Nina Eldridge

• Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
• Maintained a clean and sterile work environment to prevent cross-contamination and infection.
• Prepared patient and assisted dentist and anaesthetist during twilight sedation treatments.
• Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
• Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
• Assisted dentists with complex procedures, ensuring optimal patient care and treatment outcomes.
• Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
• Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
• Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
• Managed inventory of dental supplies, reducing waste and optimizing resource allocation.
• Focus on building a good rapport through excellent communication skills and a friendly demeanor with all patients and staff.

• Answered phones and managed appointments
• Assisted with reception duties
• Set up examination room and dental trays
• Assisted four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties
• Assisted at the Sunshine Coast Private Hospital Day Surgery and Redcliffe Private Hospital
• Mixed compounds
• Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records
• Assisted in dental emergencies when necessary
• Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and plaque control procedures
• Sterilized and disinfected instruments and work areas in accordance with protocol.

• Answered phones and managed appointments
• Set up patient treatment contracts
• Assisted with Cone Beam X-rays
• Set up examination room and dental trays
• Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records
• Sterilized and disinfected instruments and work areas in accordance with protocol
• Took patients impressions for retainers and appliances
• Consulted patients with sleep apnoea and setting them up with a take home sleeping device.

Sunshine Coast institute of TAFE Awarded outstanding achievement award 2013.

• Answered phones and managed appointments
• Assisted in all aspects of starting a new business including business marking manager
• Treatment co-ordinate in all aspects of patients treatment from planning, to treatment process and contracts
• Stock ordering control
• Set up examination room and dental trays in preparation for examinations and procedures
• Successfully assisted the dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties
• Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records
• Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and plaque control procedures
• Worked closely with patients before, during and after dental procedures
• Sterilized and disinfected instruments and work areas in accordance with protocol
• Confirmed patient insurance benefits and checked claim statuses
• Took patient impressions for retainers and appliances
• Instructed patients on dental hygiene practices such as proper tooth-brushing and flossing techniques with braces
• Consulted patients about proper nutrition and self-care programs
• Regularly attended dental society and treatment team meetings and in-service trainings to continuously learn about best practices.

• Answered phones and scheduled appointments
• Set up examination room and dental trays
• Assisted with four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties
• Alerted other staff when patients arrived and prepared records for dentist review
• Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records
• Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and plaque control procedures
• Worked closely with patients before, during and after dental procedures
• Prepared dental materials including cements
• Cleaned and disinfected instruments and work areas in accordance with protocol
• Took patient impressions for retainers and appliances
• Instructed patients on dental hygiene practices such as proper tooth-brushing and flossing techniques
• X-ray tracing and imaging presentation.

• Answered phones and managed appointments
• Set up examination room and dental trays
• Assisted with four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties
• Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records
• Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and plaque control procedures
• Worked closely with patients before, during and after dental procedures
• Competently prepared dental materials including cements, and composites
• Sterilized and disinfected instruments and work areas in accordance with protocol
• Instructed patients on dental hygiene practices such as proper tooth-brushing and flossing techniques with braces.

• Answered phones and managed appointments
• Set up examination room and dental trays
• Assisted with four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties
• Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records
• Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and plaque control procedures
• Worked closely with patients before, during and after dental procedures
• Competently prepared dental materials including cements, and composites
• Sterilized and disinfected instruments and work areas in accordance with protocol
• Took patient impressions for retainers and appliances
• Scanned and traced OPG and Lateral Ceph X-rays.

• Answered phones and managed appointments
• Set up examination room and dental trays in preparation for examinations and procedures
• Assisted with four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties
• Accurately recorded treatment information in patient records
• Educated patients about proper oral hygiene and plaque control procedures
• Worked closely with patients before, during and after dental procedures
• Prepared dental materials including cements and composites
• Sterilized and disinfected instruments and work areas in accordance with protocol
• Took patient impressions for retainers and appliances
• Instructed patients on dental hygiene practices such as proper tooth-brushing and flossing techniques with braces
• Competently exposed, developed and mounted dental x-rays (both intraoral and extraoral).