Alejandra Rodriguez
Gold Coast,QLD
Summary
Diligent and hard-working candidate with an eagerness to learn new skills andccontribute to help build, operate and maintain the high-quality standards of the nbn™ network.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Broadbeach Dental Practice
12.2021 - Current
- Cleaned and sanitised dental tools, equipment, and treatment rooms to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilised rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for daily procedures
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Develop x-rays
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
- Monitored patient comfort and safety during dental procedures.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
Dental Nurse
Dra Camila Piedrahita
07.2011 - 08.2019
- Assisted dentist in charting patient dental anatomy, pathology and screening to enable delivery of dental treatment.
- Maintained adequate stock of emergency medications, dental materials and instruments to deliver high-quality patient care.
- Followed practice procedures and protocols to maintain patient confidentiality.
- Operated equipment and machinery in accordance with manufacturer recommendations to maintain good working order.
- Taught patients oral hygiene strategies and offered nutritional counselling to maintain oral health.
- Worked closely with surgeons and anaesthesia care providers to guide patient safely through postoperative period.
- Utilised knowledge of established professional nursing concepts and principles of practices to determine and assess medical needs of patients.
- Coordinated nursing care with pre-operative team to achieve defined patient outcomes.
- Captured patients' dental radiographs and provided to dentist for interpretation and diagnosis.
- Applied fluoride and dental sealants to protect patients' teeth from decay.
- Correctly administered local anaesthetic and adjunctive therapies such as fluoride treatments and irrigation.
- Screened patients for signs of oral cancer, lesions, or disease by visually and manually inspecting mouth and gums.
- Maintained accurate medical and dental records by documenting important patient data.
- Exposed, developed, and mounted both intraoral and extraoral dental x-rays.
Education
Diploma of Dental Nursing -
Autonomous University of Manziales
Colombia 12.2010
Skills
- Strong customer service skills
- Highly organised
- Strong work ethic
- Ability to follow instructions
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Broadbeach Dental Practice
12.2021 - Current
Dental Nurse
Dra Camila Piedrahita
07.2011 - 08.2019
Diploma of Dental Nursing -
Autonomous University of Manziales