Renae Rowland
Mountain Creek, Sunshine Coast,Queensland
Summary
Personal Attributes: To give 100% in my efforts to achieve the desired outcomes and successes in both my profession and personal life. Enthusiastic Pre-Service Teacher with practical experience in classroom management, lesson planning and curriculum development. Strengths include strong communication skills, creativity in teaching methodologies and adaptability to diverse learning styles. In previous roles, significant contributions made to enhancing student engagement through innovative educational techniques.
Resourceful Pre-Service Teacher known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in lesson planning, classroom management, and educational technology, ensuring diverse learning needs are met. Excel at communication, adaptability, and creativity, facilitating engaging learning experiences and fostering positive classroom environments.
Communication in previous employment: Excellent interpersonal skills and professional manner in dealing with colleagues, patients, families, other oral health professionals, and supervisors. Team Participation: Works cooperatively and effectively as an active team member in a multidisciplinary dental team to deliver quality, evidence-based oral health services.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Oral Health Therapist
Curry and Jorgensen Cosmetic Dentistry
Alexandra Headlands, QLD
05.2018 - 06.2023
- Promote oral health for the community by providing education and information on oral health, working with other health services and groups, such as schools, kindergartens, and early learning centers, to improve oral health, and promoting healthy eating and well-being.
- Working with patients with disabilities, including but not limited to autism, ADHD, dementia, and physical impairment, both in building a rapport and providing care, and understanding their medical history and the benefits for the patient.
- Work cooperatively and effectively with the team and clients, their families, community groups, and other health professionals.
- Provide periodontal assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based periodontal treatment for all ages.
- Collaborating with dentists, specialists, and other healthcare workers outside my scope of oral health therapy.
- Provided preventive and restorative dental care to patients of all ages.
- Educated patients on oral hygiene techniques and the importance of regular visits.
- Accurately and concisely record all patient interactions.
Oral Health Therapist
Queensland Health - Metro South Oral Health
Kingston
01.2009 - 01.2019
- Provide evidence based clinical dental treatment for children and adolescents aged from 0 years to 17 years including; comprehensive dental examinations and diagnosis, preventative dentistry procedures, restorative dentistry (including placement of stainless steel crowns), local anaesthesia, exodontia of primary teeth, pulp therapy of deciduous teeth, intra oral radiography, impressions and oral health promotion
- Provide periodontal assessment, periodontal diagnosis and evidence based periodontal treatment through all ages
- Promote oral health for the community by providing education and information on oral health, work with other health services and groups such as schools, refugees, 0 to 4 yr olds to improve their oral health
- Make appropriate referrals to dental officers, dental specialists and other health care workers, outside my scope of Oral Health Therapy
- Work cooperatively and effectively with the team and clients, their families, community groups, other health professionals, supervisors and students
- Accurately and concisely record all patient interaction as well as workload measurement statistics, to facilitate the analysis of service trends and services trends and service provision
- Provide administration duties including appointment making, taking phone calls, assisting the public to access MSOH services, data entry on ISOH and filing of charts
Oral Health Therapist
Platinum Orthodontics
12.2008 - 07.2009
- Provide Oral Health Therapy skills in Specialist Orthodontic care including preventative procedures, oral health education, and taking of Orthodontic records, orthodontic band sizing, undertaking orthodontic adjustments under Specialist Orthodontist supervision, orthodontic debanding and placement of fixed retainers
Receptionist/ Senior Dental Assistant
Suncoast Dental Practice
01.2004 - 02.2006
- Scheduled appointments for clients, customers, and other visitors.
- Performed data entry tasks into various computer systems accurately and promptly.
- Provided administrative support to staff members including typing letters, filing documents, and scanning and copying documents when necessary.
- Maintained an organized filing system of confidential client information in accordance with company policy.
- Provided excellent customer service at all times while interacting with both internal and external customers.
- Answered and directed incoming calls using multi-line telephone system.
- Served visitors by greeting, welcoming and directing to appropriate personnel.
- Scheduled and confirmed appointments and meetings for management team.
- Handled customer inquiries and complaints, providing timely and appropriate solutions.
- Greeted and directed visitors to appropriate departments or individuals, ensuring a welcoming environment.
- Provided administrative support to various departments, assisting with document preparation and data entry.
Education
Masters of Teaching - Primary
Griffith University
Gold Coast, QLD10.2024
Bachelor of Oral Health - Oral Health Therapy
University of the Sunshine Coast
QLD01.2008
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
University of the Sunshine Coast
QLD01.2005
Certificate III - Dental Assisting
Southbank Institute of Technology
Southbank, Brisbane01.1998
Year 12 certificate - Overall Position Certificate
Kawana State High School
Kawana, QLD01.1992
Skills
- IEP planning
- Cooperative Learning Experience
- Classroom Instruction
- Student Engagement
- knowledge of the Curriculum
- Communication
- Team Participation
- Personal Attributes
- Small Group Instruction
- Student rapport
- Creative lesson planning
- Student-Centered Learning
- Serving Diverse Communities
- Positive Role Model and Mentor
- Creative lesson plan development
- Family involvement
- Parent and student communication
- Classroom Management
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Interactive teaching and learning
- Clear public speaking skills
- Motivating students
- Excellent classroom management
- Behavior Management
- Lesson Planning
- Special Needs Students
- Flexible and adaptive
- Alternative Learning Methods
- Child Development
- Learning Strategies
- Critical Thinking
- Social-emotional learning
References
- Dr Peter Jorgensen, Advanced Oral Health Therapist, Kingston Oral Health Centre, 07 3412 7205, julie.johnson4@health.qld.gov.au
- Mrs Julie Johnson, Consultant Oral Health Therapist, Kingston Oral Health Centre, 07 3412 7206, Margaret.Pukallus@health.qld.gov.au
- Margaret Pukallus, Specialist Paediatric Dentist, Kingston Oral Health Centre, 07 3412 7200, Sonali.Mistry@health.qld.gov.au
Extracurricular Activities
Time with Family and friends Touch Football Yoga Surfing Being on the beach
Registrationsmemberships
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, DEN0001652934, 01/01/08 - Current
- Radiation Licence (Intra Oral Radiography), 01/01/09 - Current
- Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapist Association, 01/01/06 - 01/01/18
- DHAA (includes dental hygiene protection), 01/01/18 - Current
Skillsstrengthssummary
Contemporary knowledge and advanced skills in the provision of oral health services within the scope of oral health therapy and commitment to ongoing professional development and mentorship., Excellent interpersonal skills and professional manner dealing with colleagues, patients, families, other oral health professionals and supervisors., Works cooperatively and effectively as an active team member in a multidisciplinary dental team to deliver quality evidence based oral health services., To give 100% in my efforts to achieve the desired outcomes and successes in both my profession and personal life.
Affiliations
- Netball, Surfing
- Going to the beach with my children and our dog Humbug.
- Socialising with friends and family with my children.
Timeline
Oral Health Therapist
Curry and Jorgensen Cosmetic Dentistry
05.2018 - 06.2023
Oral Health Therapist
Queensland Health - Metro South Oral Health
01.2009 - 01.2019
Oral Health Therapist
Platinum Orthodontics
12.2008 - 07.2009
Receptionist/ Senior Dental Assistant
Suncoast Dental Practice
01.2004 - 02.2006
Masters of Teaching - Primary
Griffith University
Bachelor of Oral Health - Oral Health Therapy
University of the Sunshine Coast
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
University of the Sunshine Coast
Certificate III - Dental Assisting
Southbank Institute of Technology
Year 12 certificate - Overall Position Certificate
Kawana State High School
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