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Expanded Function Dental Assistants( EFDA) Supervision and Scope of Practice
Supervision in Dental Facilities
Expanded function dental assistants( EFDAs) must always practice under the direct supervision of a dentist. Direct supervision is defined as the dentist personally diagnosing the condition to be treated, personally authorizing the procedure and remaining on premises while the EFDA performs the procedure. Before dismissal of the patient, the dentist must personally evaluate the work performed by the EFDA.
Scope of Professional Practice
An EFDA may perform the following services under the direct supervision of a dentist:
• Placing a removing rubber dams
• Placing a removing matrices
• Placing and removing wedges
• Applying cavity liners and bases
• Placing and condensing amalgam restorations
• Carving and contouring amalgam restorations
• Placing and finishing composite resin restorations or sealant material, or both
• Performing coronal polishing *
• Performing fluoride treatments, including fluoride varnish
• Take impressions of teeth for study models, diagnostic casts or athletic appliances
* Note: Coronal polishing is defined as a procedure limited to the supragingival removal of light plaque and extrinsic stain from the exposed natural and restored surfaces of the teeth using rotary instruments with a rubber cup or brush and a polishing agent; the term does not include calculus removal.
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