Assistant High School

Employment: Morton’s Dental **/**/**** to present

Greet and seat patients. Take pt’s vitals and record in chart. Review medical history. Update daily medicines and confirm allergies if any exist. Take needed x-rays and apply topical for anesthetic injection. Tell the dentist you are ready to begin procedure. Alert the dentist if there is any latex or allergies to medications. Performs routine and advanced chair side dental assisting functions. Properly records all treatment rendered to patients and accurately retrieves dental charts. Prepares patient for routine and complex surgical procedures and assist surgeon with general anesthesia. Retrieve and pass instruments to surgeon, irrigate and retract during bone removal. Assist with post-operative dressings and placement of sutures. Relay the dentist's instructions to patients for post-treatment care such as application of hot or cold packs or medications. Inform patients on pre-op and post-op instructions. Remove sutures if needed and instruct pt on home care instructions. Takes impressions for study models, pours and trims models, fabricate custom trays and bite rims. Performs oral prophylaxis and applies topical fluoride treatments and instruct oral hygiene instruction for at home care. Maintains workspace and operatory in a clean and operative condition. Performs dental radiographic work. Positions the patient and the film and takes intra- and extra-oral radiographs of patients. Exposes the film. Develops, fixes, washes, and dries the film using automatic processor. Cares for the radiographic equipment and materials. Maintains dental equipment in a clean and operative condition and properly stores and maintains adequate levels of supplies. Inventories, and stocks instruments and materials as needed. Sterilizes instruments, materials, and equipment and prepares sterile trays for a wide variety of dental procedures. Responsible for cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing all dental instruments and for proper storage of instruments not in use. Serves as receptionist in the absence of the Medical Support Assistant, i.e. schedule, appointments, answer phones, assist patients, and process referrals. Performs other duties as assigned.

Dental Plus

2/2006 - 4/2009

DeRidder, Louisiana US

Salary: 12.00 USD Per Hour

Hours per week: 8

Oral Surgery assistant

Greet and seat patients, collect and record patient’s health history. Advise and present patient with HIPPA rights and have them sign appropriate signature blocks. Prepares patient for routine and complex surgical procedures. Receives and seats patient and conducts preliminary screening. Monitor intravenous fluids and vital signs during a procedure. Assist surgeon with general anesthesia and IV sedation procedures for simple and complex procedures in oral surgery. These areas may include tooth removal, surgical removal of impacted teeth, alveoloplasty, minor preprosthetic surgery of hard and soft tissues, and excision biopsies. Maintain patient's vital statistics and intravenous fluids during surgery. Retrieve and pass instruments to surgeon, irrigate and retract during bone removal. Suction to keep patients mouth dry and clear of blood and debrief. Assist with post-operative dressings and placement and removal of sutures. Inform patients on pre-op and post-op instructions. Provide diagnostic x-rays, and dental impressions and casts.

Government-Us Army/Civil Service

Fort Polk, Louisiana 2/1999 - 2/2007

Grade Level: GS5

Salary: 32,000 USD Per year

Hours per week: 40

Certified Dental Technician, 0681

Greets and seats patient assist dentist in preliminary screening and charting. Assists dentist in providing general dentistry, endodontist, prothadontist, periodontist, and oral surgery treatments to patients. Performs routine and advanced chair side dental assisting functions. Applies and removes rubber dams, and matrix bands, apply desensitizing agent, apply base and filling materials IE amalgam and or composite. Fabricates and adjusts temporary crowns and/or bridges, temp cement scale and clean, check occlusion. Properly records all treatment rendered to patients and accurately retrieves dental charts. Prepares patient for routine and complex surgical procedures, assist surgeon with general anesthesia and IV sedation procedures. Retrieve and pass instruments to surgeon, irrigate and retract during bone removal. Assist with post-operative dressings and placement and removal of sutures. Relays dentist's instructions to patients for post-treatment care such as application of hot or cold packs or medications. Inform patients on pre-op and post-op instructions. Takes impressions for study models, pours and trims models, fabricate custom trays and bite rims. Performs oral prophylaxis and applies topical fluoride treatments and instruct oral hygiene instruction for at home care. Maintains workspace and operatory in a clean and operative condition. Instructs/trains lower graded dental assistants/volunteers on these procedures, as necessary. Performs dental radiographic work. Positions the patient and the film and takes intra- and extra-oral radiographs of patients. Exposes the film. Develops, fixes, washes, and dries the film using automatic and manual methods. Cares for the radiographic equipment and materials. Schedules/cancels appointments for treatment. Records proper documentation of patient information. Obtains and records history of patient in the patient's dental records. Maintains dental equipment in a clean and operative condition and properly stores and maintains adequate levels of supplies. Inventories, and stocks instruments and materials as needed. Sterilizes instruments, materials, and equipment and prepares sterile trays for a wide variety of dental procedures. Responsible for cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing all dental instruments and for proper storage of instruments not in use. Serves as receptionist in the absence of the Medical Support Assistant, i.e. schedule, appointments, answer phones, assist patients, and process referrals. Performs other duties as assigned.

