Passionate Dental Hygienist

Skills
• Utilize high ethical standards in managing disease prevention through non-surgical treatment by advanced hand instrumentation, ultrasonic scaling, root planing, and gingival curettage
• Provide flexible treatment approach to patients with disabilities, medically compromised, socioeconomic, multicultural and ethnic background and diversity
• Implement new technologies and maintain current knowledge of soft tissue management
• Ensure patient comfort in administration of local anesthesia and nitrous oxide sedation
• Proficient in detecting head and neck abnormalities and TMJ issues
• Motivate patients to use a variety of oral-physiotherapy aides accordingly
• Proficient in placement of Arestin and Perio Chip
• Fluent in Dentrix software and digital radiographs
• Utilize intraoral camera for patient education
• Chart conditions of tooth decay and disease for dentist diagnosis
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Utilize team approach to dental care

Experience

Bellflower Cosmetic Dentistry– Bellflower, California July 2013- Present
• Serve as a Registered Dental Hygienist
• Perform all the skills mentioned above

Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County October 2013- Present
• Perform dental hygiene screenings to local communities and elementary schools throughout Orange County
• Dental Screening and fluoride applications for children ages 0-5
• Dental Screening and sealant applications for elementary students
• Promote oral health education to parents and address any concerns the parents have regarding their child
• Refer parents and children to dental homes

Livingstone CDC- Stanton, California March 2014- Present
• Serve as a volunteer Registered Dental Hygienist in a community medical clinic, providing dental care for the underprivileged, homeless, and uninsured

Center for Advanced Dental Care- Long Beach, California January 2014
• Served as a Temporary Registered Dental Hygienist
• Performed all of the skills mentioned above

E-mail
Locked
Phone Number
Locked

Education

Student Dental Hygienist @ Cypress College Dental Hygiene Program
Sep 2011 — May 2013

Cypress College Dental Hygiene Clinic- Cypress, California 2011-2013
• Served as a dental hygiene student providing high quality dental hygiene clinical care and patient management
• Recorded and reviewed patient medical history
• Removed calculus deposits and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gingival tissue, using hand instrumentation
• Evaluated tissue, using a probe, to locate and record periodontal recessed gums and signs of periodontal disease
• Applied fluorides and other preventative agents to arrest dental decay
• Provided lesson plans for all ages in the community

Certifications & Licenses

Registered Dental Hygienist by the Dental Hygiene Committee of California, License 27445
June 2013 – Present

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification by Red Cross
January 2013 – January 2015

Contact Candidate

Login or purchase this resume contact details.
Purchase