Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary

Gainful Employment Disclosure

Winter 2019

Enrollment:

Fall and Spring

Degrees and Certificates

Program Website:

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Program Description

A two-quarter program designed to prepare the student for employment as an Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary to the dentist.  A third quarter is available for preparation of national and state examinations.

This program is designed for the dental assistant 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.  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 and composite materials, advantages and disadvantages, indications and contraindication; placement and finishing of composites, placement condensing and carving of amalgams; evaluation of restoration; and occlusal 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.

Admission Recommended/Required:

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Prepare student in laboratory and clinical training enabling the student to pass the Western Regional Examination (WREB).
  2. Prepare students to obtain didactic training for success passing the Washington State Restorative Examination provided by the Dental Assisting National Board.

Certificate - SCC

Offered at Locations:  Spokane Community College

First Quarter

DENT 141EFDA Review Class 5
DENT 142EFDA Review Lab 2
DENT 144EFDA Amalgam Restorations 2
DENT 145EFDA Amalgam Lab 4
DENT 148EFDA Amalgam Clinical 3
16

Second Quarter

DENT 151EFDA Composite Restorations 3
DENT 152EFDA Composite Lab 4
DENT 154EFDA Composite Clinical 3
DENT 155EFDA Impressions/Provisional 3
DENT 158EFDA Impressions/Provisional-Lab 2
DENT 160EFDA Exam Preparation 3
18
34 credits are required for the Certificate

Disclaimer: The college cannot guarantee courses will be offered in the quarters indicated. During the period this guide is in circulation, there may be curriculum revisions and program changes. Students are responsible for consulting the appropriate academic unit or adviser for more current and specific information. the information in this guide is subject to change and does not constitute an agreement between the college and the student.