Dental Hygienist
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Dental Hygienist

DEITRA K. MCCLURE, RDH
38799 AMBERWOOD DRIVE
AVON, OHIO 44011
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OBJECTIVE: Locating a position as a dental hygienist where I may use my education and clinical experience to grow as a dental professional.

EDUCATION Lorain County Community College, Elyria, Ohio
Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene, May 2014
Associate of Arts, May 2014
Overall GPA 3.82
Dean’s list 2010-2014
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
Bachelors of Science in Applied Science
Expected graduation: May, 2021 – overall GPA 4.0
Rose State College, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Associate of Applied Science, Human Resource Management

CLINICAL SKILLS
Created thorough health histories, focusing on medical conditions that require pre-medication, and possibilities of drug interactions
Able to practice procedures, other than root planning and administering local anesthesia, without dentist present
Exposed diagnostic digital dental radiographs
Conducted oral cancer screening by completing an intra/extra-oral exam
Conducted periodontal evaluations
Performed oral prophylaxis treatments, to include scaling and root planning procedures, and soft tissue management
Proficient in using magnetostrictive and piezoelectric ultrasonic scalers and hand scaling instruments
Administered nitrous oxide-oxygen sedation
Performed Zoom whitening procedures
Created custom whitening trays
Administered fluoride for cavity prevention
Placed sealants for cavity prevention
Educated patients on proper oral health care and oral diseases emphasizing preventative care
Conducted pulp vitality testing
Proficient in performing polishing procedures, including amalgam polishing

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
May 2018– Dental Hygienist
Current Jennifer Robb, DMD
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Part-time Hygienist treating up to 8 patients daily
Proficient in patient assessment, treatment planning for patients’ dental hygiene program
and electronic charting
Proficient in executing planned dental hygiene/periodontal treatment

December 2017– Dental Hygienist
May 2018 Hudec Dental
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Part-time Hygienist treating up to 14 patients daily
Proficient in patient assessment, treatment planning for patients’ dental hygiene program
and electronic charting
Proficient in executing planned dental hygiene/periodontal treatment
September 2017– Dental Hygienist
November 2017 ¬Avon Dental Care: Maternity leave position
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Part-time Hygienist treating up to 10 patients daily
Proficient in patient assessment, treatment planning for patients’ dental hygiene program
and electronic charting
Proficient in executing planned dental hygiene/periodontal treatment
December, 2014 – Dental Hygienist
August 2017 Aspen Dental
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Full-time Hygienist, treating up to 12 patients daily
Proficient in patient assessment, treatment planning for patients’ dental hygiene program
and electronic charting
Proficient in executing planned dental hygiene/periodontal treatment

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
May 2011 – Media and Public Relations Freelance
December 2014 Tyler and Co. Media
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Pitched consumer product and corporate feature stories to editors for clients
Conducted intensive Internet research for media monitoring and to help develop competitive
marketing strategies for clients
Built influential lists for store openings and called invitees
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Successful and favorable media placements in top 100 newspapers and community publications

June 2001 – Account Coordinator
March 2010 Edward Howard
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Coordinated and assisted with public relations activities for numerous Fortune 500 companies
Specialized in consumer media relations
Wrote, edited and submitted client proposals, press releases and media advisories

Pitched consumer product and corporate feature stories to editors for clients
Attended team meetings to discuss strategies for clients and to develop pitches to editors
Coordinated corporate events, internal training sessions and assisted with planning
tradeshows
Created and designed PowerPoint templates for client presentations and internal training sessions
Created and managed Access databases for analyzing survey project results and cataloging media placements to quantify the value of our services, in addition to creating monthly reports summarizing and itemizing media results for our clients
Created media lists using Vocus On-Demand Software, Cision Mediasource and other resourceful search engines for managing press release and media kit distribution and for contacting the appropriate editors
Conducted ongoing training for Vocus On-Demand Software and was the internal administrator
Conducted intensive Internet research for media monitoring and to help develop competitive marketing strategies for clients
Assisted in determining and continually updating appropriate social media outlets for clients
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Successful and favorable media placements in top 100 newspapers, consumer magazines and community publications
Essential team member for the successful 2004 International Children’s Games media relations project in Cleveland
Created and streamlined databases to quantify media results for clients
Developed a personnel skills and experience inventory database to streamline the process for creating and selecting teams to best meet the goals and objectives of a project
Converted the company’s semi-annual and annual personnel reviews to an electronic format for a more efficient process

DEMONSTRATED SOFTWARE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SKILLS
Eaglesoft proficient, Aspen Dental software proficient, Windows proficient, currently using Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2007 (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, and Word); Typing = 90+ wpm

References Available upon Request