Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary - Spokane Community College

Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary from Spokane Community College is a Campus Certificate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Description A two-quarter program designed to prepare the student for employment as an Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary to the dentist. This program is designed for the dental assistant or dental hygienist who has graduated from a school that is accredited by the American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) or has successfully completed the Dental Assisting National Board examination or a Licensed Dental Hygienist. The program will cover content that will prepare the student to pass both a written and a clinical examination to become a Washington State, Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA). Students upon passing the examinations can seek licensure to become EFDAs. The course will include the evaluation of the student's ability to perform identified skills under the dentist's general supervision to include: patient oral health instruction, coronal polishing, fluoride treatments, sealants, expose, process and mount dental radiographs, knowledge of dental morphology, pharmacology, emergencies, risk management as related to dental charting, health history alerts, and temporization. Students will cover content which focuses on the didactic, laboratory and clinical components of the amalgam and composite curriculum to include: armamentarium including various matrices, classification of restorations, components of the prepared tooth; materials, composition of amalgam, advantages and disadvantages, indications and contraindication; placement and finishing of composites, placement condensing and carving of amalgams; evaluation of restoration; and occulusal adjustment. The course will cover content on the didactic and laboratory components of taking preliminary and final impressions and bite registrations to include computer assisted design and computer assisted manufacture applications. Career Opportunities Graduates of this program may work in a dental clinic or general dentist office performing more complex duties than the dental assistant. View more details on Spokane Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.