SARAH JENNINGS
Wentzville
Summary
Hardworking dental professional skilled in patient care and procedure support. Helping to make patients feel comfortable by offering compassionate care and comfort. Boosting oral health and procedural outcomes consistently, connecting with patients to offer important education and support.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Dental Assistant
LaCross Dental
07.2023 - Current
- Supervised daily dental operations, ensuring compliance with safety and health regulations.
- Managed inventory of dental supplies, minimizing waste while ensuring necessary resources were readily available for all procedures.
- Successfully assisted dentist by performing four-handed dentistry and other chair-side duties.
- Created digital and physical dental impressions used for diagnostics, opposing models and study casts to make crowns, bridges, and other dental prosthetics.
Dental Assistant
Heartland Dental
02.2021 - 07.2023
- Set up instruments, materials, and equipment necessary for each procedure.
- Managed smooth patient hand-offs between administrative and medical personnel.
- Documented dental care services with careful charting in patient records.
- Ordered and stocked dental supplies, keeping inventory organized and up-to-date.
Education
EFDA- Fixed Prosthetics
Missouri Dental Association
Jefferson City, MO12-2025
Dental Assisting Training -
Laurel Institute for Dental Assistants
St. Peters, MO10.2021
High School Diploma -
St. Charles West High School
St. Charles, MO06.2014
Skills
- Proficient in Primescan, and i-Tero digital scanning software
- Competent in Eaglesoft software
- Proficient in Carestack software
- Appointment scheduling
- Skilled at impression taking for fixed and removable prosthetics
- Dental radiography
- Treatment planning predictability
- Patient education and treatment case acceptance
Certification
MSBA certified through DANB
BLS with AED certification obtained
Nitrous Oxide Monitoring permit
EFDA- Fixed prosthetics
Timeline
Lead Dental Assistant
LaCross Dental
07.2023 - Current
Dental Assistant
Heartland Dental
02.2021 - 07.2023
Dental Assisting Training -
Laurel Institute for Dental Assistants
High School Diploma -
St. Charles West High School
EFDA- Fixed Prosthetics
Missouri Dental Association