Vaishali Ravichandran
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
Reliable Dental Assistant with 4 years of experience in chair side dental assisting. Demonstrated experience in 4 handed dentistry, setting up exam rooms, infection control and sterilization, taking dental radiographs and impressions. Team-focused worker with commitment to providing exceptional care to all patients. Excellent communication and administrative skills.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Wyndham Village Dental
09.2023 - Current
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties
- Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
- Documented patients' health information, medical history in electronic and physical formats
- Created dental impressions, models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads
Dentist
Karuna Trust, Government Primary Health Centre
09.2019 - 11.2021
- Performed all the clinical duties of a dentist at a Government Primary Health Care Centre
- Performed diagnosis, treatment planning, restorations, root canal therapy, x-rays, extraction, oral prophylaxis, rehabilitation, insertion of prosthesis
- Managed appointments, maintained records and ensured patient follow up
- Managed a small team of allied health staff and ensured adherence to all infection control protocols
- Planned and implemented community outreach activities for oral health promotion
- Increased patient turn-over by 3 folds and achieved 95% patient satisfaction (Source: HMIS and PHC feedback register)
- Contact : -Venkat Chekuri, Secretary, Karuna Trust venkatchekuri.kt@gmail.com
Program Manager and Infosys Public Health Fellow
Karuna Trust
09.2019 - 11.2021
- Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects and workstreams.
- Designed and implemented evidence-based strategies to improve primary health care delivery and address health inequities
- Successfully planned and executed multiple concurrent Health projects, driving the end-to-end functioning and development of 30 Primary health centres
- Raised funds equivalent to approximately 3,000,000 AUD (in INR) for the organization 's healthcare projects and COVID-19 relief efforts
- Actively involved in COVID-19 management, planning and policy advocacy, training and capacity building of health staff
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
Dentist
Sai Smile Dental Care
08.2016 - 05.2017
- Performed diagnosis and treatment planning, Provided chairside assistance to general dentist and specialists
- Prepared and maintained the procedure room before and after procedures, Maintained dental instruments to the highest quality and performed sterilization and disinfection
- Streamlined patient record management and follow up
- Managed appointments, stocks and inventory at the clinic, collaborated with suppliers to place order for dental consumables
- Prepared dental models and liaised with dental technicians for fabrication of prosthesis
- Performed oral prophylaxis, restorations, X-rays, Crown preparation, crown fixing
- Performed surgical procedures including extraction, suture removal and curettage
- Contact : -Dr Keerthikanth +91 9886880306
Education
Graduate Certificate in Epidemiology Intelligence -
Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC11.2024
Master of Public Health -
Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH)
Hyderabad, India08.2019
Bachelor of Dental Surgery -
Sree Balaji Dental College And Hospital
Chennai, India08.2015
Skills
- Chairside dental assistance
- Four-handed dentistry
- Anaesthetic administration
- Infection control, Disinfection and Sterilization
- Taking Medical and Dental Histories
- Impression Taking and Fabrication of dental models
- X-Ray Processing
- Written and verbal communication
- Medical records management
- Front office administration
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Electronic Charting
Languages
English
Full Professional
Tamil
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Professional Working
Kannada
Professional Working
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Wyndham Village Dental
09.2023 - Current
Dentist
Karuna Trust, Government Primary Health Centre
09.2019 - 11.2021
Program Manager and Infosys Public Health Fellow
Karuna Trust
09.2019 - 11.2021
Dentist
Sai Smile Dental Care
08.2016 - 05.2017
Graduate Certificate in Epidemiology Intelligence -
Deakin University
Master of Public Health -
Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH)
Bachelor of Dental Surgery -
Sree Balaji Dental College And Hospital
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