OSHIFADE RISIKAT OLANSHILE
Lagos,Nigeria
Summary
A patient, compassionate and detail-oriented Dental Nurse and Caregiver, with over four years of hands-on experience in dentistry and three years in professional caregiving. Proven expertise in supporting a wide range of dental procedures, maintaining sterile clinical environments, and ensuring patient comfort and compliance. Skilled in providing high-quality, person-centred care to individuals with diverse health needs, including the elderly and those with chronic conditions. Adept at communicating effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams balancing technical precision with empathy and respect. Dedicated to promoting overall well-being and delivering exceptional care in both clinical and home-based settings.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2017
2017
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Dental Nurse
Glaze Dental & Breath Clinic
06.2024 - 09.2025
- Preparing the surgery for each patient.
- Providing and ensuring fillings and other materials are in place.
- Providing support and reassurance to the patient, before, during and after treatment.
- Sterilizing instruments and carrying out proper disinfection measures.
- Processing and filing x-rays.
- Tidying and cleaning the dental surgery.
- Recording and filing information about patients when instructed to do so.
- Advising patients on oral hygiene.
- Carrying out inventory taking, and stock control.
- Maintaining all dental equipment and instruments.
- Working closely with the dentist, responding quickly to requests and generally keeping the surgery ready for use.
- Taking x-rays and clinical photographs, take impressions, make models of teeth and carry out scaling and polishing procedures when required to do so.
- Also help with reception work when required.
Dental Nurse/ Dental Receptionist
Dulce247 Dental Clinic
04.2021 - 04.2024
- As a dental nurse I give chair side assistance to the dentist;
- Sterilized and disinfected instruments and set up instrument trays to assist dentist;
- Serve as an assistant to the dentist during treatment by passing relevant equipment and instruments to him, in the same vein retracting and aspirating if necessary;
- Mix and prepare materials;
- Write notes efficiently and correctly as dictated by the Dentist;
- Monitor patients from entering the room, during treatment and after the surgery;
- Cleaned calcareous deposit, accretions and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instrument;
- Exposed and developed x-ray film;
- Removed excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth;
- Removed sutures and dressing;
- Provided postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist;
- Offer reassurance and support to patient;
- Scheduled appointment, prepare bills and receive payment for dental service, complete insurance forms and maintained records, manually and using computer;
- Carry out stock control;
- Answer the phone and deal with patients enquiries;
- Liaise with laboratories;
- Maintained patient recall system.
Nursing Assistant
Aishat Specialist Hospital LTD
Lagos
11.2016 - 10.2017
- Monitoring patient's vital signs
- Bed bathing of patient;
- Feeding and close rehabilitationof patients;
- Patients wound dressing;
- Provision of companionship to patients;
- Provision of personal care to patients;
- Assist patients in regular exercises;
- Administer oral medications;
- Bed dressing.
Education
Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) -
Festlad College Orile Iganmu
LagosFirst School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) - undefined
Eva Adelaja Junior Girls Secondary School
Diploma In Dental Nursing -
School of Basic Dental Nursing, LUTH
Lagos 10.2017 - 03.2021
Skills
Dental Skills
- Preventive Procedures
- Restorative Procedures
- Dental Implants
- Orthodontics
- X-ray management
- Dental Sterilisation
- Dental Administration
- Patient Health & Safety
- Patient Comfort
- Customer Service Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Care Skills
- Personal Care
- Meal Preparation
- House Keeping
- Basic Life Support
- Elderly care
- Catheter Management
- Medication administration
- Manual Handling
- Positive Behavioural Support and Physical Intervention
Certification
Trainings
- Aishat Specialist Hospital
Nursing Assistant
- The Bliss Caregivers
Caregiver
- Emergency Response Africa
CPR & First Aid Training
- DST, Dental Therapists Registration Board of Nigeria
Custom
Reference available upon request
Languages
English
Fluent
Accomplishments
Awards & Honors
- Best Well Behaved Student Nov 2021
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Dental Nurse
Glaze Dental & Breath Clinic
06.2024 - 09.2025
Dental Nurse/ Dental Receptionist
Dulce247 Dental Clinic
04.2021 - 04.2024
Diploma In Dental Nursing -
School of Basic Dental Nursing, LUTH
10.2017 - 03.2021
Nursing Assistant
Aishat Specialist Hospital LTD
11.2016 - 10.2017
First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) - undefined
Eva Adelaja Junior Girls Secondary School
Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) -
Festlad College Orile Iganmu
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