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Tiffany Davis

Atlanta

Summary

Diligent, patient-oriented, professional Orthodontic Assistant with 7 years plus experience in helping Orthodontist position and align teeth correctly. As well as having knowledge to inform patients about their treatment and why we’re performing specific procedures. Skilled at providing chair side assistance, patient education, taking diagnostic records, orthodontic terminology, giving oral hygiene instructions, and a generous expert at making patients young or older feel as comfortable and satisfied with the beautiful smile we’re creating.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Orthodontic Assistant

Integrity Orthodontics
Marietta
10.2024 - Current
  • Assist orthodontist during patient examinations and treatments.
  • Prepared and organized orthodontic instruments and materials for procedures.
  • Educate patients on oral hygiene and orthodontic care practices.
  • Maintained accurate patient records and updated treatment plans.
  • Supported patients with comfort measures during treatments and adjustments.
  • ITero

Orthodontic Assistant

Atlanta Orthodontic Specialists
04.2023 - 10.2024
  • Efficiently assisting with orthodontic procedures and providing clear explanations of treatment plans.
  • Assist in taking X-rays (Ceph/Pan), Intraoral Scans (iTero), and Dental Impressions
  • Provide exceptional chairside assistance to orthodontist during procedures such as bracket placement, adjustments, aligner fittings, and inserting appliances.
  • Collaborate effectively with other team members to ensure smooth workflow within the practice.
  • Demonstrate strong communication skills while educating patients on oral hygiene practices specific to their orthodontic treatments.
  • Maintain detailed progress notes for each patient to support continuity of care throughout their treatment plan.

Orthodontic Assistant

Ortho Temps
02.2020 - 02.2021
  • Assist the doctor in correction of the teeth and jaw alignment
  • Placement and Removal of brackets, bands, appliances
  • Complete short, long, regular adjustments including replacing wires, adding brackets or bands, fitting bands, cinching wires, placing power chains and single ties
  • Sterilization including tray set up, ultrasonic cleansing, cold sterile, sanitizing work station, sterilizing instruments
  • Taking Alginate impressions, Photos, X-rays, and 3D Scan
  • Patient Education and Oral Hygiene

Orthodontic Assistant (Temp)

Beautiful Smiles Orthodontics
06.2019 - 06.2020
  • Taking initial, progress, and final records. Including Pan, Ceph, intraoral photos, and 3D scan.
  • Bonding/Debonding brackets, placing wires, elastics, o-ties
  • Placement/Removal of bands
  • Knowledge of malocclusion, ortho terminology, instruments, orthodontic procedures
  • Teaching patients proper oral hygiene and patient education
  • Ensuring that all orthodontic instruments and equipment are properly sterilized before each use.
  • Charting patients tx procedures
  • Maintaining a clean and sterile environment according to HIPPA guidelines.
  • OrthoTrac Software and TOPS proficient
  • Patient oriented and excellent customer service

Orthodontic Assistant

Orthodontic Care Of Georgia
04.2019 - 08.2019

•Provide the best quality of service to patients
• Perform regular adjustments
• Place and Remove elastics/o-rings
• Educate patients on oral hygiene
• Knowledgeable of Orthodontic instruments
• Take records (Pan, Ceph, Photos)
• Sterilization/infection control
• Knowledgeable of malocclusions
• Taking impressions

Orthodontic Assistant

Crawford Orthodontic Care
12.2017 - 01.2019

•Provide excellent service to patients
• Fabricate and fit orthodontic appliances and materials for patients, such as retainers, wires, or bands.
• Assist Orthodontist in placing brackets
• Provide oral hygiene instructions
• Educate patients on do’s and do nots of braces
• Knowledgeable of orthodontic instruments
• Regular adjustments
• Remove and place ligature ties/elastics

Cashier

Zaxby’s
02.2012 - 11.2012

Provide quality customer service
• Assist customers in placing food orders
• Handle currency on a daily basis
• Provide a clean environment

Education

Certified Nursing Assistant -

Mejia’s Medical Training Center
Florence, SC
2011

Diploma -

Hartsville High School
Hartsville, SC
2011

Some College (No Degree) - Dental Assisting

Alterius Career College
Atlanta, Georgia

Skills

  • Patient Care/Education
  • Placement/Removal of wires
  • Placement/Removal of brackets
  • Placement/Removal of bands
  • Insertion of appliances (Hyrax/RPE, Herbst, Lingual Holding Arch, and etc)
  • iTero
  • SureSmile (Wires and Aligners)
  • Giving Oral Hygiene Instructions
  • Instrument Sterilization
  • Dental Terminology

Timeline

Orthodontic Assistant

Integrity Orthodontics
10.2024 - Current

Orthodontic Assistant

Atlanta Orthodontic Specialists
04.2023 - 10.2024

Orthodontic Assistant

Ortho Temps
02.2020 - 02.2021

Orthodontic Assistant (Temp)

Beautiful Smiles Orthodontics
06.2019 - 06.2020

Orthodontic Assistant

Orthodontic Care Of Georgia
04.2019 - 08.2019

Orthodontic Assistant

Crawford Orthodontic Care
12.2017 - 01.2019

Cashier

Zaxby’s
02.2012 - 11.2012

Certified Nursing Assistant -

Mejia’s Medical Training Center

Diploma -

Hartsville High School

Some College (No Degree) - Dental Assisting

Alterius Career College
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