Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (DEN 113)
Term: 2024-2025 Academic Year Spring Term
Schedule
Mon, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM (3/31/2025 - 6/12/2025) Location: NC SUMN 6
Tue, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (3/31/2025 - 6/12/2025) Location: NC SUMN 9
Description
This class prepares the student for the Oregon Board of Dentistry written exam in expanded functions for the chairside dental assistant (EFDA). Expanded functions are determined by the Oregon Board of Dentistry and may change without prior notice. The exam is administered by the Dental Assisting National Board. Students will still need a NELDA certificate before becoming EFDA certified. (General Dental Assisting EFDA Certification: Pathway III). The class is designed to prepare students in the following sections: Placing matrix bands; polishing amalgam fillings; cement removal; taking impressions; coronal polishing; fabricating temporary crowns, adjusting permanent crowns outside of the mouth prior to cementation, and tooth whitening. Lab provides hands-on clinical instruction of the lecture material presented and material covered in the course. Students demonstrate their capabilities and understanding through clinical evaluation in a lab setting.