Manisha
Wellington,Lower Hutt
Summary
Reliable Dental Assistant with seven months of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with dental procedures. Expert in assisting with four-hand procedures, setting up exam rooms, taking dental radiographs, and preparing materials for impressions or restorations. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Lecturer
BJS Dental College, Hospital & Research Institute
07.2022 - 08.2023
- Greeted patients upon arrival to office and helped prepare for surgeries.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Prepared bitewing, panoramic and periapical radiological images to spot cavities, decay and problem areas needing treatment.
- Maintained and managed patient records in compliance with security regulations.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Educated patients prior to surgery regarding what to expect, how to treat pain and which side effects could occur.
- Prepared surgical area by ensuring that all necessary dental instruments were sterilized and patients were ready.
- Successfully assisted senior dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Assisted in management of medical or dental emergencies.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Educated patients on postoperative care, including how to protect dental work and boost healing.
- Booking an appointment for the patients.
- Scheduled, rescheduled and handled cancelled appointments for patients.
Dental Assistant
Bhawandeep Dental Clinic
09.2018 - 03.2019
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Performed general chair-side duties to assist with various procedures, including general, endo and oral surgery.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials, including cement, composites and impression materials.
- Managed office schedules and calendars to coordinate administrative planning and execution.
- Booked appointments for patients
- Sterilized dental chair and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
- Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Assisted dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies .
- Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Educated patients on postoperative care, including how to protect dental work and boost healing.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Taught patients successful strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting gums and tooth enamel from damage.
- Assisted dentists, hygienist, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Verified proper operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions and calling for repairs.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Booked appointments for patients.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Documented patients' dental health information, medical history and vital signs.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Provided diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Completed tooth impressions to support creation of accurate dental work to correct problems such as missing teeth.
- Administered sealing compounds and protective coatings to boost tooth enamel strength and minimize cavity risk.
Education
Master of Dental Surgery - Periodontology
Dasmesh Institute of Research & Dental Sciences
Faridkot, Punjab, India06.2022
Bachelor of Dental Surgery - Dentistry
Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research
Ferozepur, Punjab, India06.2017
Skills
- Multitasking abilities
- Excellent work ethic
- Responsible
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Teamwork
- Insurance billing
- Patient Relations
- Infection Control Proficiency
- Dental radiography
- Equipment sterilization
- Full Mouth Radiographs
- Dental office administration
- Patient intake procedures
- Dental staff assistance
- Oral surgery
REFEREES
Referees available on request
Timeline
Senior Lecturer
BJS Dental College, Hospital & Research Institute
07.2022 - 08.2023
Dental Assistant
Bhawandeep Dental Clinic
09.2018 - 03.2019
Master of Dental Surgery - Periodontology
Dasmesh Institute of Research & Dental Sciences
Bachelor of Dental Surgery - Dentistry
Genesis Institute of Dental Sciences & Research
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