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Chandni Mahindra
234 Flamingo Island Drive,
Missouri City, TX 77459
Email: [email protected], Telephone #: 7327664865
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Education
North East Regional Board Licensing Exam
This Licensing exam is valid in 46 states across USA.
Current Texas Dental License, DEA and DPS certified.
March 2014
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry
May 2014
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Skilled in Diagnosis, treatment planning and delivery of comprehensive dental care with emphasis
on direct and indirect restorations and full mouth rehabilitation.
Enhanced clinical skills by treating several patients a day from a diverse population and efficiently
applying practice management skills. Procedures included gathering patient history, diagnosis,
treatment planning, referrals, direct and indirect restorations, implant restoration, crowns, scaling
and root planning, removable and complete prosthesis, fixed prosthesis, root canal treatment of
single and muti rooted teeth and emergency care.
Proficient in digital radiography, intra oral photography, case presentation, current advances in
esthetic dentistry and practice management.
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Manipal College of Dental Sciences,
Manipal University, Karnataka, India
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Aug 2004 - Aug 2009
Loreto Convent School, New Delhi, India
Apr 1991 – May 2004
Work
Experience
Associate Dentist at Craven and Plummer Inc.
August 2014-Present
 Provide dental care to a large patient pool. Procedures included restorations,
extractions (regular and surgical) and Root Canal treatments on all teeth except upper
molars.
 Credentialed to work with Medicaid patients.
Dental Assistant at Choices In Dentistry, NJ
March 2011 – November 2011
 Controlled inventory and daily work flow of clinics
 Assisted with procedures including restorations, crown preparations, extractions, root canal
therapy and minor surgical procedures.
 Assisted with Invisilign procedures for minor orthodontic correction and Zoom for external
bleaching.
 Use of digital intraoral and extra oral x-rays.
 Contributed to developing treatment plans for full mouth rehabilitation.
 Optimized DA scheduling and case load management resulting in a savings of 15 hours per
week decrease in time worked with a 20 percent increase in efficiency.
 Strategized and negotiated of lab rates that resulted in cost savings of 18 percent attributed
to increased volume utilization.
Assistant administrator and Clinical Observer at Avenue Dental Care, Spokane, WA
Jan2011 – Feb 2011
 Learnt the working of CAD CAM units.
 Assisted with implant placement surgeries and restorations.
 Observed front desk scheduling and management strategies of a dental clinic.
 Assisted with impacted molar extractions under I.V sedation.
 Assisted with minor surgical procedures like frenectomies and soft tissue management
using lasers.
 Monitored heart rate and sedation monitoring of 25 patients informing dentist of clinical
change of condition.
Associate Dentist at Gandhi’s Dental Care, India
Aug 2010 - Jan 2011
 Independently managed operations of the dental clinic.
 Planned treatment for full mouth rehabilitation that helped a young edentulous patient
become confident for job interviews.
 Carried out several restorations under N20 sedations on children and adults.
 Successfully treated teeth that were referred for extraction by doing root canal therapy on
anteriors, premolars and lower molars.
 Several tooth preparations for metal crowns.
 Flipper fabrications for patients who were not willing for conventional RPD.
Extractions of all teeth including partially erupted third molars.
 Conventional composite and amalgam restorations.
 Facilitated timely referrals and time management when working on different cases.
 Implemented emergency slots in schedule resulting in increased patient satisfaction,
decreased number of patient visits and more production.
Associate Dentist, Dr. S.P Aggarwal’s Dental Clinic and Research Center, India
May 2010 – July 2010
 Worked in a large multispecialty dental practice with 11 units and an Adin surgical and
restorative center.
 Worked on 50 patients who required amalgam, composite and GIC restorations.
 Treatment planned and performed root canal therapy on anterior and posterior teeth.
 Learnt anterior esthetic restorations like veneers and full ceramic crowns.
 Learnt Brackett bonding and band placement for orthodontic treatments.
 Helped with negotiating packages for Invisilign and Zoom technology.
Associate Dentist, Dr. Sharma’s Dental Clinic, India
Jan 2010 - Feb 2010
Intern, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Karnataka
Aug 2008 - Aug 2009
Professional Associations and Awards
 Student member of ADA since 2012
 Member of Chicago Dental Society since 2012
 Student member of IAGD since 2012
 Member of American College of Prosthodontists since 2012
 Member of I.D.A (Indian Dental Association) since 2009
 Basic Life Support Training certified by American Heart Association
 Secretary IDDP Class of 2014
Volunteer
Experience
 Volunteer student dentist at Goldie’s Dental Clinic, Chicago IL
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Design treatment plans and carry out treatments taking into consideration the financial burden
of dental treatment for this section of society.
Volunteer student dentist at La Rabida hospital, Chicago, IL
Deliver lectures to educate nurses and other auxiliaries regarding maintenance of oral hygiene
for chronically ill and developmentally challenged children.
Teach the use of mouth props, suction toothbrushes, different brushing and flossing techniques
and commercially available fluoride supplements that can be used for these children.
Volunteer for summer health fair at Holy Cross church, Chicago , IL
Volunteer at Robertwood Johnson Hospital, NJ
Dentist at Akshay Pratishthan school for disabled children
July 2008-August 2008
Screened children for dental diseases and referral to an associated dentist.
Lectures and demonstrations on methods of maintaining general and oral hygiene.
References
Available on request