Mary Pressley
Concord,NC
Summary
Dynamic Dental Assistant with extensive experience at Loveland Dental Group, skilled in creating crowns with Prime mill and scanner and proficient in dental radiography. Known for enhancing patient retention through exceptional communication and rapport-building. Certified in Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen sedation, committed to maintaining strict infection control and OSHA compliance for optimal patient care.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
Loveland Dental Group
12.2023 - 04.2025
- Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
- Create crowns using prime scanner/mill.
- Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
- Assisted dentists with complex procedures, ensuring optimal patient care and treatment outcomes.
- Certified in Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen sedation for Dental Auxiliaries
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
- Increased patient retention by building rapport through excellent communication skills and a friendly demeanor.
Dental Assistant
Bright Inspired Dentistry/ Patricia London DDS
07.1999 - 12.2023
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Increased patient retention by building rapport through excellent communication skills and a friendly demeanor.
Education
CDA -
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Salisbury, NC06-1997
High School Diploma -
Mt Pleasant High School
Mt Pleasant, NC06-1995
Skills
- Dental impressions, digital impressions with prime scanner
- OSHA regulations
- Dental radiography including CBCT
- Assisting in dental treatment including implants
- Create crowns and bridges with Prime Mill/Scanner
- Inventory management and ordering
- Infection control procedures
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Certified in Nitrous Oxide-Oxygen Sedation
- Professionalism and etiquette
- Knowledgeable in Open Dental
- HIPAA compliance
Certification
Dental Assistant
- Certified Dental Assistant (past) DA II (now)
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Loveland Dental Group
12.2023 - 04.2025
Dental Assistant
Bright Inspired Dentistry/ Patricia London DDS
07.1999 - 12.2023
CDA -
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
High School Diploma -
Mt Pleasant High School
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