
• Recorded medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients • Took periapical film, bitewings, panorex, and occasionally intra-oral film
• Comfort and reassure patients with dental phobia Jeff C Strachan DDS
Certified Dental Assistant
January 2013-August 2013
• Thoroughly Assisted Dentist with procedures such as root canals, implant surgery, apicoectomy, surgical extractions, core build-ups, resin restorations, sinus lifts, bone grafts
• Verbally gave post-op instructions when necessary after certain procedures • Took digital radiographs using dentrix software
• Scheduled patient follow-up appointments after surgeries
• Comfort and reassure patients with dental phobia
EDUCATION
High School Diploma/ Dental Assisting Certification Brooklyn, NY
Clara Barton High School
SKILLS
Knowledge of Dentrix, Dexis, Schick, Scan-x and Open dental, Itero Scanning Excellent communication, time management, and multi-tasking skills Professional appearance, attitude, and demeanor Great hand skills and quick learner
Punctual, reliable, and dependable hard worker
• Ability to take radiographs without using XCPs
ACHIEVEMENTS
D.O.E Certified in Dental Assisting
Radiation Health and Safety Certified
CPR Certified
Awarded Most professional in Clinical and classroom
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