Clinical Skills

  • Extensive head/neck, and intra-oral cancer screenings
  • Recording of vital signs
  • 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

Licenses/Certifications

  • New York State License in Dental Hygiene (July 2018)
  • New York State Local Infiltration Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Analgesia (July 2018)
  • Certified in Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse Maltreatment (April 2018) 
  • Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (Sept 2017) 
  • American Red Cross: Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers in CPR and AED (Aug 2016)