Registered Dental Hygienist Wanted (Newport Beach)

Ashlynn T Le
10421 Circulo de Juarez • Fountain Valley, California • 92708
Cell: (949) 241-3066 thile@usc.edu

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Seeks the Challenging Position of Dental Hygienist

Dear prospective team,

I am excited about the opportunity offered as a dental hygienist at your private practice because I strongly feel we share the same values and beliefs. I value excellence and quality of care and believe in the practical and emotional positive impacts of what a superb dental hygiene can provide.

Although I am relatively young with a little less experience compared to older applicants graduated before me, I’m confident that my previous two- year experience as a dental office manager, plus my learning, two years of practicing as a hygienist at the other private practices and my teaching experience at USC will adequately prepare me for the most complicated cases. I aspire to be the best in providing quality service while inspiring high standards amongst my peers.

Therefore I anxiously wait for a follow up interview to more concretely express how I can add value to your team. My commitment to quality, passion for excellence, and sincerity to empower people through hygiene will overcome all others. I am ready, willing and able to grow, learn and help. Hopefully my enthusiasm will grow and not diminish since we share the same values and beliefs. Please call me at 949-241-3066 to schedule a follow up interview.

Sincerely,

Ashlynn T Le

Education and Professional Training

Certified Dental Hygienist by State of California

University of Southern California, CA
Bachelor of science in Dental Hygiene (2008)

Professional Licenses and Certificates
• California Registered Dental Hygienist License
• California Radiology License
• C.P.R. Certification
• Certification in Local Anesthesia Administration
• Certification in Nitrous Oxide Sedation
• Certification in Soft Tissue Curettage

Clinical Experience and Skills
• 5/2008 – present: working as a hygienist at USC- Oral Health Center, and 21-Dental Group (Arcadia) and as a part-time periodontal faculty at USC- School of dentistry (tuesday AM only)
• 3 year- in-school clinical experience at University of Southern California, Dental Hygiene
• More than 2 years of experience as an office manager at 21-Dental Group (Arcadia).
• Scaling and root planning for children, adults, special needs patients, moderately to severely periodontal involved patients, periodontal maintenance patients and elderly and medically compromised patients.
• Great experience in soft tissue management
• Irrigation placement
• Arestin placement
• Coronal Polishing
• Ultrasonic Scaling
• Fluoride Therapy (including fluoride varnish)
• Antimicrobial Therapy (including subgingival application of antimicrobial agents)
• Sealant application
• Dental Endoscopy
• Digital X-ray
• Laser gum treatment
• Patient Education – Plaque control, Nutritional Counseling, Tobacco Counseling
• Digital Intraoral Photography
• Suture removal
• Document dental history or chief complaint; record and report pertinent observations and patient reactions to dental staff, as appropriate; document lab procedures and ensure follow up on results
• Assist with and institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse developments during treatment of patients.
• Perform patient triage and initiates patient care as appropriate for walk-in patients
• Assist in preparation of patient care areas, and in the patient admission, transfer, and discharge process, as required; prepare reports and assist as required with patient reception, telephone calls, routine triage, and other office duties.
• Participated in marketing activities of the practice
• Recorded oral conditions and findings in computer chart, updated perio chart, work needed to be done, procedures performed, cost of procedures and recommendations needed for the patient.
• Attended office training, meetings and continuing education classes as needed
• Cleaned hygiene room, sterilized instruments after each patient, and prepared the room for next patients
• Performed assisting others, and recare during hygiene downtime

Other Summary of Qualifications

• Great personality, outgoing, team work with gentle technique and good communication
• Good ability to analyze medical records and prescribed protocol to formulate effective therapeutic treatment plans.
• Good knowledge of Federal, State, and institutional regulations and guidelines for the provision of dental outpatient services.
• Great ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel.
• Great ability to independently assess the nature and extent of dental, periodontic, and associated conditions and pathology in dental outpatients.
• Excellent ability to perform a full range of established dental hygiene protocol and procedures
• Good depth of knowledge in patient screening, charting, and medical history procedures and documentation.
• Good depth of knowledge and understanding of dental surgery and associated procedures, terminology, and techniques.
• Excellent ability to set up and prepare dental equipment and instrumentation in accordance with established regulations and guidelines.
• Good ability to independently perform dental emergency procedures.

Professional Organizations/ Membership
• Student American Dental Hygiene Organization
• Student Professional Ethics Club
• American Dental Educators Association

Community Service
• Union Rescue Mission (home for the homeless)
• Los Angeles Veteran Administration Dental Facility
• Children’s Dental Center in Inglewood
• Queen’s Care/ USC Mobile Dental Van (treating 2nd and 3rd grade children)
• Hollenbeck Home (home for the Elderly)
• Women, Infants and Children Center, Los Angeles
• USC Mobile Clinic (underserved population)
• AYUDA Mobile Clinic (underserved population)
• Joint Educational Project (classroom presentations to school children)
• Health Fairs
• Great American Smokeout
• Garden Grove Elderly Day Care Center (underserved population-during 2006)
• Lien Hoa Temple- Community Service-6hr/week from 2003-2006

Awards and Scholarship
• Habor’s foundation scholarship award for highest achievement in General and Microbiology- Fall 2005
• Sigma scholarship for science students with achievement of maintaining high excellent GPA 2003-2005
• President George W. Bush’s recognition in completing of 100 volunteered hours in one academic semester-Spring’05
• Lien Hoa Temple’s recognizing award for doing community service
Others
• Available upon your requests

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