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Overview
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Education
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Lola Bakare

Lola Bakare

Gravenhurst,ON

Summary

Detail-oriented dental assistant with experience providing direct patient care and office management in a fast-paced dental practice.

Front desk experience with scheduling, dental insurance, referrals, patient intake and outakes, inventory, ordering and other other administrative tasks.

Foreign-trained Dentist with over 6 years of experience working in various capacities within the dental sphere.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Dental Assistant

Bracebridge Dental Care
Bracebridge, ON
02.2023 - Current
  • Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
  • Sterilized equipment and instruments, set up treatment rooms for atleast 7 procedures daily while maintaining health and safety practices.
  • Scheduled appointments for new and existing customers, factoring in provider availability and scheduling loads.
  • Researched billing issues, scheduled appointments and verified insurance coverage.

Dentist (Public & Private Sector)

Health Service Commission/Smile 360 Dental Specialist
08.2019 - 07.2022
  • Educated patients and families about dental issues and proper oral care to prevent dental decay and disease.
  • Efficiently completed dental procedures for restorative work.
  • Improved patients' comfort by providing calm and professional care, explaining procedures, answering questions and carefully managing pain.
  • Interpreted X-rays to make accurate diagnoses and decisions about treatments.
  • Increased overall revenue of dental office by 50 % by achieving production goals set forth by office.

Education

IPAC Certification

CPR, First Aid, AED -

Health Service Commission/New Life CPR

BDS -

University of Lagos, Nigeria

Leadership And Management In Health Certification -

University of Washington; Online

Skills

  • Advising and Educating Patients
  • Procedure Support
  • Treatment Room Preparation
  • Dental Staff Assistance
  • Sterilization
  • Critical Thinking
  • Front Desk Administration

Timeline

Dental Assistant - Bracebridge Dental Care
02.2023 - Current
Dentist (Public & Private Sector) - Health Service Commission/Smile 360 Dental Specialist
08.2019 - 07.2022
IPAC Certification - ,
Health Service Commission/New Life CPR - CPR, First Aid, AED,
University of Lagos - BDS,
University of Washington; Online - Leadership And Management In Health Certification,
Lola Bakare