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Maria Luisa Martinez

Chicago Ridge

Summary

Good work ethic, fast paced and also willing to learn and help others. Great personality loves to smile and make a great atmosphere. Most importantly I am a team player.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Dental Assistant

Cross Country Staffing /Stroger
06.2024 - Current
  • Taking Dental radiographs due to my extensive knowledge in radiographs. (Panoramic, CBCT, Ceph, and periapical.
  • Cleaning and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked.
  • Assisting Oral surgery doctors during procedures (simple extractions and surgical. Assisting for implants cases, and sedation cases.
  • Assisting Orthodontist doctor with bracket adjustments, impressions.
  • Taking vitals and accu checks.
  • Assisting doctors, front desk and patient with Spanish translating.
  • Setting up surgical trays and extraction sets, biopsy, implants.

Dental Assistant/Temp Worker

Kore Sae/Stroger Hospital
03.2022 - 12.2023
  • Sanitized equipment, cleaned treatment rooms and restocked supplies after each patient's treatment to maintain cleanliness and prepare for next patient.
  • Took bitewing, periapical, panoramic/ CBCT, and occlusal X-rays and prepared for dentists to review.
  • Laid out dental instruments and equipment before procedures.
  • Assisted in General Anesthesia procedures.

Dental Xray Tech

UIC College of Dentistry
08.2013 - 02.2022
  • Evaluating and showing students the proper technical technique while altering teaching base on the competencies
  • Be attentive, devoted, punctual on my profession, well organized, and communication
  • I have taught with analog film, digtal plates, and dexis sensor
  • Fast pased enviroment
  • Panoramic xrays I also know how to take.

Dental Assistant /Front Desk

Precision Dental Care
06.2011 - 07.2013
  • Assisted the Doctor with general dentistry, taking x-rays, taking and pouring impressions
  • Scheduling, answering phones, and verifying insurances.

Dental Assistant

Family Dental Care
02.2008 - 11.2010

Dental Assistant

O'Donnell Dental Care
03.2007 - 10.2008
  • Assisted both the Doctor and Hygienist multiple procedures
  • Experience with the following procedures Root Canals,Crowns, Surgical extractions etc
  • As well as working front desk answering phone lines logging patients and pulling charts.

Education

GED -

St Augustine
11-2009

Skills

  • Certified Coronal Polishing/ Sealants
  • Dental Xray technician
  • English
  • Spanish
  • CPR certification
  • Coronal polishing/Sealant Certification

Timeline

Dental Assistant

Cross Country Staffing /Stroger
06.2024 - Current

Dental Assistant/Temp Worker

Kore Sae/Stroger Hospital
03.2022 - 12.2023

Dental Xray Tech

UIC College of Dentistry
08.2013 - 02.2022

Dental Assistant /Front Desk

Precision Dental Care
06.2011 - 07.2013

Dental Assistant

Family Dental Care
02.2008 - 11.2010

Dental Assistant

O'Donnell Dental Care
03.2007 - 10.2008

GED -

St Augustine
Maria Luisa Martinez