Kirin Biggerstaff
Southside
Summary
Skilled Dental Assistant with experience and training necessary to assist with various dental procedures. Skilled in surgical procedures, chairside assisting and preparing dental impressions. Quick learner and successful in building relationships with coworkers and patients.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Dental Assistant
Aspen Dental
08.2023 - Current
- Maintained dental supply inventory by checking stock to determine inventory levels and placing and expediting orders for supplies.
- Developed strong relationships with patients, fostering a welcoming environment that encouraged return visits.
- Mentored dental assistants, sharing valuable knowledge to strengthen the overall quality of the team's performance.
- Conducted routine maintenance on dental equipment, prolonging the life span of costly tools and instruments essential for daily operations.
- Reduced wait times by effectively managing exam room turnover between appointments, minimizing downtime for both staff members and patients alike.
- Created dental impressions using Trios and Itero to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent, and temporary crowns, and root canals
- Provided care for edentulous patients, Including adjustments to prosthetics, soft-relines, and education regarding denture process.
Dental Assistant
Affordable Dentures & Implants
12.2021 - Current
- Provided quality care to patients through patient service skills and knowledge of dental procedures.
- Assisted in hundreds of different surgical procedures including but not limited to; full mouth extractions, fixed implant placement, Implant placement for Implant secured over-dentures, tissue grafts, sinus bumps, and single tooth implant restorations.
- Recorded patients' health histories, documented current symptoms, and pulled up records from prior visits for dentists to view and evaluate.
- Assisted in guiding patients through healing from full mouth extractions, placement of immediate dentures, and other surgical procedures.
- Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
- Supported dentists during procedures, assisting dental fillings, permanent, and temporary crowns.
- Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
- Successfully presented treatment plans.
Education
RDA Certification -
Accelerated Dental Assisting Program of Tennessee
La Vergne, TN05.2021
High School Diploma -
Pennfoster Highschool
Scottsdale, AZ (Online- Homeschool)04.2018
Skills
- Eaglesoft Proficiency
- Postoperative Education
- Surgical Procedures
- Patient Charting
- Dental Impressions
- Patient Relations
- Restorative Dentistry
Certification
- RDA - Registered Dental Assistant
- Dental Radiology
Timeline
Lead Dental Assistant
Aspen Dental
08.2023 - Current
Dental Assistant
Affordable Dentures & Implants
12.2021 - Current
RDA Certification -
Accelerated Dental Assisting Program of Tennessee
High School Diploma -
Pennfoster Highschool
- RDA - Registered Dental Assistant
- Dental Radiology
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