Holland Hedrick
Trinity
Summary
Reliable Dental Assistant with 3.5 years of experience efficiently handling administrative tasks and assisting chairside with dental procedures. Expert in assisting with four-handed procedures, setting up exam rooms, taking dental radiographs, and preparing materials for restorative, oral surgery, orthodontic, endodontic, and prosthodontic procedures. Team-focused with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Waitress
G&N Rancho Family Restaurant
05.2017 - Current
- Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.
- Collaborated with kitchen staff to correctly update customers on unavailable dishes and wait times.
- Stayed up-to-date on menu changes to help customers make food choices.
- Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
- Kept server areas clean and stocked to increase efficiency while working tables.
- Used cash registers and credit card machines to cash out customers.
- Enlisted coworkers' assistance for multi-order delivery to avoid spilling or dropping food.
- Stored food in designated containers and storage areas to increase shelf life, improve kitchen organization and provide easy access during busy peak service times.
Dental Assistant
Jonathan Hunt DDS
11.2021 - 12.2024
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
- Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Entered patient data into computer system, adhering to strict privacy laws and maintaining high level of accuracy.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Managed inventory of dental supplies, reducing waste and optimizing resource allocation.
- Familiar with Open Dental, Dentrix, and Dexis software
- Experience using iTero and Primescan intraoral Scanners
- Placed Invisalign attachments and reviewed treatment instructions as well as homecare
Dental Assistant
Jesse Grimm’s Office
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Performed general chair-side duties to assist with various procedures, including general, endo and oral surgery.
- Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Booked patient appointments and managed treatment details using Dentrix software.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules by mentioning risks during pregnancy and applying lead aprons.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Educated patients on postoperative care and best practices for protecting dental work and boosting healing process.
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history and vital signs for future reference.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images using Namegrabber and SigmaImage for review by dentist.
- Supported dentists during procedures to restore teeth, like dental fillings and permanent or temporary crowns.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials, including cement, composites and impression materials.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Prepared and positioned patients for procedures by clipping dental napkins and placing patient safety devices.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for 10-15 procedures daily
Education
Certificate -
Piedmont Dental Assistants
Pleasant Garden, NC06.2021
High School Diploma -
Mount Calvary Christian School
Archdale, NC05.2018
Skills
- Customer Service
- Good listening skills
- Teamwork
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Adaptability
- Responsible
- Training & Development
Certification
- X-ray certified
- Completed NC state required courses for Medical Emergencies, Infection Control, and OSHA/HIPPA training
- CPR Certified
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Jonathan Hunt DDS
11.2021 - 12.2024
Dental Assistant
Jesse Grimm’s Office
04.2021 - 04.2022
Waitress
G&N Rancho Family Restaurant
05.2017 - Current
Certificate -
Piedmont Dental Assistants
High School Diploma -
Mount Calvary Christian School
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