dental assistant Archives

Preparing the patient
Cleaning and sterilising instruments
Preparing materials and setting up instrument trays
Assisting the dentist in management of dental emergencies
Recording treatment information in patient records.

Assisting the dentist with dental procedures
Setting up for dental procedures
Room changeover
Instrument sterilising and packing
Restocking surgeries

Coronal polishing.
Sealant application.
Front desk experience.
Eaglesoft experience.
Working with patients under conscious sedation.

Maintained efficiency by reducing waiting time for dental patients.
Actively contributed to the optimization of the Digital Dental Report workflow.
Management of monthly stock and inventory, and filing invoices.
Daily assistance for dental diagnostic, surgical and non-surgical procedures.
Organisation, tidy upkeep and daily maintenance of dental equipment and materials.
Ensuring daily compliance to stringent sterilization protocol.

Chairside assisting during routine dental exams and cleanings, composite filling, root canal therapy and extractions, porcelain crowns and impressions.
Perform digital x-ray set-up and computer viewing.
oversee organized sterilization procedures and daily maintenance
Schedule and record daily procedures for bookkeeping department

Prepare patient rooms, set up instrument trays, prepare materials
Assist dentist during dental procedures
Maintain cleanliness, sterilize and disinfect instruments
Customer service skills, including confirming appointments, scheduling patients, patient education
Prepare bills, receive payments for service, complete insurance forms, maintain records
Exhibit ability to work in a fast-paced environment with efficiency
Experience with dental computer programs, including Dentrix and Eaglesoft

Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients
Chair side assistant duties: Impressions, bleaching tray or study models, fabrication, tofflemire placement, Rubber dam placement. Fluoride application, cement mixing, treatment procedures, suture removal, placement of elastic separators, etc.
Intra and extra Oral radiographic techniques and photography
Digital Radiology specializing in Dentrix image software

Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials.
Assisting in routine dental cases
Assisting in minor surgeries
operated many simple cases individually including root canal treatment , scaling , simple extractions

Proficiently assisted dentist diagnostic and endodontic procedures
Prepped rooms for Dr treatments
Greeted and prepared patients for dental examinations
properly sterilizer dental equipment and examination rooms in accordance with infection control policies
Dental equipment maintenance
scheduled appointment, follow up calls
checked and verified insurance benefits

Assist the dentist during a variety of treatment procedures
Take PANO, FMX or BWX on each patient and chart recommended treatment as well as design full body health treatment plans.
Set up and breakdown operatory post treatment
Manage infection control – prepare and sterilize instruments and equipment
Provide patients with instructions for oral care following all dental treatment procedures and educate patients on appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health
Perform various office tasks as necessary

Take diagnostic x-rays.
Coronal polishing
Dentrix
Processing panoramic x-ray
Assist dentist with restorative dental work

Assist patients to complete all necessary forms and documentation.
Answer and manage incoming calls.
Respond and comply to requests for information.
Schedule patient appointments.
Arrange patient charts for next day appointments.
Fill in cancellations and no-shows.

Making appointments.
Opening and closing the office.
Coronal Polish, flossing, Oral care and at home hygiene, Fluoride application.
Hygiene Assistant.

Schedule patients next visit.
Take impressions for immediate dentures/partials.
Place soft liners in immediate dentures.
Adjust immediate dentures.
Create temporary crowns for crown preparations.
Taken digital x-rays using dental x-ray XCP holder.

Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays and prepare materials for the procedure.
Chair side Assisting.
Take and Expose dental diagnostic x-rays.
Provide postoperative instructions prescribed by the orthodontist.
Office Management.
Answering patient enquiries on the telephone and at the reception desk.
Sales and conversion reporting.

Take impressions and pour models for multiple appliances and laboratory cases.
Fabricate and fit appliances for patients such as retainers, dentures, mouth guards, snore guards, and more.
Record and review patient medical histories and treatment.
Provide health education to patients.

Assist dentist with treatments
Sterilisation
Pour casts.
Use masks, gloves and safety glasses to protect themselves and their patients from infectious diseases.

Assisted the doctor in cleanings, crown implants, impressions, cavity fillings and extractions
Charted on the computer subjective, objective, assessment, and procedures during examinations
Scheduled current and new patient appointments in the office’s software program
Communicate over the phone with insurance companies

Use masks, gloves and safety glasses to protect self and patients from infectious diseases.
Answer inquiries provided by patients.
Prepare patients, set up for procedures and assist dentist.
Sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays,

Provide postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist and record treatment information in patient records.
Expose Panoramic and Cephalometric x-rays.
Aide in fabrication and fit of orthodontic appliances such as retainers, wires, or bands.
Changed patients bands and tied in new wires with direction from orthodontist.
Take impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations as well as orthodontic appliances.
Pour, trim models for study casts and orthodontic appliances.

Assists Dr. Monica Mattson with numerous dental procedures and services
Great clients in a timely and welcoming manor
Lead clients to correct exam room and ensure their comfort
Review patient routers to ensure correctness in computer system

Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections
Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
Completed tooth impressions to support creation of accurate dental work to correct problems such as missing teeth.
Took patient X-rays and prepared them for review by dentist.
Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
Cleaned and sterilized instruments between patients to protect from infection risks.
Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.

Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping patient.
Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient’s mouth.
Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining cpr certification, emergency drug and oxygen supply, and emergency telephone directory.

Receive payment for dental services, schedule appointments, prepare bills and maintain records, manually or using a computer.
Making and Receiving Calls from Patients, managers or other businesses.
Complete sterilization process
Prepare invoices, reports, memos, letters, financial statements, other documents and meeting minutes, using word processing, spreadsheet, database, or presentation software.

Invisalign trained
Itero trained
Assisted with IV Sedation
Assisted Dentist in GIC and composite Restoratives

Handling test results including x-rays.
Office duties including document filing, scanning, and creation
Mixed alginate for Orthodontic study models as well as pour up the study casts.
Assisted Dentist in Orthodontic treatments and fit appliances for patients.

Schedule appointments and manage billing services
Complete insurance forms and maintain patients’ records
Dental Charting
Experienced in Eaglesoft dental software

Teach patients concerning proper use of toothbrushes and floss
Instruct patients on post-operative care
Perform a variety of office management tasks
Perform teeth cleaning procedures

Prepared treatment room for patients by following prescribed procedures.
Provided instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area.
Maintained patient appearance by cleaning and polishing removable appliances.
Helped dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining First Aid Certification.
Educated patients by giving oral hygiene and postoperative instructions.
Documented all dental care services by charting in patient records.
Followed to infection-control policies and protocols.

Greet and prepare patients for dental procedures
Pour, trim and polish study casts
Provide information to patients regarding plaque control and oral hygiene
Maintain inventory of dental supplies

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