Expanded Functions for the Dental Auxiliary: Certification Course (Phase 2) - Gainesville, Florida

Expanded Functions for the Dental Auxiliary: Certification Course (Phase 2) is organized by University of Florida Health (UF Health) and will be held from Jun 12 - 13, 2021 at University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.

CME Accreditation:
36 contact hours. (Participation)

Course Description:
This three phase participation course is designed to teach the auxiliary to perform those expanded functions listed below including fabrication of provisional crowns. This course will include those duties which may be performed under the supervision of a dentist and for which formal training is required.

Phase I: Online Instruction. Students must complete all of the online modular sessions and quizzes prior to attending the first clinical session.

Phase 2: Part I Clinical Instruction. Students will participate in a review of the online modules and begin clinical participation.

Phase 3: Part II Clinical Instruction. Students will continue with clinical participation, complete the written examination and complete a final clinical examination.

Course Objectives:
To provide training for certification in the following expanded functions:
• Laws & Rules
• Infection Control
• Taking impressions for study casts
• Topical application of fluoride (including foam & varnish)
• Placing and removing rubber dams
• Placing and removing periodontal dressings
• Polishing clinical crowns for removal of stains
• Polishing amalgam restorations
• Placing and removing matrices
• Placing intra-coronal provisional (temporary) restorations
• Placing bases and liners
• Suture removal
• Application of pit & fissure sealants
• Preliminary charting
• Packing and removing retraction cord
• Fabricating provisional crowns
• Cementing provisional crowns with temporary cement