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Human Resources Management
Business Administration
Master of Arts
Certified Pediatric Dental Assistant
Supported the Doctor in completing surgical procedures and led a team of 10 employees in coordinating, managing, and completing daily tasks. Ensured staff was up-to-date on OSHA standards. Provided excellent customer service to dental patients and represented the organization at trade shows and presentations.
- Screened and interviewed qualified applicants and conducted new hire training sessions.
- Assisted office staff with filing paperwork, insurance claims and scheduling appointments.
- Accounted for office inventory and ordered dental products, valued at $5,000 for restock.
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Sociology
Chemistry
Molecular Biology And Microbiology
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Examined patient records, dictated and charted current conditions and medical histories.
- Provided patient health education to children and parents.
- Performed oral prophylaxis, fluoride treatments, sealants, and seated dental appliances.
- Acquired, developed, and interpreted Panoramic, Bite-wing, Periapical, and Occlusal radiographs.
- Placed and removed temporary restorations and periodontal dressings.
- Scheduled patient appointments and filed patient charts.
- Responsible for sterilization of instruments.
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Associate of Applied Science
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Developed open rapport with patients, encouraging them to share questions and concerns.
- Assist Doctor with many difficult patients, including special needs and extremely nervous children.
- Successfully assisted the dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records.
- Competently prepared dental materials including cements, amalgams and composites.
- Successfully completed OSHA, ADA and HIPAA compliance training.
- Instructed patients on dental hygiene practices such as proper tooth-brushing and flossing
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High School Diploma
Progress As
Anesthesiology Assistants Course
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Responsible for assisting the dentist chair-side, performing cleanings where tartar and soft plaque is removed from all surfaces of the teeth, and educating patients and parents on dental development; taking and developing dental x-rays, serving as an OSHA infection control officer, preparing, sterilizing, and maintaining instruments and equipment, taking impressions and completing laboratory tasks, and providing patients with proper care and education regarding oral hygiene.
- Trained to assist and perform cleanings and sealants on behaviorally challenged and special needs patients, providing them with individualized care and consideration.
- Trained to assist Dentists with Restorative, Conscious Sedation, and IV Sedation appointments.
- Trained to impress for and deliver a variety of Nances, Space Maintainers, and Sagital Appliances.
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Finance
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Administrative Assistant Billing Coordinator
- Supervised all office and sustained a high quality patient services and office environment.
- Administered and aided staff for scheduling, treatment planning, collection, billing, insurance and office management.
- Generated patient accounts and processed all billing claims to maintain smooth transactions.
- Executed and utilized knowledge of digital radiology to take digital X-rays.
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High School Diploma
Pediatric Dental Assistant
- Organized a functional office work flow by preparing for new, continuing care and emergency pediatric patients of all ages.
- Prepared essential equipment and assisted the Pediatric Dentist on treatment procedures such as crowns, fillings and extractions.
- Ensured patients and their parents feel comfortable during visits by maintaining a calm and positive demeanor.
- Utilized knowledge and skills accrued from previous dental experience to assist general dentists and other specialists when needed.
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Pediatric Dental Assistant
Presented over 1,000 treatment plans to youths (ages 2-16) and their parents.
- Reviewed oral procedures and insurance with patients.
- Gained the trust of each child - a necessary component to providing dental care to all
- Assisted in providing over 500 dental exams.
- Completed over 1,000 solo dental cleanings and sealants as a prophy technician.
- Maintained two lab logs and coordinated deliveries of appliances in accordance with appointments as a traveling team member servicing two locations.
- Processed over 1,000 x-rays, ranging from panorex, bitewings, to PAs.
- Provided excellent administrative service by greeting patients, answering phone calls, and collecting paperwork and insurance information for patients upon check- in.
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Communication / Marketing
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Performed preparatory procedures for various dental surgeries and orthodontic assignments.
- Provided the dentist with appropriate dental documents to determine the proper dental treatment for each patient.
- Maintained dental records and other dental documents.
- Counseled parents and patients on proper dental protocol and procedures.
