STEPHANIE RUTTER
Wirral
Summary
Skilled professional with 15 years dental experience and extensive office administration skills. Proficient in schedule management, customer service, and Microsoft Excel and Outlook. Demonstrates strong multitasking skills, effective delegation, and ethical practices. Adept at audit management, employee training and development, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. Committed to maintaining patient confidentiality and fostering positive patient relations.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Dental Nurse
24/7 DENTIST-UPTON
2023.12 - 2026.04
- Emergency/out of hours dental nurse
Practice Manager
UPTON DENTAL PRACTICE-UPTON
2022.01 - 2026.04
- Manage 4 surgery practice with 14 members of staff
- Manage staffing schedules, ensuring optimal coverage during peak times.
- Create spreadsheets for monthly invoices
- Oversee procurement of supplies for smooth day-to-day operations.
- Complaints management
- Annual reviews/PDP's
- Organise servicing for equipment
- New staff inductions
- Coordinate staff training sessions to enhance skills and knowledge.
- Promoted positive working environment with regular team meetings and communication.
- Coordinated regular staff meetings and performance reviews to meet practice objectives.
Registered Dental Nurse
UPTON DENTAL PRACTICE
2017.05 - Current
- Prepare and maintain environments, instruments and equipment for clinical dental procedures
- Offer information and support to individuals on the protection of their oral health
- Maintained accurate patient records, ensuring meticulous documentation.
- Contribute to the production of dental images (x-rays)
- Implant placements
- Emergency first aid skills
- Dental impression taking, casting and whitening tray making
- Clinical dental photography
- Performed reception duties, including updating patient records and booking appointments, maintaining respect and confidentiality.
- Operated digital x-ray and filing systems, for further investigation and storage for easy reference.
- Created calm and comforting environments for patients undergoing extractions, offering support where needed.
- Reported on accidents and incidents to support further investigation.
- Provided chairside assistance to dentist, identifying and handling correct tools for different procedures.
- Managed time efficiently to adhere to appointment schedules.
Registered Dental Nurse
MAYCROFT DENTAL PRACTICE
2014.05 - 2017.05
Registered Dental Nurse
WALLASEY VILLAGE DENTAL PRACTICE
2010.03 - 2014.05
Education
Level 3 Certificate in Dental Practice Management - Practice management
Dental nurse network
2026.03 - 2026.04
Level 3 Certificate in IPC Leadership - Infection Prevention and Control Leadership
Dental Nurse Network
2026.04 - 2026.04
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME -
Edge Hill university
2025.01 -
ADVANCED SKILLS IN TEAM LEADING SKILLS FOR DENTAL NURSES - undefined
Glenys Bridges Academy – DenTTrack
2024.04 -
CERTIFICATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE - undefined
Wirral Metropolitan College
Wirral 2023.06 -
BDA ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION - undefined
National examining board for dental nurses
Whiston 2019.07 -
FLUORIDE APPLICATION - undefined
Dawood and Tanner academy
London 2017.01 -
DENTAL IMPRESSION TAKING & CASTING - undefined
Schottlander training centre
London 2016.01 -
BDA QUALIFICATION IN DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY IN RADIOGRAPHY - undefined
BDA
2015.01 -
ADVANCED LEVEL APPRENTICESHIP IN HEALTH (DENTAL NURSING) - undefined
Wirral metropolitan college
2012.01 -
LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA IN DENTAL NURSING IN DENTAL NURSING - undefined
Wirral metropolitan college
2012.01 -
Skills
- Schedule management
- Customer service
- Microsoft Excel and Outlook
- Office administration
- Front desk operations
- Multitasking skills
- Decision making
- Audit management
- Effective delegation
- Ethical practices
- Employee training and development
- Spreadsheet proficiency
- Patient confidentiality
- Policies and procedures compliance
- Patient relations
Timeline
Level 3 Certificate in IPC Leadership - Infection Prevention and Control Leadership
Dental Nurse Network
2026.04 - 2026.04
Level 3 Certificate in Dental Practice Management - Practice management
Dental nurse network
2026.03 - 2026.04
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME -
Edge Hill university
2025.01 -
ADVANCED SKILLS IN TEAM LEADING SKILLS FOR DENTAL NURSES - undefined
Glenys Bridges Academy – DenTTrack
2024.04 -
Dental Nurse
24/7 DENTIST-UPTON
2023.12 - 2026.04
CERTIFICATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE - undefined
Wirral Metropolitan College
2023.06 -
Practice Manager
UPTON DENTAL PRACTICE-UPTON
2022.01 - 2026.04
BDA ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION - undefined
National examining board for dental nurses
2019.07 -
Registered Dental Nurse
UPTON DENTAL PRACTICE
2017.05 - Current
FLUORIDE APPLICATION - undefined
Dawood and Tanner academy
2017.01 -
DENTAL IMPRESSION TAKING & CASTING - undefined
Schottlander training centre
2016.01 -
BDA QUALIFICATION IN DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY IN RADIOGRAPHY - undefined
BDA
2015.01 -
Registered Dental Nurse
MAYCROFT DENTAL PRACTICE
2014.05 - 2017.05
ADVANCED LEVEL APPRENTICESHIP IN HEALTH (DENTAL NURSING) - undefined
Wirral metropolitan college
2012.01 -
LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA IN DENTAL NURSING IN DENTAL NURSING - undefined
Wirral metropolitan college
2012.01 -
Registered Dental Nurse
WALLASEY VILLAGE DENTAL PRACTICE
2010.03 - 2014.05