Taylor Tkach

Certified Dental Assistant, EFDA at Beyond Dental Care (2026-02 – Present)

• Prepare instruments properly and timely for sterilization
• Clean dental prostheses, both fixed and removable
• Administer topical anesthetic, fabricate, place and remove temporary dental restorations and crowns
• Place and remove rubber dams and matrix bands
• Make impressions for diagnostic casts and preliminary impressions for prosthetic fabrication
• Perform coronal polishing of teeth
• Provide post-operative and other appropriate patient education
• Accomplish all patient care procedures within standard infection control protocols
• Set up and clean operatory and/or surgery suite for planned dental procedures
• Handle and pass instruments safely, accurately and efficiently to providers
• Keep operative field clear of debris, including retracting oral tissues effectively and comfortably
• Demonstrate proper infection control procedures in setting up and cleaning equipment
• Efficiently turn over operatory rooms for next patient
• Restore and contour clinically acceptable restorations, including amalgam and composites under direct supervision of provider
• Place adequate dental sealants as directed by provider

Certified Dental Assistant, EFDA at Middleburg Heights Family Dentistry (2020-02 – 2026-02)

• Assist patients by answering questions and addressing patient dental concerns
• Provide dental patient recovery, including post-operative procedures
• Administer patients' blood pressure, pulse, temperature, and records medical history
• Schedule appointments, maintaining patient confidentiality per HIPAA with written and verbal information
• Prepare instruments properly and timely for sterilization
• Clean dental prostheses, both fixed and removable
• Administer topical anesthetic, fabricate, place and remove temporary dental restorations and crowns
• Place and remove rubber dams and matrix bands
• Make impressions for diagnostic casts and preliminary impressions for prosthetic fabrication
• Perform coronal polishing of teeth
• Provide post-operative and other appropriate patient education
• Accomplish all patient care procedures within standard infection control protocols
• Set up and clean operatory and/or surgery suite for planned dental procedures
• Handle and pass instruments safely, accurately and efficiently to providers
• Keep operative field clear of debris, including retracting oral tissues effectively and comfortably
• Demonstrate proper infection control procedures in setting up and cleaning equipment
• Efficiently turn over operatory rooms for next patient
• Assist with oral maxillofacial surgery, endodontics and surgical periodontics
• Prepare dental medicaments and impression materials per manufacturer's instructions
• Complete imaging requests within the desired time frame
• Accomplish all dental imaging procedures within standard state and federal infection control protocols
• Pour impressions and prepare diagnostic study casts
• Make final denture impression trays and bite rims
• Restore and contour clinically acceptable restorations under direct supervision of provider
• Prepare teeth for application of orthodontic attachments in accordance with Invisalign standards
• Perform teeth polishing

Certified Dental Assistant, EFDA at Hylan Dental Care (2017-07 – 2020-07)

• Prepare instruments properly and timely for sterilization
• Clean dental prostheses, both fixed and removable
• Administer topical anesthetic, fabricate, place and remove temporary dental restorations and crowns
• Place and remove rubber dams and matrix bands
• Make impressions for diagnostic casts and preliminary impressions for prosthetic fabrication
• Perform coronal polishing of teeth
• Provide post-operative and other appropriate patient education
• Accomplish all patient care procedures within standard infection control protocols
• Set up and clean operatory and/or surgery suite for planned dental procedures
• Handle and pass instruments safely, accurately and efficiently to providers
• Keep operative field clear of debris, including retracting oral tissues effectively and comfortably
• Demonstrate proper infection control procedures in setting up and cleaning equipment
• Efficiently turn over operatory rooms for next patient
• Prepare dental medicaments and impression materials per manufacturer's instructions
• Complete imaging requests within the desired time frame
• Accomplish all dental imaging procedures within standard state and federal infection control protocols
• Pour impressions and prepare diagnostic study casts
• Make final denture impression trays and bite rims
• Restore and contour clinically acceptable restorations, including amalgam and composites under direct supervision of provider
• Place adequate dental sealants as directed by provider
• Perform coronal polishing on all teeth

High School Diploma – Valley Forge High School (2012-05)

Dental Assistant Program in Dental Assisting – Normandy High School (2012)

Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Program in Dental Assisting – Case Western Reserve University (2016)