Danielle Benko
danielle.benko@mail.citytech.cuny.edu
287 McGuinness Blvd, Apt 2A Brooklyn, NY 11222
T (516) 643-9673

EXPERIENCE
Jaffe DDS, Duvalsaint DDS & Siegel DMD, New York, NY 2009 – Present
Office Administration
Oversee all daily operations of dental practice
Manage office correspondence via phone and email
Responsible for recording office inventory and ordering/receiving supplies when needed
Coordinate appointments and maintain financial records of all patients
Responsible for accepting, maintaining and transferring patient records
Responsible for sending out and receiving all lab appliances
Trained in use of iTero Intraoral Scanner
Extensive use of Dentrix, Dolphin and Sidexis programs

Garden City Orthodontics, Garden City, NY 2003 – 2009
Orthodontic Assistant
Assisted in all orthodontic procedures
Preparation and clean-up of all patient procedures
Communicated patient care instructions for all orthodontic appliances and full bonded braces
Responsible for taking digital and traditional radiographs, intra-oral and extra-oral photographs and alginate impressions
Performed various dental duties that included pouring impressions, trimming models, fabricating Essix retainers and sterilizing instruments
Ordered lab and operatory instruments and supplies

South Shore Orthodontics, Baldwin, NY 2006 – 2009
Assistant to Office Manager
Responsible for explanation and coordination of finances and treatment
Collected and entered payments, and engaged patients with overdue accounts
Maintained patient records and performed office duties including answering phones, filing, scheduling and confirming appointments and ordering office supplies
Became subject matter expert in Viewpoint Ortho II Program

EDUCATION
Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
Associates Degree in Liberal Arts 2012

New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn NY
Associates Degree in Dental Hygiene 2018

SKILLS
Expose and develop traditional radiographs and exposure of digital radiographs
Complete oral cancer screening
Dental and periodontal charting
Adult and Pediatric prophylaxis and soft tissue management
Coronal polishing
Oral hygiene instruction
Caries risk assessment
Scaling and root planing (Ultrasonic, Hand instrument)
Extrinsic stain removal (ProphyJet)
Periodontal dressing placement
Sealant placement
Placement of rubber dam
Application of topical fluoride
Placement and assessment of Arestin
Oraqix placement
Administration of local anesthesia
Administration of nitrous oxide sedation

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Technical knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Dentrix, Dentimax, Dolphin, Sidexis, VixWin and Visix Digital X-Ray, and Viewpoint Ortho II
CPR Certification
Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse Certification

REFERENCES
Available upon request