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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

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