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Use masks, gloves and safety glasses to protect themselves and their patients from infectious diseases. years.
Taking required Panoramic and Ceph X-rays of patient’s progress.
Organizing and cleaning of office materials and individual rooms.
Filing and completing paperwork for advertisement and medical letters.

Maintained team Productivity by organizing and restocking dental supplies.
Completed assessments by exposing dental diagnostic x-rays.
Fabricated temporary restorations using preliminary patient impressions.
Readied patients and work stations for procedures including organizing tools and supplies and answering.
Enhanced surgical outcomes by delivering thorough postoperative instructions.
Chair side assisting dental specialist of:

Assist dentist on finding the right tooth shades for patients doing crowns or bridge
Assist laboratory work: taking impressions, making teeth model based on the impressions.
Advise and instruct patients regarding preventive dental care, the causes and treatment of dental problems and oral health care services.
Provide clinical services, online consultation and health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients.
Prepare patient, sterilize and disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, and assist dentist during dental procedures.
Schedule appointments, prepare bills and receive payment for dental services, complete insurance forms, and maintain records.
Maintain the clinic clean, hygiene and disinfected.

Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.
Instruct patients in oral hygiene and plaque control programs.
Clean teeth, using dental instruments.
Schedule appointments, prepare bills and receive payment for dental services, complete insurance forms, and maintain records, manually or using computer.

Assist the endodontist in their practice and procedures.
Performing x-rays, and assisting before, during, and after a root canal.
Clean the patient’s mouth, pass tools to the dentist and monitor the patient’s wellbeing and comfort.
Have patient complete paper work and enter all pertinent patient information into practice management software, acquire the necessary signatures.
Verify insurance eligibility and frequencies per patient or family.
Enter the breakdown of benefits per employer.
Update computer system and sign with patient birthdays and any other current events.

Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist dentist during dental procedures
Use masks, gloves and safety glasses to protect ourselves and our patients from infectious diseases.
Place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and temporary restorations.
Make preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.
Fabricate and fit orthodontic appliances and materials for patients, such as retainers, wires, or bands.
Whiten teeth and fabricate whitening trays.

Review patient’s health history.
Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.
Update x-rays: Panorex, bitewings, periapical x-ray, and full mouth series.
Prepare patient for dental procedures.
Assist during dental procedures.
Educate and demonstrate oral hygiene to the patients, in areas they could improve on to help better or maintain their oral health.
Record the doctor’s treatment plan after he/she has assessed and diagnosed the patient.

Take digital scans, digital X-rays and photographs before, during and after treatment.
Look after clear aligners patients in treatment.
Fabricate temporary restorations or custom impressions from preliminary impressions.
Order and monitor dental supplies and equipment inventory.
Schedule appointments and receive payment for dental services, complete insurance forms, and maintain records using computer.

Efficiently manage patient care, office and laboratory duties. Also responsible for stocking up and ordering Dental inventory.
Expose and process dental X-Rays using the nomad and scanex. Pour impressions and trim models. Assist with extractions, impactions, fillings, stainless steel and zirconia crowns. Build a loyal patient following, was frequently requested by patients to serve as their dental assistant.
Able to assist during IV sedation cases and also laser treatments such as gingivectomy and biopsies.
Maintain a very clean, sterile and positive environment optimizing patient comfort and safety.

Provide clinical services or health education to improve and maintain the oral health of patients or the general public.
Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist dentist during dental procedures.
Expose dental diagnostic x-rays.
Record treatment information in patient records.
Provide postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist.
Assist dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies.
Apply protective coating of fluoride to teeth.

Assisted in providing all aspects of dental care including all routine laboratory functions
Assisted front desk with scheduling when necessary
Provided customer service daily including monthly on call rotation
CPR certified
Helped with infection control by sterilizing and disinfecting instruments

Greating the patients and setting up to start treatment
Assisting the dentist chair side whilst making sure the patient was comfortable while treatment was being conducted
Cleaning, set up and re stocking of surgeries
processing of x rays manually until automatic system was put into place
Documentation ie Charting and patient information was correct using titanium
Stock room was clean and new stock was marked off and rotated correctly with the current.
Reprocessing of instruments in a shared role, testing of sterilization equipment daily and other house keeping duties to make sure the steri room was kept running smoothly at all times during our shift.

dental assistant/receptionist