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Pediatric Dental Assistant/orthodontic Treatment Coordinator
Assisted doctor with dental and orthodontic procedures, charted and billed to proper insurance
- Maintained proper OSHA protocol and sterilization techniques
- Took x-rays, did basic prophylaxis appointments, took impressions, poured/trimmed models
- Provided financial counseling to the families of orthodontic patients which included contacting insurance companies to verify insurance benefits
- Consulted and educated parents on orthodontic procedures and payment contracts
- Scheduled appointments for patients and made follow up phone calls
- Contacted Medical Assistance to obtain approval for orthodontic services
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Pediatric Dental Assistant/patient Coordinator
Managed front desk coordinated patient reception, front desk clerical duties, insurance duties, payment processing and post-procedure follow up.
- Interacted with patients' parents and calmed pediatric patients.
- Assisted multiple pedodontists during all pediatric procedures.
- Collaborated with multiple Office Managers from general & specialty dental offices for scheduling, revenue forecasting, marketing pediatric dental care and other executive tasks.
- Worked in a fast-paced environment completing approximately 20+ procedures per day.
- Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) as of August, 2011.
- Considered applying to dental school.
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Medical Billing And Coding
Pediatric Dental Assistant
- Polished teeth, processed and developed dental x-rays, charted decay and developed treatment plans.
- Assisted dentist in restorative and surgical procedures, bleaching teeth, applying sealants, and creating temporary crowns.
- Participated in appointment setting and electronic dental record entry.
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Human Services
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Assisted doctor with all procedures as needed.
- Provided comfort to young children while the treatments were being completed.
- Educated parents by giving them instruction of how to maintain healthy oral hygiene for their children.
- Entered treatment plans accurately in the computer and on the patient charts.
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High School Diploma
High School Diploma
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Provided pre and post procedure consultations with all parents
- Assisted dentist with operatory procedures, ensuring all consent forms were signed in consultations
- Took x-rays on children, and created treatment plans with the Dr in hygiene bay
- Assisted as a "head holder" during procedures that require the use of papoose board
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Pediatric Dental Assistant
Assisted the Dentist during a variety of treatment procedures such as restorative, crown and bridge, endodontics, and oral surgery, and Orthodontics.
- Took and developed X-rays (bitewings, pa's, occl, pan, ceph, frontal, and wrist)
- Performed prophy's, scaling, and sealants.
- Performed laboratory functions such as taking impressions, pouring and trimming models, constructing custom trays and fabricating temporary crowns and bridges
- Cleaned, sterilized, and polished dental instruments
- Worked with adults, children, and children with special needs/autism.
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Pediatric Dental Assistant
Greeted and prepared patients for dental examinations.
- Duplicated x-rays when requested by insurance companies
- Correctly arranged instrument trays prior to dental procedures and surgeries
- Expertly filed patients' charts and processed billing and payments.
- Performed laboratory and radiologic support functions such as preparing materials and models.
- Proficiently assisted dentist with diagnostic, preventative, general, orthodontic, endodontic, surgical and periodontal procedures.
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High School Diploma
Associate of Science
Radiology Certification
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Records the evaluation of mouth conditions, and extent of prophylaxis in the dental chart in Axium.
- Provides assistance to student clinicians to maintain smooth and efficient patient flow.
- Experienced with digital x-rays and four handed dentistry.
- Prepare dental materials like cements, amalgam, composite, impression materials, etc.
- Perform general chair-side duties and assist with all types of procedures including General, Endontics and Oral Surgery.
- Assisted with routine dental procedures using nitrous oxide and oral sedation.
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Dental Assisting
Health Science
Health Sciences
Pediatric Dental Assistant
- Anticipated sequence of dental procedures
- Trained incoming dental assistants
- Educated patients and parents on proper dental hygiene and preventative measures
- Maintained patient confidentiality when discussing projected dental treatments
- Purchased dental supplies as needed; maintained inventory of dental supplies.
- Effectively assisted dentist with IV Sedation patients weekly, and calmly assisted with emergency patients
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Certificate
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Promoted to Pediatric Lead Assistant in January 2013; responsible for training new assistants, insurance referrals, maintenance logs, and ordering supplies
- Experienced in assisting and staying calm around children with dental traumas, challenging behaviors, and special needs aged 1-15
- Nitrous Oxide Certified
- Knowledgeable in Dentrix and Dexis Software
- Experience with Front Office duties including scheduling and payments
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Aegd
Computer Science
Dds
Pediatric Dental Assistant
- Assisted chair side in restorative, extractions, delivery of appliances, pulpotomies, stainless steel crown preparations and sedation cases.