US ARMY (CIVIL SERVICE) Vilseck, Germany 2/1996 - 7/1998

Grade Level: GS04

Salary: 17.000 USD Per Year

Hours per week: 40

Certified Dental Tech, 0681

Assists the dentist in the treatment of patients requiring complex restorative and difficult oral surgery, oral pathology, prosthodontic, periodontic, endodontic, pedodontic or orthodontic treatments. Receives and schedules patients for treatment, Obtains and records information related to medical history of patient, routes patients for medical tests and services when required. Performs routine and advanced chair side dental assisting functions. Applies and removes rubber dams, remove sutures, apply desensitizing agent, place surgical gauze following extractions and apply and remove periodontal dressing. Fabricates and adjusts temporary crowns and/or bridges, temp cement scale and clean, check occlusion. Properly records all treatment rendered to patients and accurately retrieves dental charts. Prepares patient for routine and complex surgical procedures, assist surgeon with general anesthesia and IV sedation procedures. Retrieve and pass instruments to surgeon, irrigate and retract during bone removal. Assist with post-operative dressings and placement and removal of sutures. Inform patients on pre-op and post-op instructions. Takes impressions for study models, pours and trims models, fabricate custom trays and bite rims. Performs oral prophylaxis and applies topical fluoride treatments and instruct oral hygiene instruction for at home care. Relays dentist's instructions to patients for post-treatment care such as application of hot or cold packs or medications. Maintains workspace and operatory in a clean and operative condition. Instructs/trains lower graded dental assistants/volunteers on these procedures, as necessary. Performs dental radiographic work. Positions the patient and the film and takes intra- and extra-oral radiographs of patients. Exposes the film. Develops, fixes, washes, and dries the film using automatic and manual methods. Cares for the radiographic equipment and materials. Schedules/cancels appointments for treatment. Records proper documentation of patient information. Obtains and records history of patient in the patient's dental records. Maintains dental equipment in a clean and operative condition and properly stores and maintains adequate levels of supplies. Inventories, and stocks instruments and materials as needed. Sterilizes instruments, materials, and equipment and prepares sterile trays for a wide variety of dental procedures. Responsible for cleaning, packaging, and sterilizing all dental instruments and for proper storage of instruments not in use.

Stores dental and special supplies. Prepares sterile trays and packs for a wide variety of dental procedures. Cleans and sterilizes materials, instruments and equipment. Maintains dental -equipment in a clean and operative condition. Operates dental X-ray equipment to include taking routine and specialized radiographs such as panoramic and cephalometric x-rays. Develops and finishes film. Makes preparations for and assists dentist during dental treatment.

EDUCATION:

Northwestern University

Leesville, La 71446

Associate Degree - 8/2006

69 Semester Hours

Major: General Studies

GPA: 3.0 out of 4.0

Leesville High School

Leesville, La US

High School or equivalent - 8/1995

GPA: 2.5 out of 4.0

University of Louisiana Monroe

Monroe, La US

Bachelor's Degree

Major: Health Management

I am finishing my last year on line.

REFERENCES Deloris Lacour US Army Dental Assistant

Phone Number: 337-***-****/ 318-***-****

Reference Type: Professional

Mary Jo Murray US Army Oral Surgery Assistant

Phone Number: 337-***-****

Reference Type: Professional

LTC Guraya US Army Oral Surgeon

Phone Number: 337-***-****

Reference Type: Professional

John Guy US Army Dental Assistant

Phone Number: 337-***-****/4872

Reference Type:

Professional

Dental Plus Rhonda

Phone Number 337-***-****

Reference Type: Professional

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