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SAMANTHA CURRIE
Boronia,VIC
Summary
I am a dedicated and compassionate workplace professional with proven expertise in clinical and administrative support roles, demonstrating exceptional organisational skills and the ability to excel in fast-paced environments. I am committed to delivering high-quality care while managing multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery. A passion for continuous learning drives within a healthcare or coordination environment shows my proactive approach to professional development, enhancing personal growth and workplace contributions. With an extensive background in dentistry, I also have a strong desire in interior design and project coordination, bringing a well-rounded skill set, creativity and innovation.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Assistant
Perio Specialist Studio
Blackburn, VIC
08.2025 - Current
- Chair-side assisting for periodontics and endodontics
- Sterilisation
- OPG and CBCT
- Correspondence letters
- Administrative tasks
- Reception when required
- Working closely alongside managers to improve workplace systems
- Reception/clinical role for ensuring smooth day-to-day runnings
Oral Surgery Assistant to Dr Adam Rosenberg
Perio Centre
09.2022 - 08.2025
- Chair-side assisting
- Sterilisation
- Intra oral scanning and patient photos
- CBCT, OPG, Ceph and PAs
- Reception duties
- Sterile set-ups
- Offsite packing and transporting of instruments
- Ordering consumables and consignment
- Scout / Scrub nursing - surgical notes, patient tracking/data entry, pre and post operative instructions, assisting all types of surgical procedures
- Training junior staff
- Daily preparation of all patient surgeries. Ensuring complete knowledge of consented treatment, previous communication / correspondence and upcoming procedures. Confirming no details are missed before surgery.
- Effectively plan and coordinate hospital general anaesthetic days at The Avenue and Masada
- Planning, preparing, travelling and running surgery days in Wodonga once a month for 3 days
Dental Assistant / Head Nurse
Vogue Dental Studios
01.2020 - 09.2022
- Chair-side assisting
- Sterilisation
- Intra oral scanning and patient photos
- OPG, Ceph and PAs
- Reception duties
- Equipment and infection control managing
- Running monthly nurse meetings and implementing new protocols
Dental Assistant
Boronia Dentist
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Chair-side assisting
- Sterilisation
- Reception duties - taking payments, booking appointments, answering phone calls and booking appointments
Trainee Dental Assistant
One Smile Knox
01.2018 - 06.2019
- Chair-side assisting
- Sterilisation
Education
DEN04 & DEN05 -
01-2023
Certificate 4 - Oral Health Promotion & Radiography
01-2021
Diploma - Health Science
01-2021
Certificate 3 - Dental Assisting
01-2020
Completed VCE - undefined
01-2018
Skills
- Reception duties including incoming calls and billing
- Customer service
- Patient care before and after procedures
- General anaesthetic, scout and scrub
- Correspondence
- Effective time management
- Sterilisation and infection control proficiency
- Taking CBCT, OPG and PAs
- Intra oral scanning and photos
- Preparing and planning surgical days
- Strong ability to work in a team and individually
- Training junior staff
- Thrive in fast-paced environments
- Multitasking
- Prioritise tasks accordingly
- Data confidentiality
- Strong organisation
- Administrative duties
- Fast learner
- Strong problem solver
- Decision-making
- Relationship building
- Computer proficiency
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
Certification
- Cynergex Group - First Aid / CPR
- Management of Medical Emergencies in the dental practise including IV sedation
- Completed December 2024
- ADA Victoria
- Infection Prevention and Control Education
- Completed June 2025
Languages
English
Timeline
Senior Assistant
Perio Specialist Studio
08.2025 - Current
Oral Surgery Assistant to Dr Adam Rosenberg
Perio Centre
09.2022 - 08.2025
Dental Assistant / Head Nurse
Vogue Dental Studios
01.2020 - 09.2022
Dental Assistant
Boronia Dentist
06.2019 - 12.2019
Trainee Dental Assistant
One Smile Knox
01.2018 - 06.2019