- Gained experience in behavioral management of special needs children.
- Provided child prophylaxis and fluoride treatment.
- Performed digital intra oral radiographs on children.
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Liberal Arts
Pediatric Dental Assistant/laboratory Technician
Scheduled patients, answered phone, handled billing and insurance
- Prepared and calmed pediatric patients in preparation for dental procedures
- Conducted x-rays, oral hygiene instructions, charting, patient intake
- Reviewed dental history and patient records
- Prepared dental models for tooth care and dentures
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Communication Studies
Pediatric Dental Assistant
- Executed coronal polishing on 15+ pediatric patients daily
- Conducted X-Rays for patients
- Assisted Dentists during preventative, restorative, and extraction procedures
- Sterilized dental instruments in ultrasonic and autoclave
- Mixed and poured up impressions for space maintainers and pedo-partials
- Charted patient information, added treatment plans, and planed recall visits
- Awarded employee of the month, August 2011
- Awarded Outstanding Intern of the Year, 2011 (nominated by co-workers and competed against 900+ other nominees)
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Pediatric Dental Assistant
Greet customers in a positive and timely manner, both in person and by telephone
- Make appointments using a computerized scheduling system
- Set up and tear down dentistry equipment
- Accurately take X-rays
- Assist doctor with patient's diagnosis and treatment
- Determine and resolve customer's dentistry needs; e.g. denture adjustments, temporary crowns, etc.
- Complete on-call rotations, including nights and weekends as needed
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Health Information Technology
College Preparatory
Pediatric Dental Assistant
- Assist the dentist w/ dental treatment
- Train & delegate tasks to externs for greatness
- Maintained excellent customer relations and developed customer rapport
- Maintained all record-keeping procedures without error
- Worked 30-35 hrs./wk. while in college, and maintained a 3.7 G.P.A
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Pediatric Dental Assistant
Assisted chairside with dental procedures
- Coronal polishing & fluoride treatment
- Dental Radiology
- Assisted during hospital sedation
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments
- Presented treatment plans
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Pediatric Dental Assistant
Assisted Doctor and hygienist in all aspects of patient care in specialist practice
- Worked with confidence with very young patients and patients with special needs
- Prepared treatment areas for patients
- Took impressions for models removable and fixed appliances
- Exposed and processed conventional and digital radiographs
- Assured correct sterilization of instruments and treatment area
- Gave oral hygiene instruction
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Pediatric Dental Assistant
November 2011-Current Pediatric Dental Assistant, [company name]
- New patient exams and recalls
- Assisting Doctor with patients during checkups, consultations, and routine dental procedures such as composite fillings, amalgam fillings, pulpotomys, Stainless steel crowns, and extractions.
- Administering Nitrous Oxide
- Prophy cleanings, hygiene, and plaque control instructions
- Digital X-rays in cliniview
- Patient charting
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Pediatric Dental Assistant
Assisting the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
- Taking and developing dental radiographs
- Developing infection control protocol and preparing and sterilizing instruments and equipment
- Helping patients feel comfortable before, during and after dental treatment
- Providing patients and parents with instructions for oral care following surgery or other dental treatment procedures
- Teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health
- Taking impressions of patients' teeth for study casts
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High School Diploma
Pediatric Dental Assistant
- Obtain and review dental records and/or medical history from patients
- Seat and prepare patients for visit
- Complete radiographs and intra-oral pictures of patients as appropriate
- Remove and replace orthodontic arch wires and elastics on orthodontic visits
- Assist Dentists with pediatric operative procedures along with oral and IV sedations
- Complete prophys, sealants, impressions and cementing of space maintainers
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Certificate
Pediatric Dental Assistant
Friendly interaction and communication with patients and co-workers
- Maintain important patient and office records
- Ability to handle a multi-line inbound phone call system
- Assist fellow coworkers when called upon • Use a computer efficiently and effectively
- Ability to perform administrative/Dental Assisting duties
- Have strong bookkeeping and records procedures
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