Advance to GP

Expanding Duties

The Advance to GP Course is for 2 similar EDDAs to upgrade their skill sets

When the practice needs another Expanded Duties Dental Assistant chairside for the GP dentist, they may look inside the practice first. An EDDA – Hygiene or EDDA Hygiene + Ortho Scan is an excellent place to begin. This course serves the need of 2 different types of practices:

The practice whose EDDA – Hygiene does not have Ortho Scanning duties, and the practice does not want or need Ortho Scanning.
The practice with EDDA – Hygiene + Ortho Scanning that needs to advance that EDDA to the level of EDDA – GP + Scan.

The practice whose EDDA – Hygiene does not have Ortho Scanning duties, and the practice does not want or need Ortho Scanning.
The practice with EDDA – Hygiene + Ortho Scanning that needs to advance that EDDA to the level of EDDA – GP + Scan.

Upon successful completion of this course,

The Expanded Duties Dental Assistant with the EDDA – Hygiene certificate will also have the Advance to GP certificate. These two certificates will allow the EDDA to perform all of the duties of the EDDA – GP assistant.

The Expanded Duties Dental Assistant with the EDDA – Hygiene + Ortho Scanning certificate will also have the Advance to GP certificate. These two certificates will allow the EDDA to perform all of the duties of the EDDA – GP + Ortho Scan assistant.

The Expanded Duties covered in the Advance to GP course are listed below:

Place cavity liner, base or varnish over unexposed pulp.
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.
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).
Packing and removing retraction cord, as prescribed by the dentist, so long as said cord is used solely for restorative dental procedures.
Intraoral fabrication of temporary crowns and bridges. All such adjustments must be performed extraorally.

Place cavity liner, base or varnish over unexposed pulp.
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.
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).

Packing and removing retraction cord, as prescribed by the dentist, so long as said cord is used solely for restorative dental procedures.
Intraoral fabrication of temporary crowns and bridges. All such adjustments must be performed extraorally.

Course Fee: $335.00

Register for Expanding Duties - Advance to GP Course

First Name

Last Name

Date

Doctor Email

Qualifications to take certification course (Mark One Only).

I am a Certified Dental Assistant (CDA). I am a graduate of a 12 month approved assisting course. I am a 6-month employee

Additional requirements to practice as EDDA (must accept to complete application).

I must have a high school diploma or the equivalent thereof and maintain current CPR certification. I may only perform those expanded duties listed on my certificate(s).

Policy on Cheating (must accept to complete application).

I understand that if I am caught cheating or even give the appearance of cheating or misrepresenting someone else's work as my own, I will be dismissed from the course without a certificate, and forfeit the course fees. There are no refunds.

Financial Policy (must accept to complete application).

I understand there are no refunds. I may reschedule the test and hands-on portion of the course once (twice with your physician's medical excuse) in a 12-month period. It is my responsibility to keep up with the 12-month period.

Policy on Retaking the course (must accept to complete application).

If I do not pass the written test (I'll have 3 chances), or do not complete the clinical skills (duties), or am otherwise unprepared for the final exam and/or clinical skills portion of the course, I will not receive a certificate. However, after paying a $50.00 administrative fee to Expanded Duties LLC, I will be able to participate in the next course that has space for me.

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Duties allowed to be performed by an Expanded Duties Assistant

Rule 150-9-.02 Expanded Duties of Dental Assistants