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)