Throughout the course of my school career, I have acquired many skills that have prepared me for my current career and is preparing for my future career as a Dental hygienist.  The three list below reflects my clinical, laboratory and other skills that I have acquired and continue perfect.  

Dental Hygiene clinical skills:

• Air Polishing
• Arestin Therapy (Placement and evaluation)
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Hand and Ultrasonic Scaling
• Impression (alginate) and Making of Dental Model
• Management of Pediatric Patients
• Midwest Device
• Oral Cancer Screening (EOIO)
• Oral Hygiene Patient Instructions
• Pain Management  using Local Anesthesia Infiltration/Nitrous Oxide & Oxygen Sedation, oraqix and topical gel
• Periodontal Dressing
• Placement of Sealants: Rubber Dam & Cotton Roll Isolation
• Radiographs: Traditional and digital
• Scaling and Root Planing (SRP)
• Sleep Apnea Screening

Laboratory Skills:

• Basic laboratory skills such as pippetting, wastes disposal and safety procedures. 
• Knowledgeable in the use of the 2100 Agilent Bioanalyzer and the 9700 Thermal cycler. 
• Very familiar with the use of the 310 Genetic analyzer, PCR, GC, TLC, UV/VIS and IR instruments.  
• Well informed in a wide variety of procedures such as Gel electrophoresis, RFLP analysis, mitochondrial DNA linear array, Chelex and Qiagen extraction methods, sequencing, STR typing using the Y filer and Profiler Plus kits from ABI.

Other Skills:   

• Proficient with DentiMax, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access and Power Point) and Agilent’s Chemstation Data Handling Software.
• Proficient with the Internet
• Courteous and Professional Communication