Maria Camila Barco
North Charleston
Summary
Experienced dental assistant with a friendly and upbeat demeanor, committed to fostering strong patient relationships and ensuring utmost comfort during dental procedures. Skilled in restorative procedures, root canals, oral surgery, and orthodontics. Collaborative team player excelling in clear communication and effective time management, consistently contributing to a seamless workflow.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Orthodontic Assistant
Tend
10.2022 - 09.2024
- Inbrace Certified
- Promoted oral health among patients thorough instruction on proper hygiene techniques, specific to their orthodontic appliances.
- Documented progress notes accurately after each appointment, ensuring a complete and organized patient record for future reference.
- Improved patient comfort by providing educational materials and answering questions regarding orthodontic procedures.
- Monitored inventory levels of clinical supplies regularly, ordering replacements proactively to avoid shortages or delays in treatment delivery.
- Facilitated effective communication between orthodontist and referring dentists, ensuring seamless coordination of care across providers.
- Prepared dental equipment and materials for orthodontic procedures, ensuring optimal readiness for efficient appointments.
Dental Assistant
Tend
06.2021 - 10.2022
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment.
- 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, crowns, casts and impressions.
- Assisted dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Administered desensitizing agents by applying numbing gel to prepare patients for anesthetic injections.
Dental Assistant
Presidental Care
04.2017 - 05.2021
- Assisted dentists in permanent and temporary restorative procedures, including applying dental fillings, placing temporary crowns, seating permanent crowns, Root Canals, Orthodontics and Oral surgery.
- Educated patients on postoperative and general oral health care.
- Prepared patients for dental procedures and treatment by greeting warmly, explaining procedure detail and calming anxious patients.
- Took patient blood pressure, pulse and temperature and accurately recorded results in patient charts.
- Created bitewing, panoramic and periapical X-ray images for dentist to review.
- Gathered and reviewed patient records, data and health history to share with dentists for quick and accurate patient assessments, diagnoses and treatment.
Education
Dental Hygenist And Dental Assistant -
Instituto Inec
06.2016
High School Diploma -
Maria Auxiliadora
11.2014
Skills
- Effective Multitasking
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Chairside assistance
- X-Ray Imaging
- Equipment Sanitization
- Inventory management
- Orthodontic Bonding Techniques
- Itero Scanning Experience
- Invisalign Attachment Placement
- Postoperative Care Instructions
- Orthodontic patient follow-up
- Oral Surgery
- Lab Work
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Education
other,other
Work History
["Dental Assistants"]
Timeline
Orthodontic Assistant
Tend
10.2022 - 09.2024
Dental Assistant
Tend
06.2021 - 10.2022
Dental Assistant
Presidental Care
04.2017 - 05.2021
High School Diploma -
Maria Auxiliadora
Dental Hygenist And Dental Assistant -
Instituto Inec
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