• Competent in listening, following directions and working both efficiently and effectively
  • Proficient in communicating through verbal and nonverbal interactions
  • Team player
  • Advocate for equal public health
  • Highly organized, punctual, friendly and competent
  • Proficient in writing, critical thinking and problem solving
  • Able to use critical thinking and problem solving skills when evaluating patient drug therapy in order to provide accurate treatment

 

  • Efficient in performing infection control in the oral health care setting
  • Able to collect accurate vital signs and to analyze the results
  • Knowledge of human anatomy
  • Able to provide CPR and use an AED
  • Knowledge of medications and interactions

 

  • Extra-oral and intra-oral cancer screening
  • Pain management (Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide)
  • Diagnostic dental radiographs (Digital, Traditional and Panoramic)
  • Dental radiograph processing, both manual and automatic
  • Prophylaxis, scaling and root planning
  • Ultrasonic and hand instrumentation
  • Skilled in performing accurate periodontal assessments
  • Knowledgeable about use of and appropriate candidate selection for Arestin
  • Experience in Arestin placement
  • Periodontal dressing placement
  • Pit and fissure sealants on both adult and pediatric patients
  • Proficient in rubber dam and cotton-roll isolation techniques
  • Dental impressions
  • Air polishing
  • Custom bleaching trays
  • Experienced in cleaning removable prosthetic appliances
  • Management of pediatric, adult and geriatric patients
  • Dental whitening

 

Computer Skills

  • Dentrix, Easy Dental, Open Dental
  • Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel

 

Other

  • Multilingual: Proficient in English, Bosnian, Serbo-Croatian