English Resumes

Dental Assistant Resume Tips

Contact Information :

1. Full name
2. Campus and permanent addresses
3. Telephone numbers
4. Email address

Education : List most recent degree first.

1. Name of institution, city and state
   
2. Degree, major and year awarded
   
3. GPA (optional)

Experience : List the most recent first.

Activities : Campus and community activities, Memberships in professional organizations.

Personal : Certifications, security clearances, patents, special awards, citizenship.

Try to incorporate the following verbs when making your resume.

Try to use Action Verbs when constructing your statements :

Action Verbs

accelerate advise analyze approve arrange assemble assist build collect complete conceive conduct control coordinate create delegate detect develop direct discover distribute edit deliver demonstrate design eliminate establish evaluate examine expand expedite formulate generate implement improve increase influence install instruct lead maintain manage motivate obtain operate order organize originate oversee participate perform pinpoint plan prepare present process produce program promote propose protest prove provide purchase receive recommend record reduce reinforce reorganize represent research revamp review revise schedule select sell setup solve streamline structure study supervise support teach test train write

Now lets have a look at the necessary information that will make your resume stand out. The following are some of the points you should consider while making a Dental Assistant resume.

• A list of your administrative and clerical duties and practical work in the surgery.
• Preparation of the surgery prior to patients arrival, sterilizing equipment and ensuring all equipment is ready and the waiting area is clean.
• Making patients feel comfortable and at ease.
• Amending patient records and taking down notes that are dictated by the dentist.
• Mixing fillings and materials.
• Assisting the dentist during dental procedures.
• Acting as a receptionist (if applicable), answering telephone calls, greeting patients and making patient appointments.
• Organizing and filing patient records.
• Sending out reminder letters to patients for appointments.
• Any new procedures, practices and processes that you have developed.
• Any contribution to reduction of cost, improvement in efficiency, or increase in revenue.
• Any other achievements that have benefited your employers.