Lana Jones

A hardworking, committed and conscientious individual with an appreciation as to how a dental setting functions. Familiar with working in fast pace environments due to the busy nature of the NHS. Typical working day involves offering chairside support by assisting the dentist and reassuring patients.

DENTAL NURSE (AWAITING GDC NUMBER) at LAKESIDE DENTAL PRACTICE, CARDIFF (2024-08 – Present)

• Responding to incoming calls and booking appointments accordingly
• Collecting all necessary equipment and setting up dental trays for scheduled treatments
• Efficiently processing instruments in the decontamination room for safe reuse
• Limiting water and moisture accumulation through correct aspiration techniques

OPTICAL ASSISTANT at BOOTS OPTICIANS QUEEN STREET, CARDIFF (2022-12 – 2023-06)

• Transferring and inputting data from record cards onto the computer for easy access of information to generate copies of patients' prescriptions
• Working in close communication with both permanently located and locum Optometrists
• Conducting pre-screening tests on patients before they were due to see the Optometrist

RECEPTIONIST at EVANS AND HUGHES OPTOMETRISTS, LLANDEILO (2021-06 – 2022-10)

• Gathering record cards for upcoming appointments
• Liaise with the Optometrist and Optical technician in the onsite laboratory to discuss elements of a patient's prescription
• Compose referral letters on the computer from the Optometrist in preparation for posting

Optometry in Optometry – CARDIFF UNIVERSITY (2020-09 – 2022-04)

A-LEVELS in A-Levels – YSGOL BRO DINEFWR (2013-09 – 2020-06)