June 2018:New York State License in Dental Hygiene
June 2018:New York State Dental Hygiene Restricted Local Infiltration Anesthesia/Nitrous Oxide Analgesia Certification
January 2018:Certified in Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse Maltreatment as a Mandated Reporter by New York State Office of Children and Family Services and Center for Development of Human Services.
September 2017:Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative: HSR for Undergraduate Students course: citiCompletionReport
October 2016: Certified by American Red Cross in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers in CPR and AED
Skills:
- Head/neck and intra-oral cancer screenings
- Blood pressure screening
- Thorough dental exam and periodontal screening
- Exposing, mounting, and interpreting radiographs such as FMS, panorex and bitewings
- Educating and motivating patients about their oral health and providing home care instruction based on a specific patient’s needs
- Administering local anesthesia (infiltration), in addition to Oraqix and topical agents
- Nitrous Oxide Sedation
- Deep scaling and root planning using ultrasonics and wide variety of hand scalers
- Oral prophylaxis
- Fluoride treatments (Varnish, foam, gel)
- Placement of Arestin and evaluation of pocket depths before and after
- Placement of sealants with rubber dam and cotton roll isolation methods
- Air polishing
- Taking and pouring Alginate impressions
- Periodontal dressing placement and removal
- Experience in dental assisting
