Expanded Duties Dental Assistant working with a GP that needs to Scan for Orthodontic Models and Appliances
The GP dentist who also provides orthodontic care for his/her patients will want an EDDA who can also scan patients’ teeth for orthodontic models and appliances. This is the course for assistants whose doctors wish to provide clear aligner orthodontic therapy. Upon successful completion of this course, the EDDA will have a certificate that allows performance of all of the EDDA – GP duties as well as Orthodontic Scanning.
Expanded Duties Dental Assistant working with a GP who needs to Scan for Orthodontic Models and Appliances
The GP dentist who also provides orthodontic care for his/her patients will want an EDDA who can also scan patients’ teeth for orthodontic models and appliances. This is the course for assistants whose doctors wish to provide clear aligner orthodontic therapy. Upon successful completion of this course, the EDDA will have a certificate that allows performance of all of the EDDA – GP duties as well as Orthodontic Scanning.
The EDDA - GP + Scanning will have certification to perform the following Expanded Duties:
- Take and record vital signs.
- Apply desensitizing agents to root surfaces of teeth and prepared dentinal surfaces of teeth prior to cementation of temporary restorations and crowns, bridges, or inlays.
- Place cavity liner, base or varnish over unexposed pulp.
- Intraoral fabrication of temporary crowns and bridges. All such adjustments must be performed extraorally.
- Make impressions to be used to fabricate a night guard (bruxism or muscle relaxation appliance). All adjustments must be performed extraorally. Final adjustment must be made by the dentist.
- Changing of bleaching agent, following initial applications by the dentist, during the bleaching process of vital and non-vital teeth after the placement of a rubber dam; and applying the fiber-optic light source of a curing light for activation of the bleach (not to include the use of a laser device).
- Monitor the administration of nitrous oxide/oxygen; turn off nitrous oxide/oxygen at the completion of the dental procedure and make adjustments to the level of nitrous oxide/oxygen, but only following the specific instructions of the dentist.
- Apply topical anticariogenic agents.
- Apply primer and bonding agents to etched enamel or dentin; and light cure with fiber-optic light source (not to include use of a laser device).
- Packing and removing retraction cord, as prescribed by the dentist, so long as said cord is used solely for restorative dental procedures.
- Make impressions for passive orthodontic appliances.
- Digital scans for fabrication orthodontic appliances and models.
The EDDA - GP + Scanning will have certification to perform the following Expanded Duties:
- Take and record vital signs.
- Apply desensitizing agents to root surfaces of teeth and prepared dentinal surfaces of teeth prior to cementation of temporary restorations and crowns, bridges, or inlays.
- Place cavity liner, base or varnish over unexposed pulp.
- Intraoral fabrication of temporary crowns and bridges. All such adjustments must be performed extraorally.
- Make impressions to be used to fabricate a night guard (bruxism or muscle relaxation appliance). All adjustments must be performed extraorally. Final adjustment must be made by the dentist.
- Changing of bleaching agent, following initial applications by the dentist, during the bleaching process of vital and non-vital teeth after the placement of a rubber dam; and applying the fiber-optic light source of a curing light for activation of the bleach (not to include the use of a laser device).
- Monitor the administration of nitrous oxide/oxygen; turn off nitrous oxide/oxygen at the completion of the dental procedure and make adjustments to the level of nitrous oxide/oxygen, but only following the specific instructions of the dentist.
- Apply topical anticariogenic agents.
- Apply primer and bonding agents to etched enamel or dentin; and light cure with fiber-optic light source (not to include use of a laser device).
- Packing and removing retraction cord, as prescribed by the dentist, so long as said cord is used solely for restorative dental procedures.
- Make impressions for passive orthodontic appliances.
- Digital scans for fabrication orthodontic appliances and models.
Duties allowed to be performed by an Expanded Duties Assistant