Expanded Duty Dental Assistant (EDDA) Training (Oct 21 - 23, 2022)

Expanded Duty Dental Assistant (EDDA) Training is organized by LSU Health New Orleans Continuing Dental Education and will be held from Oct 21 - 23, 2022 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America.

Accreditation:
24 clinical hours (12 lecture, 12 participation)

Overview:
This is the “next step” for assistants who want to expand their capabilities in dental practice. This course is designed to provide dental assistants with the knowledge and skills they need to perform expanded duty dental assisting functions as specified by Louisiana law. Hands-on exercises will be performed in the laboratory to reinforce the material presented in the lectures. Each participant will be given and must pass a post-course examination to determine their competency.

Learning Objectives:
After completing the course, participants should be better able to identify, understand, and explain:
• Function of instruments and materials used in coronal polishing
• Limitations and uses of coronal polishing technique as contrasted with a prophylaxis
• Use, care, and lubrication of the right-angle handpiece
• Instruments and materials for suturing
• Types and levels of sedation
• Types and uses of dental liners
• Parts of the Tofflemire matrix retainer
• Sequence of steps in the placement of an anterior restoration
• Placement of pit and fissure sealant
• Groups of extrinsic and intrinsic stains on dentition
• Process for placing a medicated dressing post-operative
• Cause and treatment of alveolar osteitis
• Post-operative instruction to a patient for home care
• Indications and contraindications for use of nitrous oxide
• Safety features of the nitrous unit
• Technique of, application, and monitoring nitrous oxide
• Purpose of and different types of temporary crowns
• Proper armamentarium needed for fabrication of a temporary crown
• Use of rubber dam and the isolation of teeth
• Manipulation and use of periodontal surgical dressing
• Methods used for gingival retraction

After completing the course, participants should be better able to demonstrate their knowledge of/ability to perform:
• Dental anatomy
• Coronal polishing
• Removing sutures with a sterile technique
• Placement of a cavity liner
• Preparing, placing, wedging, and removing a Tofflemire matrix retainer
• Etching of a posterior tooth prior to the placement of pit and fissure sealant
• Gingival retraction using the chemical method
• Removal of the retraction cord
• Mixing, placement and removal of periodontal dressing
• Application of pit and fissure sealants
• Preparation needed before placement of sealants
• Placement of temporary filling