Professional Experience

Falls Community Health Dental Clinic
December 2010 - present

Independent Contractor
  • Comprehensive public health clinic with concurrent emergency clinic. Extensive oral surgery experience acquired including surgical extractions and removal of impacted teeth. State of the art clinic with digital radiographs, charting, diode laser and rotary endodontics. Molar endodontics completed as well.

    • University of South Dakota Department of Dental Hygiene
    August 2010 - November 2011

    Faculty Dentist
  • Comprehensive public health and teaching clinic. Position included comprehensive treatment for patients and oversight of dental hygiene students. In addition, dental hygiene students were educated on a dentist’s perspective of comprehensive dental care. Students assisted faculty dentist in operative and oral surgery procedures. Experience also included diagnosis of oral cancer and comprehensive treatment plan completion.

    • Valley Dental Group
    July 2008 - July 2010

    Associate dentist
  • Comprehensive dental clinic with strong focus on esthetic dentistry and diode laser usage.

    • Creighton University
    August 2005 - May 2008

    Teaching Assistant
  • Sophomore Operative Dentistry Laboratory

    • Tutor
  • Operative Dentistry Laboratory
  • Dental Anatomy Lecture and Laboratory
  • General Anatomy Lecture and Laoratory
  • Head and Neck Anatomy Lecture and Laboratory

    • Children's Dental Center and Parkway Orthodontics
    May 2002 - January 2006

    Assistant, lab technician, business staff
  • Job requirements varied based on the specific needs of the office at any given time. A large emphasis was placed on obtaining experience in each department in order to own and operate a dental practice.

    • Sharon R. Fix, DDS
    June 2001 - August 2001

    Sterilization technician, administrative assistant

    Education

    Creighton University, School of Dentistry
    2008 Graduate Cum Laude

    2008 Eleanor J. Bushee Memorial Award
  • Awarded from the American Association of Women Dentists to an outstanding female senior dental student for leadership and academic excellence.

    • 2008 Quintessence Award
  • Awarded for clinical achievement in restorative dentistry.

    • Creighton University, School of Arts and Sciences
    2001 - 2004

    Undergraduate Studies
  • Obtained necessary pre-dental requirements while working towards Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.

    • Relevant Information

    The following include technology & methods I have extensive experience with, current licensing and affiliations.

    Technology & Methods

    • ProTaper Endodontic System
    • ProFile GT Endodontic System
    • LightSpeed Endodontic System
    • Dentrix/Dexis
    • Diode Lasers
    • Surgical Extractions and Select Impactions
    • Molar Endodontics

    Licensure

    • Minnesota Dental License
    • South Dakota Dental License
    • DEA Registration
    • BLS for Healthcare Providers

    Affiliations

    • American Dental Association
    • South Dakota Dental Association
    • Southeastern District Dental Association
    • Omicron Kappa Upsilon - National Dental Honor Society
    • Alpha Sigma Nu - Jesuit Honor Society
    • Omicron Delta Kappa - Scholastic Honor Society
    • Pi Beta Phi - Social Fraternity
    • Order of Omega - Greek Honor Society