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Overview
Work History
Education
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Volunteer Experience
Certification
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Flora Ankomah

Whitby,ON

Summary

Dynamic dental professional with extensive experience at Winchester Dental Clinic, specializing in clinical chairside assistance and patient care. Demonstrates expertise in sterilization techniques and Dentrix management, successfully reducing patient anxiety while maintaining optimal infection control. Committed to enhancing patient experiences through meticulous tray preparation and effective communication.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

DENTAL ASSISTANT LEVEL II

Winchester Dental Clinic
Whitby, ON
09.2024 - Current
  • Customer service and patient preparation
  • Tray setup and chairside assisting in restorations, endodontic, orthodontic and surgical procedures and preventive dentistry
  • Assisted hygiene, polishing and fluoride application
  • Taking impressions and making models for whitening tray, sport and night guards
  • Itero scanning
  • Cleaning and disinfecting
  • Instrument packaging and sterilization
  • Taking intra oral and extra oral x-rays
  • Equipment handling; autoclave, statim, handpiece lubricator, panoramic, digital sensor, computers
  • Stocking the operatory and taking inventory

PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER

Bayshore Home Health
Oshawa, ON
05.2023 - Current
  • Assist clients with daily life activities
  • Encourage clients to take their medications

Field Placement

Winchester Dental Clinic
08.2024 - 09.2024
  • Assisting the Dentist in dental procedures like restorations, endodontics, orthodontics, surgical procedures and preventive dentistry
  • Cleaning and disinfecting the operatory, sterilization of instruments

SENIOR MIDWIFERY OFFICER

Ghana Health Service
08.2019 - 03.2023
  • Nursing process and documentation
  • Nursing administrator
  • Preceptorship to nursing students
  • Bedside nursing; management of gynecological and obstetric emergencies
  • Drug administration

Health Outreach Volunteer

Knust Nursing Students’ Association
03.2013 - 03.2016
  • Checked vital signs, physical examination, breast palpation gave health education

Education

Dental Assisting Certificate with Honors -

Durham College
Oshawa, Ontario
10.2024

Midwifery Degree -

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana
05.2016

High School Diploma -

Afia Kobi Ampem Girls’ Senior High School
Ghana
05.2011

Skills

  • Clinical chairside assistance
  • Organized tray preparation
  • Patient preparation
  • Taking X-rays
  • Support in restorative procedures
  • Facilitating surgical operations
  • Proficient in conveying ideas clearly
  • Proficient in reducing patient anxiety
  • Provide oral hygiene education
  • Instrument packaging expertise
  • Sterilization techniques
  • Infection control
  • Patient records management
  • Scheduling
  • Invoice management
  • Experience with dental instrument handling
  • Proficient in operating sterilization equipment
  • Experienced with dental practice management software
  • Skilled in Dentrix management
  • Live DDM
  • First aid certification
  • Patient care standards

References

  • Kim Stever CDAII CDR, Professor Dental Programs, Durham College, kim.stever@durhamcollege.ca
  • Aarien Castro CDAII, +1 (647) 614 5273, aarienacastro@gmail.com

Volunteer Experience

  • Field Placement, Winchester Dental Clinic, 08/01/24, 09/01/24, Assisting the Dentist in dental procedures like restorations, endodontics, orthodontics, surgical procedures and preventive dentistry, Cleaning and disinfecting the operatory, sterilization of instruments
  • Chaperone for Boys’ & Girls’ Brigade, Bethany Methodist Church, 08/01/19, 03/01/23
  • Health Outreach Volunteer, Knust Nursing Students’ Association, 03/01/13, 03/01/14, 03/01/15, 03/01/16, Checked vital signs, physical examination, breast palpation gave health education

Certification

  • National Dental Assisting Examination Board – January 2025

Timeline

DENTAL ASSISTANT LEVEL II

Winchester Dental Clinic
09.2024 - Current

Field Placement

Winchester Dental Clinic
08.2024 - 09.2024

PERSONAL SUPPORT WORKER

Bayshore Home Health
05.2023 - Current

SENIOR MIDWIFERY OFFICER

Ghana Health Service
08.2019 - 03.2023

Health Outreach Volunteer

Knust Nursing Students’ Association
03.2013 - 03.2016

Dental Assisting Certificate with Honors -

Durham College

Midwifery Degree -

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

High School Diploma -

Afia Kobi Ampem Girls’ Senior High School

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