Karim Tawakol
Ocean City
Summary
Fifth-year dental student and Honors scholar with clinical experience since 2022 in dental clinics and university settings. Experienced in assisting and managing a wide range of dental treatments, including complex cases. Since 2024, I have managed a dental laboratory, specializing in digital dentistry, CAD/CAM design, 3D printing, and model fabrication.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Technician
Dentova Dental Lab
Cairo
06.2024 - Current
- Supervised and trained laboratory staff on digital workflows, fabrication techniques, and quality assurance standards.
- Led digital dentistry processes, utilizing CAD/CAM software to design dental models.
- Operated, and maintained, 3D printers, ensuring optimal performance and consistent production quality.
- Fabricated highly accurate dental models, prototypes, and appliances using both digital and traditional laboratory techniques.
- Processed intraoral scan files and digital impressions to create precise dental designs and restorations.
- Managed case planning, design modifications, and communication with dentists to ensure clinical requirements and patient expectations were met.
- Oversaw post-processing procedures, including cleaning, curing, finishing, and quality inspection of 3D-printed products.
Dental Assistant
Smile confident
Cairo
06.2022 - Current
- Assisted dentists during a wide range of dental procedures, including restorative, preventive, cosmetic, endodontic, oral surgery, and periodontal treatments.
- Prepared treatment rooms, instruments, and materials to ensure efficient patient care and adherence to infection control protocols.
- Assisted chairside using four-handed dentistry techniques to improve procedural efficiency and patient comfort.
- Took and processed dental radiographs and maintained accurate patient records.
- Educated patients on oral hygiene, post-operative care, and treatment plans to promote better health outcomes.
- Sterilized instruments and maintained compliance with OSHA and CDC infection control standards.
- Coordinated patient scheduling, charting, and treatment plans to enhance workflow and patient experience.
- Assisted with dental impressions, temporary restorations, and laboratory case preparation.
- Shadowed orthodontic treatments and observed procedures including bracket placement, wire adjustments, retainer fittings, and patient progress evaluations to expand clinical knowledge of orthodontic care.
Education
Bachelor Degree of Oral And Dental Medicine And Surgery - Dentistry
BUE
Egypt06-2026
Skills
- CAD/CAM software
- Digital dentistry
- 3D printing
- Quality assurance
- Infection control
- X-Rays
- Patient education
Timeline
Dental Technician
Dentova Dental Lab
06.2024 - Current
Dental Assistant
Smile confident
06.2022 - Current
Bachelor Degree of Oral And Dental Medicine And Surgery - Dentistry
BUE