Shweta Sonaiya

- Ensuring quality patient service by providing thorough patient care,effective communication and personal attention in a gentle, caring manner.
- Preparing the treatment rooms, patient records, equipment and necessary instruments for dental procedures.
- Providing chairside assistance to the Doctor including but not limited to basic and complex restorative, surgical, endodontic, pediatric, emergency and preventative dental treatment procedures.
- Recording accurate and concise patient/treatment information and clinical notes into dental programs as instructed by the Doctor.
- Explaining to each patient the purpose and process involved in their dental care and reinforce the treatment plan prescribed by the Doctor. Also explaining consents in detail, answering patient questions and obtaining patient signatures. Expose quality radiographs; date and label properly.
- Performing various laboratory procedures (pouring study models, fabricating bleaching trays, etc.)
- Support business goals by utilizing schedules effectively and supporting the practice revenue objectives.
- Scheduling patient referrals, appointments and preparing a schedule for the dentist.
- Effectively communicating and developing a strong working relationship with the Doctor and promote
teamwork through cooperative and professional behaviors.
- Maintaining a clean work environment and dental equipment to meet DSO sterilization and infection control
regulatory standards.
- Maintaining dental equipment in proper working order.

• Cleaned and sanitized dental tools and equipment, straightened treatment rooms, and restocked supplies to prep for next patient and maintain health and safety practices.
• Provided chairside assistance during examinations, improving dentist efficiency and patient satisfaction.
• Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
• Performed general chair-side duties for general dentistry, endo procedures, and oral surgery.
• Assisted dentists with complex procedures, ensuring optimal patient care and treatment outcomes.
• Created dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
• Assisted in emergency dental procedures, providing critical support in high-pressure situations.
• Performed x-rays safely while adhering to radiation safety guidelines, ensuring high-quality diagnostic images for dentists'' evaluations.
• Educated patients on dental hygiene, pre-surgical instructions and post-surgical care.

Assist the pharmacist in filling and dispensing prescription medications accurately and efficiently.
Maintain inventory levels, including receiving, stocking, and organizing medications and supplies.
Process insurance claims and assist with billing procedures.
Collect and input patient information and prescription details into the pharmacy system.

• Worked chairside assisting the Dentist with routine cleaning and specialized procedures, making patients feel as relaxed as possible and preparing them for treatment
• Gained experience in exposing and processing X-rays; fabricating crowns, pouring impressions, trimming models and preparing orthodontic equipment; and assisting with extractions, impactions, fillings, implants, local anesthesia, suture placements/removals and biopsies.