Maleeha Zafar Khan

Recent Work Experience:

- entering data on a CRM from ballot papers mirrored on screen
- accuracy was a high priority rather than speed as data from ballot papers were case sensitive

01/03/2023 - 30/03/2023
Employment type – Full time
Number of hours worked per week: 9am-5pm

130 hours per week
Percentage: 30% admin 70% chairside
Duties involved:

Patient care: Greeting patients for treatment

Sterilisation:

1. Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising instruments and surfaces.

2. Following infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines.

3. Ensuring the clinic maintains high hygiene standards.

Admin support, Inventory and equipment maintenance:

1. Ensuring all rooms are sanitised and clean

2. Ensuring all dental machines are clean and ready for the next day

3. Ensuring dental equipment is maintained and functioning properly.

Compliance and Safety:

• Adhering to Australian Dental Association (ADA) and AHPRA regulations.
• Understanding and following workplace health and safety (WHS) protocols.

01/04/2023-30/05/2023
Employment type – Part time -09am-2pm

200 hours total work
80% chair side & 20% admin

19/06/02023-20/06/2023
Employment type – Casual
20 Hours total work
100% Chairside

01/07/2023-30/09/2023

Full time - Work Experience

400 Hours of total work

10% Admin 90% Chairside

Duties Involved:

- Training and learning with specialised dentists - periodontists working in: furcation, bone grafting, implants and osseous surgery.

- Preparing the dental chair and treatment areas

-Assisting the dentist during procedures (e.g., handing instruments, suctioning).

- Taking and processing dental X-rays

- Greeting and preparing patients for treatment.

- Supporting anxious patients and helping maintain their comfort during procedures.

- Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising instruments and surfaces.
- Following infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines.
- Ensuring the clinic maintains high hygiene standards.

- Training in processing payments and managing invoices

- Monitoring stock levels and ordering supplies.
- Ensuring dental equipment is maintained and functioning properly.

- Adhering to Australian Dental Association (ADA) and AHPRA regulations.
- Understanding and following workplace health and safety (WHS) protocols.

01-10-2023 to 30-11-2023

260 hours of total work

Full time - Contract

10% admin 90% chairside

Duties involved:

Chairside assistance including:

- Preparing the dental chair and treatment areas.
- Assisting the dentist during procedures (e.g., handing instruments, suctioning).
- Mixing materials like dental cement, fillings, or impressions.
- Taking and processing dental X-rays.

- Greeting and preparing patients for treatment.

- Supporting anxious patients and helping maintain their comfort during procedures.

- Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising instruments and surfaces.
- Following infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines.
- Ensuring the clinic maintains high hygiene standards.

- Ensuring each dental machine is sterilised and clean ready for each day.

- Some admin work was carried out including: processing payments and managing invoices including scan and photocopying and filing.

- Ensuring dental equipment is maintained and functioning properly.

- Adhering to Australian Dental Association (ADA) and AHPRA regulations.
- Understanding and following workplace health and safety (WHS) protocols.

01-12-2023 - 21-12-2023

Full time hours

100 hours of total work

100% chairside

Duties include:

- Mostly helping the hygienist in scale/clean and fillings.

- Preparing the dental chair and treatment areas.
- Assisting the dentist during procedures (e.g., handing instruments, suctioning).
- Taking and processing dental X-rays

- Greeting and preparing patients for treatment.
- Supporting anxious patients and helping maintain their comfort during procedures

- Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising instruments and surfaces.
- Following infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines.
- Ensuring the clinic maintains high hygiene standards.

- Ensuring each dental machine and dental room is clean and sterilised.

- Monitoring stock levels and ordering supplies.
- Ensuring dental equipment is maintained and functioning properly.

- Adhering to Australian Dental Association (ADA) and AHPRA regulations.
- Understanding and following workplace health and safety (WHS) protocols.

14-01-2024 - 01-03-2024

200 hours total work

3 days per week - Part time

100% chairside

Duties involved:

• Preparing the dental chair and treatment areas.
• Assisting the dentist during procedures (e.g., handing instruments, suctioning).
• Mixing materials like dental cement, fillings, or impressions.
• Taking and processing dental X-rays
• Greeting and preparing patients for treatment.
• Explaining procedures and post-treatment care to patients.
• Supporting anxious patients and helping maintain their comfort during procedures.
• Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising instruments and surfaces.
• Following infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines.
• Ensuring the clinic maintains high hygiene standards.
• Training in procedure of processing payments and managing invoices
• Monitoring stock levels and ordering supplies.
• Ensuring dental equipment is maintained and functioning properly.
• Adhering to Australian Dental Association (ADA) and AHPRA regulations.
• Understanding and following workplace health and safety (WHS) protocols.

Volunteer work experience

01-04-2023 to 15-04-2023

Full time - 9am-5pm

70 Hours of total work

100% chairside

• Preparing the dental chair and treatment areas.
• Assisting the dentist during procedures (e.g., handing instruments, suctioning).
• Mixing materials like dental cement, fillings, or impressions.
• Taking and processing dental X-rays
• Greeting and preparing patients for treatment.
• Explaining procedures and post-treatment care to patients.
• Supporting anxious patients and helping maintain their comfort during procedures.
• Cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilising instruments and surfaces.
• Following infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines.
• Ensuring the clinic maintains high hygiene standards.
• Monitoring stock levels and ordering supplies.
• Ensuring dental equipment is maintained and functioning properly.
• Adhering to Australian Dental Association (ADA) and AHPRA regulations.
• Understanding and following workplace health and safety (WHS) protocols.