Amaris Humphries
Charlotte
Summary
Certified Dental Assistant with hands-on experience. Skilled at chairside assisting, dental radiography, and building relationships with patients. Well-rounded knowledge of dentistry, and enthusiasm to bring a strong work ethic to an excellent dental practice.
Reliable dental assistant with a strong knowledge of dentistry practices. Well-rounded professional skilled in handling multiple tasks, including making dental impressions, sterilizing stations, and taking X-rays. Highly organized, with experience in charting and preparing patient treatment plans.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Office Manager's Assistant
Genesis Dentistry
Charlotte
03.2023 - 01.2024
- Automated office operations for managing client correspondence, payment schedules and data communications.
- Elevated customer satisfaction ratings by promptly resolving client and case issues.
- Oversaw receiving and organizing correspondence, answering and forwarding calls and creating business letters and records.
- Handled scheduling and managed timely and effective allocation of resources and calendars.
- Administered payroll and maintained proper documentation of employee personnel.
- Managed office budget to handle inventory, postage and vendor services.
- Interpreted and communicated work procedures and company policies to staff.
- Managed office inventory and placed new supply orders.
- Monitored payments due from clients and promptly contacted clients with past due payments.
Dental Assistant
Night and day dental
Charlotte
10.2022 - 03.2023
- Provided chair-side assistance during dental examinations and procedures to boost efficiency and calm nervous patients.
- Documented patient records with procedures performed and added notes taken to charts.
- Explained dental services and payment plans to help patients make informed decisions.
- Assisted dentist during examinations by retracting patient's cheeks and tongue.
- Educated patients on techniques to optimize oral hygiene, control plaque and protect teeth and gums.
- Followed dentists' directions for giving patients desensitizing agents to prepare for anesthetic administration.
- Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
- Built loyal patient following and retained return patients by providing empathetic and caring service.
- Entered patient data into dental records system and observed confidentiality rules to maintain patient privacy.
Dental Assistant Extern
Friendly Dental
Charlotte
03.2022 - 03.2022
- Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
- Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
- Educated patients on treatment procedures and post-procedure home care.
Education
Dental Assistant - Dental Assisting
Unity Dental Assisting School
Arizona 01-2022
Skills
- X-ray/ICE certification
- Sterilization procedures
- Cerec/ digital impressions
- Digital dental photography
- OSHA/ Sasha trained
- Knowledge of fabrication and design of temporaries
- CPR certification
- Payroll administration
- Inventory management
- Patient record management
- Scheduling coordination
- Clear oral/written communication
- Billing
Timeline
Office Manager's Assistant
Genesis Dentistry
03.2023 - 01.2024
Dental Assistant
Night and day dental
10.2022 - 03.2023
Dental Assistant Extern
Friendly Dental
03.2022 - 03.2022
Dental Assistant - Dental Assisting
Unity Dental Assisting School