Dental Assistant resume example
A dental assistant resume gets read for about seven seconds. What survives that read: a two-line summary with a number in it, bullets that start with a result, and the skills the posting asked for. Below is a complete example you can adapt, and the rough notes it was generated from.
Summary
Dental assistant with 5 years in a busy general practice. Support 15+ patients a day chairside, run sterilization to protocol and cut appointment no-shows by 20%.
Experience bullets that work
- Assisted on 15+ patients a day across fillings, crowns and extractions.
- Took and processed digital X-rays with under 2% retakes.
- Ran sterilization and infection-control logs with a clean state inspection.
- Cut no-shows by 20% with reminder calls and a recall list.
- Explained aftercare to patients, lifting positive review mentions of the team.
Key skills for a dental assistant
- Chairside assisting
- Dental radiography
- Infection control
- Sterilization
- Patient scheduling
- Dental software
- Impressions
- Patient education
Common mistakes
- Omitting radiography and infection-control certifications.
- Listing duties without patient volume.
- Leaving out front-desk or scheduling contributions.
From rough notes to a finished resume
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Priya Shah priya@example.com BrightSmile Dental, Dental Assistant, 2021-now - 15+ patients a day chairside - digital X-rays, retakes under 2% - sterilization logs, clean inspection - no-shows -20% with reminder calls Certified in radiography and CPR Certificate in Dental Assisting 2021Generate this resume free — then swap in your notes
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