THOMAS YAW BOATENG
Kumasi
Summary
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Hands-on training in dental radiography, chairside assisting and front office administrative duties. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Talented Dental Assistant with 3 years of experience working with dental staff to treat patients. Skilled at taking dental x-rays, preparing dental impressions and assisting dental hygienists and dentists. Expert at creating and maintaining clean and sterile environments.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Assistant
Holy Family Hospital, Techiman - Ghana
05.2020 - 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.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for aprocedures daily.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Assisted dentists, hygienists and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment, before and after treatment.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Prepared comprehensive radiological images, allowing supervisory dental staff to spot cavities, tooth decay and areas needing treatment.
- Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Educated patients on postoperative care and best practices for protecting dental work and boosting healing process.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Booked patient appointments and managed treatment details using MS Excel and industry-standard registration software.
- Assisted dentist with paperwork and billing protocol for both routine and less common procedures.
Dental Assistant
New Vision Dental Clinic, North Legon
11.2019 - 04.2020
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Prepared rooms for patient treatment by cleaning and sterilizing tools and equipment, before and after treatment.
- Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids, adding water and mixing materials for fillings, casts and impressions.
- Staged tray for procedures by arranging dental instruments and equipment.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Scheduled appointments, prepared bills and received payment for dental services by completing insurance forms, verifying insurance information and maintaining records.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Educated patients on postoperative care and best practices for protecting dental work and boosting healing process.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
Dental Assistant
Shai Osudoku District Hospital, NSS, Suntreso Government Hospital, KNUST Hospital
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures and oral surgery.
- Sanitized trays, instruments and surfaces for clean dental office setting and patient safety.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Sterilized rooms and prepped equipment and instruments for procedures daily.
- Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
- Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
- Prepared and arranged instruments, medications and required materials for dental procedures.
- Prepared patient X-rays and images for review by dentist.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges and other dental prosthetics.
- Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control and postoperative instructions.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.
- Educated patients on postoperative care and best practices for protecting dental work and boosting healing process.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse.
- Taught patients strategies for boosting oral hygiene, controlling plaque and protecting tooth enamel from long-term damage.
Librarian
St. Anthony International School
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Managed reserve desk collection of reference materials.
- Assisted students in locating and using library resources and assisted teachers with materials needed to enrich classroom instruction.
- Set schedules for student workers and monitored activities.
Education
Diploma - Dental Assisting
College of Health and wellbeing
Kintampo 06.2018
WASSCE Certificate - General Science
St. Hubert Seminary Senior High
Santasi04.2014
Skills
- Advising and Educating Patients
- Emergency Dental Care
- Advising Patients
- Disinfection and Sterilization
- Instrument Tray Preparation
- Treatment Room Preparation
- Postoperative Care Instructions
- Oral Hygiene Techniques
- Taking X-Rays
- Patient Schedule Management
- Disinfecting Rooms and Equipment
- Equipment and Instrument Sterilizatoin
- Infection Control Proficiency
- Scaling and Root Planing
- Autoclave Operation
- Preoperative Care
- Rubber Dam Placement
Languages
English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Timeline
Dental Assistant
Holy Family Hospital, Techiman - Ghana
05.2020 - Current
Dental Assistant
New Vision Dental Clinic, North Legon
11.2019 - 04.2020
Dental Assistant
Shai Osudoku District Hospital, NSS, Suntreso Government Hospital, KNUST Hospital
09.2018 - 08.2019
Librarian
St. Anthony International School
01.2014 - 01.2015
Diploma - Dental Assisting
College of Health and wellbeing
WASSCE Certificate - General Science
St. Hubert Seminary Senior High
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