Opal M.Thomas CDA RDH
License # 031146
1469 Bedford Avenue, Apt 2D, Brooklyn, New York 11216
Home: (718) 574-0582 Cellular: (646) 500-3815 Email: topal41@yahoo.com
Objective
Seeking to secure a challenging and rewarding position as a Dental Hygienist where my skills, training and education are effectively utilized; in my abilities to treat patients effectively. Communicating, and utilizing sound judgment and self motivation-adding value to the short and long term objectives of an organization, while embracing integrity, excellence, teamwork and accountability – values that connect or lead a team of workers in an organization through its end.
Office Support Experience:
CPR/AED, Allergic Reactions, Patient Care Vital Signs and Charting
General knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Internet Explorer)
Dental Terminology and Human Anatomy, Medical appointments and Inventory Control
Strict adherence to Radiation Health and Safety and Infection Control, Hazardous Materials and room Preparation
Easy-Dental, Patterson, Dent-Max and Dentrix software application-patient records and appointment scheduling and GLMI System (OASIS and 485 Medical Forms)
Work Experience/Clinical Internship
Interned at King’s County Hospital as Dental Hygienist. Weekend Office Manager and Front Desk Receptionist. Duties include but not limited to: scheduling appointments, registering and preparing patient records; verifying insurance eligibility and benefits; performing insurance billing; and managing inventory and equipment maintenance.
RDH Training consists of Patient Treatment and Management, Scaling and Root Planing [SRP]. Probing, engine polish and varnishing. Four-Handed Dental Assisting: Chairside to General and Pediatric Dentistry; Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Implant; digital and manual radiographs; panoramic imaging, utilizing Patterson, Dentamax & Dentrix Software for recording and retrieving patient medical histories and scheduling appointments.
Active learning of restorative dentistry procedures; identifying dental materials and instruments, mix/transfer restorative materials for impressions and temporaries; managing Dental Lab procedures, take and pour impressions to make stone and plaster model, trim models to fabricate mouth guards, temporary crowns, custom impression trays; Prosthodontics Crowns, Bridges, Partials and complete Dentures, sterilizing instruments; and disinfecting operatories.
At present my duties include treating patients in the capacity as a Dental Hygienist
Cherry E. Libramonte DMD Board Certified Periodontist 08/2020 to present.
Zenith Dental Arts 03/2020 to present
Dental Care of Manhasset P.C. 06/2019- 03/2020
Dental Hygienist Intern at Kings County Hospital 06/19-09/19
Office Manager/Front Desk & Dental Assistant, Lawrence Kessler, DMD, PC, Brooklyn, NY 2014-2019
Dental Assistant, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 2013-2014
General & Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Implant Dept
Dental Assistant Intern, Woodhull Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 2013
100 + Hours Certifications and Four-Handed Training
Voluntary Dental Assistant, Neighborhood Dental, Brooklyn, NY 2012-2013
AAS degree in Dental Hygiene at Graduate 06/2020
NYC College of Technology, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY 2014-Present
Certificate, Dental Assistant 170-Hours Course, 100-Hour Clinical
SUNYBOCES (Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Brooklyn, NY 1996
GED (General Equivalency Exam)
CXC (Caribbean Examinations Council), Jamaica, WI 1993
Diploma, Merl–Grove High School
Curriculum:
Lecture: Principles of Dental Hygiene Care, & Clinical,Dental Terminology, Ethics, Embryology, Oral Anatomy, Radiology, Periodontology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Public Health, Dental Materials, Dental Charting, Infection Control, Dental Office Management of Patterson and Dentrix Software application, Chairside Assisting Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers and CPR Training
Certification & Achievements
NYS DANB, Dental Assisting National Board, New York, NY 2014
Certification, RHS (Radiation Health and Safety); ICE (Infection Control)
CDA
CITI & Mandating Reporter Training Certifications 2020
Dean’s List 2016-2018
JFEW Scholarship Recipiente 2018-2020
Honor Society
City Tech Writer 2019
Hobbies
Cycling and Planting
