Keturah Wright
Los Angeles
Summary
Professional dental assistant with experience in patient care, sterilization, and dental radiography. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Reliable and adaptable, skilled in chairside assistance, infection control, and patient communication. Known for positive attitude and effective interaction with both patients and dental professionals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant Extern
Culver City Smiles Dentistry
Culver City, CA
10.2025 - 01.2026
- Assisted in patient preparation and comfort during dental procedures.
- Sterilized instruments and maintained a clean, organized workspace to ensure safety.
- Educated patients on post-treatment care and oral hygiene practices effectively.
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills when interacting with diverse patients of all ages during their visits.
- Assisted with dental x-rays, ensuring accurate diagnostic information was obtained for each patient.
- Prepared treatment rooms for procedures, reducing turnaround time between appointments significantly.
- Excelled within fast-paced work environments under high-pressure situations without sacrificing quality care provided to patients during externship experience.
- Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
- Assisted in chair-side dental procedures by filling cavities and taking impressions.
- Helped dentists restore teeth by applying permanent and temporary fillings and crowns.
- Measured and recorded vital statistics by taking patients' blood pressure, temperature, and pulse.
Assistant Teacher
Kiddie Korner Daycare
Brooklyn, NY
02.2021 - 06.2023
- Shadowed the Teacher
- Helped students during playtime
- Keep centers organized and cleaned
- Read books to students
- Assisting with alphabets and projects
- Circle time
- Distributing breakfast and lunch
- Clean up
- Sorting of backpacks, clothing and homework
- Assist with bathroom time
Education
Associate Degree in Dental Assisting - Dental Assisting
West Los Angeles College
06-2026
Skills
- Chairside assistance
- Coronal polishing
- Instrument transfer and four-handed dentistry
- Sterilization, disinfection, and infection control
- Dental charting
- Impression taking, pouring, trimming and model preparation
- Alginate mixing, bleaching trays and study model fabrication
- Preparing and seating patients for procedures
- Providing pre- and post-operative instructions
- Familiarity with dental software Dentrix
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to multitask in fast-paced environments
- Team-oriented
- Reliable, adaptable, and detail-oriented
- Good listener
- Oral surgery preparation
- Infection control protocols
- Taking X-rays
Certification
Certificate of Completion in Coronal Polishing
Certificate of Completion in Pit and Fissure Sealants
Certificate of Completion in Radiation Safety
Certificate of Completion in Dental Practice Act
Certificate of Completion in Dental Career Skill Enhancement
BLS/CPR Certification
Timeline
Dental Assistant Extern
Culver City Smiles Dentistry
10.2025 - 01.2026
Assistant Teacher
Kiddie Korner Daycare
02.2021 - 06.2023
Associate Degree in Dental Assisting - Dental Assisting
West Los Angeles College
HONORS AND AWARDS
Dean's Honor List, Certificate of Achievement in Dental Assisting - West Los Angeles College, Certificate of Completion in Coronal Polishing, Certificate of Completion in Pit and Fissure Sealants, Certificate of Completion in Radiation Safety, Certificate of Completion in Dental Practice Act