CAROLINE NDUTA KIMANI

• Increased patient comfort by providing chair-side assistance during dental procedures.
• Handled patient queries and concerns with empathy and professionalism.
• Worked with various dental technologies, enhancing practice capabilities.
• Assisted in taking of X-rays for diagnostic purposes.
• Maintained patient records under strict confidentiality rules to ensure privacy.
• Scheduled appointments efficiently, minimising waiting times for patients.
• Provided preventative oral care advice to patients, promoting good dental health practices.
• Kept abreast with latest industry trends by attending regular professional development courses.
• Coordinated closely with dentists on treatment plans for patients improving overall service quality.
• Ensured clean and sterile environment for patients by adhering to infection control protocols.
• Sterilised dental tools and instruments between patients, maintaining impeccable hygiene standards.
• Verified patient's medical history and changes ahead of treatment.
• Prepared well-equipped treatment rooms for dental procedures, streamlining processes for efficient operations.
• Operated dental tools with care and precision to maintain patient comfort.
• Calmed nervous patients with warm, friendly service for improved comfort.
• Greeted patients and provided consent forms ahead of treatment.
• Advised reception teams of follow-up appointment requirements to maintain care continuity.
• Assisted dentists by passing instruments, suctioning intraoral fluids and mixing materials for casts or impressions.
• Sanitised equipment, cleaned exam rooms and restocked supplies after each patient procedures.
• Captured patient dental radiographs and provided to dentist for interpretation and diagnosis.
• Educated patients on importance of oral hygiene and demonstrated techniques for flossing and brushing.
• Carried out varied chairside support procedures while keeping patients calm and comfortable.

• Provided professional chair side assistance and post operative instructions during general treatments as required.
• Assisted in providing oral health education to patients to promote clean and healthy teeth and gums.
• Processed and stored radiographic film samples to use for teeth reconstruction and treatment.
• To ensure medical emergency drugs and equipment are available and up to date.
• Safely disposed of surgical and waste in biohazard containers to minimise health risks.
• Set up treatment rooms to prepare for check-ups, examinations and surgeries.
• Sterilised instruments, surfaces and chairs to control infection.
• Aided dentist in administering local anaesthetic to prepare for treatment of teeth.
• Identified and prepared trays of tools and materials to prepare for dental evaluations and treatment.
• Wrote detailed patient notes to transcribe dictation of dentist.
• Supported patients during their dental treatment, providing pre- and post-operative care to mitigate health and safety risks.
• Conferred with front desk to manage dental schedule.
• Prepared patients for radiographic procedures, ensuring comfort and cooperation.
• Maintained patient safety during radiography sessions, minimising exposure to radiation.

Responsibilities

• Conducted oral presentations through health talks to primary school children by use of posters, flyers and a teeth model which achieved a reduction in oral health problems by a great margin in local schools
• Administered products by providing free toothpaste and toothbrushes to clients hence enhanced improved and manageable oral health
• Demonstrated proper hand wash techniques to pupils by use of clean water and soap hence facilitated high oral hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated high interpersonal communication skills through good interaction with clients that made them feel welcomed and at ease with being attended to, which led to meaningful personal relationships
• Managed the hospital's data properly through presentations and entry of data thus promoted easy retrieval, accessibility and operational accuracy
• Inspired the setup of dental health camps to promote corporate social responsibility whereby I examined and treated clients' teeth which reduced the cases of oral health within the community
• Documented client information for future use by storage of documents in separate files or folders to further efficiency of record systems in the hospital which provided credibility that showed clients were treated fairly and consistently
• Collaborated with senior dentists to sensitize client's on the value of oral health by educating them on common health problems where I achieved a reduction of plaque by 2%.

Responsibilities

• Performed voluntary oral health examination and treatment on clients by check-ups for cavities and other teeth-related problems which reduced prevalence of dental caries in schools by 5%
• Upheld punctuality in the dental department by being on time which made me dependable and built my confidence
• Demonstrated administrative skills by understanding needs and concerns of clients to provide quality care and services thus increased clients' loyalty from 2-3% weekly
• Assisted actively in solutions to clients' problems by providing medical advice hence reduced returning cases for patients by 1%.