Michele Rae Hope is a highly skilled and dedicated dental hygienist with over 20 years of experience. She has excellent hands-on skills and strong interpersonal skills to achieve total patient satisfaction. Her experience includes providing exams, x-rays, cleanings, and other procedures. She is focused on building patient loyalty and referrals. Hope has an Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene from Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene and additional training in local anesthesia and dental software programs.

1. MICHELE RAE HOPE
72 Congress Avenue (203) 685-2499
Shelton, CT 06484 Email: shellrae23@aol.com
PROFILE
Highly skilled and dedicated Dental Hygienist with experience in multiple facets of disease prevention, disease
management and patient education.
QUALIFICATIONS
 Highly-focused, with a strict attention to detail.
 Excellent hands-on proceduraland intervention skills.
 Outstanding interpersonal skills used to achieve total patient satisfaction.
 Strong advocate of positive change,performance excellence and continuous quality improvement.
 Deep understanding that a dental practice is a business with a need to grow revenues and referrals.
WORK EXPERIENCE
MAUREEN SHARNICK, D.D.S., Shelton, CT 4/02 – Present
DENTAL HYGIENIST
 Provided exams, x-rays (Panorex & Kodak digital system) perio-measurements, scaling, and prophys for children and adults.
 Built close working partnerships with patients and families.
 Collaborated with practice staff to improve workflows and patient traffic.
 Experience with Pan x-rays and Kodak Digital Systems.
 Focused efforts on building patients’ loyalty and maximizing referrals.
DENTAL STAFFING, LLC, Germantown, NY 3/16 – Present
DENTAL HYGIENIST
 Perform duties hygienist duties in various offices including policies/procedures in accordance with treatments prescribed by
attending Dentist.
 Gained insight to a variety of different offices and how they each function.
 Able to work with different proprietary dental software.
WESTPORT DENTAL, Westport, CT 3/93 – 3/16
DENTAL HYGIENIST
 Conduct detailed patient examinations, periodontal measurements and x-rays.
 Use patient assessments to develop comprehensive treatment plans.
 Perform multiple procedures including cleanings and perio-scalings with Arestin, prophys and periodontal maintenance.
 Use patient education as a disease prevention tool.
 Create a positive patient experience to earn and retain patients’trust and loyalty.
 Combine positive patient outcomes with productivity to contribute to revenue and growth objectives.
 Knowledgeable in various software programs including Dentrix, Dexis and Eaglesoft.
 Earned Certification in Local Anesthesia.
EDUCATION
FORSYTH SCHOOL OF DENTAL HYGIENE, Boston,MA
Associate of Science in DENTAL HYGIENE
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT, Bridgeport, CT
Completed Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists and ZOOM programs.
LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS
Dental Hygienist, State of Connecticut; Local Anesthesia & CPR Certified
ZOOM Bleaching System