Voula Poggas

Dental Assistant

Dr.l Sanders/Dr. Simona Bareket

07.2021 - 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.
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 [Number] procedures daily.
Prepared patient x-rays and images for dentist review.
Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
Assisted dentists, hygienists, and other personnel by handing appropriate tools and supplies needed for procedures.
Explained treatment procedures and instructed patients on home care guidelines.
Prepared and arranged instruments, medications, and required materials for dental procedures.
Documented patient dental health information, medical history, and vital signs for future reference.
Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
Took dental images following strict patient protection rules, applying lead aprons.
Educated patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.