Jacqueline D. Byars
*** ********** ***** ~ Columbia, SC 29203
PHONE: 803-***-**** EMAIL: ***************@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Dedicated and dynamic DENTAL HYGIENIST with extensive experience providing expert dental treatment. Exceptional patient skills focused on oral hygiene treatment and care, as well as preventive management. Enthusiastic about dental health; enjoy educating patients on dental care and hygiene.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Skilled with computer systems and software Dentrix, digital radiography, ZOOM Whitening, veneer finishings.
• Clean calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments.
• Record and review patient medical histories.
• Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
• Provide clinical services and health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients and the general public.
• Expose and develop x-ray film.
• Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.
• Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments.
• Apply fluorides and other cavity preventing agents to arrest dental decay.
WORK HISTORY
Midlands Family Dentistry Columbia, SC
Dental Hygienist 2/2012 to 5/2012
Davis & Dingle Family Dentistry Columbia, SC
Dental Hygienist 5/2009 to 8/2011
Allen Webb Dentistry Bamberg, SC
Dental Hygienist 6/2008 to 5/2009
Subway Williston, SC
Assistant Manager 12/1997 – 12/2009
EDUCATION
Midlands Technical College Columbia, SC
Associates in Dental Hygiene 2008
• On Dean's List for 3 consecutive semesters.
• Received National Technical Honor Society award for outstanding GPA.
Midlands Technical College Columbia, SC
Certificate in Radiography, Nitrous Oxide Monitoring and Anesthesia 2007
Aiken Technical College Aiken, SC
Certificate in Pre - Dental Hygiene 2006
Aiken Technical College Aiken, SC
Certificate in Accounting 1999
Excellent references are available upon request.