Insurance Assistant

EDUCATION:

• */**** – */**** New York University College of Dentistry; NY, NY

Doctor of Dental Surgery

• 9/1990 – 3/1995 University of California, San Diego; La Jolla, CA

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology

RESIDENCY/EXTERNSHIP:

• 7/1999 – 6/2000 St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY

General Practice Residency

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 12/2004 – present Clinica de Salud Familiar La Fe, El Paso, TX

Staff Dentist – Adult patient care, including endodontics, extractions, restorations, fixed and removable prosthodontics, emergency care

• 10/2003 – 11/2004 Private practice, Harlem, Manhattan

Patient treatment, especially pediatrics, endodontics (rotary and hand instrumentation), crowns and bridges, dentures, cosmetic dentistry

Private, Medicaid and Insurance-based

• 10/2002 – 11/2004 Private practice, Washington Heights, Manhattan

Patient treatment, especially pediatrics, endodontics (anterior and posterior), fixed and removable prosthodontics

Private, Medicaid and Insurance-based

• 4/2002 – 7/2004 Private practice, Kingsbridge, Bronx

Patient Treatment, especially endodontics, emergency care, cosmetic dentistry, and removable prosthodontics

Predominantly insurance-based

• 9/2001 – 5/2002 Private practice, Severna Park, MD

Performed all aspects of general dentistry and patient care, including pediatrics, air abrasion, and in-office bleaching

Private and insurance-based

• 10/2000 – 9/2001 Private practice, Annapolis, MD

Performed all aspects of general dentistry and patient care

Insurance-based only

• 9/2000 – 5/2001 Private practice, Glen Burnie, MD

Performed all aspects of general dentistry and patient care

Insurance-based only

FACULTY POSITIONS:

• 2009 – present Clinical Assistant Professor Baylor College of Dentistry

Coordinated and supervised 4th year students during their externships at La Fe

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• 2003 – present American Dental Association

• 2004 – present Academy of General Dentistry

• 2004 – present National Network for Oral Health Access

• 2004 – present Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

HONORS:

• 9/1998 – 6/1999 Endodontics Senior Honors Program, NYU

Assisted postgraduate students in treating difficult cases

LANGUAGES:

• Fluent in English and Vietnamese

• Working knowledge of Spanish

References Available upon Request

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