Dental Hygienist
Bupa Dental Wellness
Total years of experience :18 years, 11 Months
Clinical Responsibilities
* Combined patient care with dentists & specialists including periodontist to provide a multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care
* Detailed patient examination including patients medical, dental & social history
* Examination of the face and neck, oral cavity and signs of periodontal diease
* Treatment planning with regards to patients needs and if signs of periodontal diease present
* Identification of oral disease, management and prevention
* Basic periodontal exam (BPE), full pocketing charting (6ppc), plaque/bleeding indices scoring
* Specific tailored oral hygienie advise including correct toothbrushing techniques & interdental cleaning
* Caries prevention & diet advise, importance of flouride
* Patient motivation to change oral hygeine habits
* Recommendation of tailored dental products to patients
* Smoking cessation including cigarettes & shisha
* Scaling, polishing and root surface debridement using ultrasonic and sub and supra gingival instruments with and without use of local anaesthesia, experience with using Oraqix local anaesthesia
* Experience of delivery of antimicrobials into periodontal pocket- dentomycine gel
* Removal of plaque calculus and extrinisic stains
* Use of prophyjet 3 in propylaxsis
* Root surface debridement to pateints under IV sedation with monitoring from dentist & anesthetist
* Cross infection control and sterilisation of dental equipment
*Competent & responsible to refer advance periodontal cases to periodontist and discuss such referals with the patient
* Application of fissure sealants, topical fluoride varnish, antimicrobials and desentizing agents
* Oral health promotion to adults and children
* Providing care to the medically comprised and those dentally anxious and phobic
* Oral care to those pregnant
* Maintance of dental implant patients
* to take radiographs- in this setting is dentist responsibility
* Trained in taking alginate impressions- in this setting is dentist responsibility
* Working knowledge of home & chairside whitening procedures
* CPD including basic life support, radiography &cross infection on a yearly basis- cycle 1 of 5 years completed 2013
Additional Responsibilities
* Essential renewal of General Dental Council, (GDC) practicing licence
* Continous renewal of subscription with British Society of Dental Hygeine & Therapy (BSDHT)
* Continous renewal of subscription with Dental Protection Indemnity
* Setting of patient recall appointment for hygiene maintanance
* Adherent to patient confidentiality and data protection
* Sound communication, interpersonal and motivational skills
* Dental stock ordering including sundries stock, instruments & equipment
* Aderance to company policies in regards to fire & saftey procedures of patients and dental team
* Currently wriiting a webpage for a dental phobic website on visits to the hygienist
* Liasing with dental repusentatives for CPD learning sessions for the practice
* Experience with Exact and SOEL Health computer dental software for accurate patient records and audit purposes
* Providing dental awareness to preschool children in a school in East London
Provided Adhoc Dental Hygienist treament to private practices in London
Responsibilities.
* Identify individual needs and pro-actively give solutions based on client database.
* Build, maintain and actively develop customer relationships through existing customer base.
* Procure systematic data and filter quality business for the bank by nourishing and maintaining useful relationships.
* Understand and apply commercial and financial principles to achieve commercial targets.
* Prioritse workload by use of business and personal diary system.
* Continuous team management through leadership and inspiration.
* Achieve Lending, Mortgage and packaged accounts sales targets.
* Accountable for branches recruitment, retention and staff development.
Monitor feedback associate performance in line with performance management systems.
Achievements
* Increased sales target by 50% over a two -month period.
* Increased branches Customer Satisfaction Index by 10%.
* Raised team morale and commitment.
* Implemented sales strategy in line with customer service.
Responsibilities
* Overall store management and profitability.
* Staff coaching, development and recruitment.
* Maintenance of customer records and compliance.
* Discretionary stock ordering.
* Manage all expenses and stores Profit and Loss.
* Monitor and develop initiative to manage shrinkage.
* Reporting to regional head office.
Achievements
* Scored highest in performance audit in area (10 stores).
* Selected as a trainer for two new flagship stores.
* Seconded to a task force to change the way stores and head office interact.
*Produced a training booklet on T-Mobiles services for all T-Mobile Retail stores.
The combined diploma consisted of theory and practical based patient learning along with in course assessments and a detailed special needs project of 10,000 words. Subject included Anatomy, Cariology, Periodontology, Oral Medicine, Radiology, Ethics & Law, Pediatric Dentistry, and Adult Restorative. Achievements * Student Representative for Dental Hygienist / Therapist September 2005- January 2007 * Published article in The Dental Therapy Journal (December 2006) entitled, “How individuals with upper limb amputations brush their teeth” * Invited by The British Association of Dental Therapists to discuss student project at their regional study day (April 2007) * Abstract and Poster Presentation accepted for presentation at the FDI Congress in Dubai, October 2007 * Published articles in October 2007 & July 2008 in “Team In Practice”, Part of The Royal College of Surgeons,( UK) * Production of a course handbook for second year dental hygiene/therapy students, at The Barts and The London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine & Dentistry * Organized a Gala Dinner to celebrate 25 yrs of The Barts and The London, School of Medicine & Dentistry running the dental hygiene/therapy course
The combined diploma consisted of theory and practical based patient learning along with in course assessments and a detailed special needs project of 10,000 words. Subject included Anatomy, Cariology, Periodontology, Oral Medicine, Radiology, Ethics & Law, Pediatric Dentistry, and Adult Restorative. Achievements * Distinction grade for in course assessment for Dental Hygiene Diploma * Student Representative for Dental Hygienist / Therapist September 2005- January 2007 * Published article in The Dental Therapy Journal (December 2006) entitled, “How individuals with upper limb amputations brush their teeth” * Invited by The British Association of Dental Therapists to discuss student project at their regional study day (April 2007) * Abstract and Poster Presentation accepted for presentation at the FDI Congress in Dubai, October 2007 * Published articles in October 2007 & July 2008 in “Team In Practice”, Part of The Royal College of Surgeons,( UK) * Production of a course handbook for second year dental hygiene/therapy students, at The Barts and The London, Queen Mary’s School of Medicine & Dentistry * Organized a Gala Dinner to celebrate 25 yrs of The Barts and The London, School of Medicine & Dentistry running the dental hygiene/therapy course
The degree consisted of a range of traditional science subjects such as Anatomy, Physiology and Psychology but also incorporated Information Technology and Management. Year 1: Physiology, Social Aspects of Human Biology. Year 2: Human Anatomy, Neuroscience. Year 3: Endocrinology, Neuroendocrinology, Library Project. Year 4: Social Aspects of Health Care, Physiology Project. I spread my final year course across year 3 and 4 to reduce my academic workload in light of a serious family illness.
A Levels: Psycology (A) Biology (C) Chemistry (C) RSA Information Technology (Distinction)
General Certificate in Secondry Education (G.C.S.E) Science, Double Award (B B) Business Studies (B) French (B) Drama (B) English Language(B) English Literature (B) Mathermatics (C)