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Seeks the Challenging Position of Dental Hygienist

To whom it may concern,

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, practicing at other private offices and 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 the your team. My commitment to quality, passion for excellence, and sincerity to empower people through hygiene will overcome all others. However 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

Summary of Qualifications

• 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.

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 part-time periodontal faculty at USC- School of dentistry and as a hygienist at USC- Oral Health Center, and 21-Dental Group(Acadia)
• 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(Acadia).
• 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
• 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

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-2006
• Sigma scholarship for science students with achievement of maintaining high excellent GPA-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