Coronal Polishing for the Dental Auxiliary 2025
In-Person Event
Oct 18, 2025
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
8 Hours OVERVIEW
Coronal Polishing for the Dental Auxiliary is organized by University of Louisville (UL) School of Dentistry and will be held on Oct 18, 2025 at University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America.
Description:
This course will be defined by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry's amended educational requirements for dental auxiliary personnel who will qualify for a Certificate in Coronal Polishing under a dentist's direct supervision Section 5 of KRS 313.045(6). This course consists of both Didactic and Practical components.
- Didactic - Lecture: This will be verified by written exam per guidelines of the Kentucky Board of Dentistry.
- Practical - Pre-clinical/Clinical: This will be verified by faculty demonstrations and evaluation of participants at the teaching institution with follow-up.
- Practical - Clinical Component: Follow up of five (5) Evaluations of the Practical Clinical Component in the participant's dental office must be returned within a maximum of 60 days from the date of course completion. Once received, certificates will be issued.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should have an understanding of:
- Overview of the dental team
- Dental ethics, jurisprudence, and the legal understanding of procedures allowed by each dental team member
- Management of patient records, maintenance of privacy, and completion of proper charting
- Infection control, universal precaution, and transfer of disease
- Personal protective equipment and overview of Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements
- Definition of plaque, types of stain, calculus, and related terminology and topics
- Dental tissue surrounding the teeth and dental anatomy and nomenclature
- Ergonomics of proper positioning of patient and dental assistant
- General principles of dental instrumentation
- Rational of performing coronal polishing
- Abrasive agents
- Coronal polishing armamentarium
- Warnings of trauma which can be caused by improper techniques in polishing
- Clinical competency in a clinical dental setting as set forth in Section 5 of KRS 313.045(6).
KEY DATES
18 Oct, 2025
Event Start Date
18 Oct, 2025
Event End Date
ACCREDITATION & CREDITS
Accreditation:
The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. This course does not offer dental 'continuing education' but is defined as a 'training course' approved by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry. The University of Louisville School of Dentistry designates this activity for (8) training hours.
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DentistDental AuxiliariesDental HygienistsSPECIALITIES
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