Expanded Duty Dental Assistant (EDDA) Training (Aug 12 - 14, 2022)

Expanded Duty Dental Assistant (EDDA) Training is organized by LSU Health New Orleans Continuing Dental Education and will be held from Aug 12 - 14, 2022 at Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center, Lafayette (Historical), Louisiana, United States of America.

Overview:
Assistants looking to improve their skills in the dental field will find this "next step". This course is intended to equip dental assistants with the skills and knowledge they need to perform extended duty dental assisting duties as required by Louisiana law. To reinforce the material in the lectures, hands-on exercises will take place in the laboratory. Participants will need to pass a post-course exam to prove their competence.

Learning Objectives:
Participants should be able to recognize, understand and explain after completing this course.

• Coronal polishing: Materials and instruments used
• Coronal polishing techniques: limitations and uses, in contrast to a prophylactic.
• Care and lubrication for the right-angle handpiece
• Sutures and suture materials
• Different types and levels of sedation
• Uses and types of dental liners
• Retentioner for parts of the Tofflemire matrix
• The sequence of steps for the placement of an anterior crown
• Application of fissure and pit sealant
• Extrinsic and intrinsic stains in groups on the dentition
• Post-operative procedure for applying a medicated dressing
• Treatment and causes of alveolar osteosteitis
• Instructions for patients after surgery to provide home care
• Contraindications and indications for the use of nitrous dioxide
• Safety features for the nitrous unit
• Application, monitoring, and technique of nitrous oxide
• Different types and purposes of temporary crowns
• Proper armamentarium is required for the fabrication of a temporary crown
• Rubber dams and isolation of teeth
• Periodontal surgical dressings used for manipulation and manipulation
• Gingival retraction methods

Participants should be able to show their knowledge/ability to perform the following:• Dental anatomy
• Coronal polishing
• Using a sterile technique to remove sutures
• Placing a cavity liner
• Preparing, placing, and removing a Tofflemire retainer
• Preparation of the pit and fissure sealant by etching a posterior tooth
• Gingival retraction by the chemical method
• Retraction cord removed
• Mixing, placing, and removing periodontal treatment
• Pit and fissure sealants
• Sealants must be prepared before they are placed
• Temporary filling