UDNT 150 - Expanded Function: Dental Auxiliary and Restorative

This course is designed to meet the Arizona State training requirements for Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists taking the DANB-Certified Restorative Functions Examination required for certification. The content of the course has been approved by the Arizona State Board of Health, Dental Hygiene Licensing Board.

Prerequisites:

Dental Assistants: At the time of course registration, we require proof of one-year chairside assisting experience in general dentistry within the past 2 years

Dental Hygienists: At the time of course registration, we require proof of current status as Registered Dental Hygienist (License), current CPR certification, HepB Immunization, current malpractice insurance

Information:
Each participant will have his/her own dental operatory to work in. Fees include supplies, materials and typodont needed to perform the tasks and services. Participants will be able to rent the lab kit instruments.

Required Armamentarium that are not supplied:

 Proper clinic attire, PPE including proper footwear
 Safety glasses/ loupes/ light
 Required textbook

Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify dental restorative vocabulary terms
2. Describe current concepts and basic techniques in cariology and classification of dental caries
3. Demonstrate basic principles of properly preparing the tooth such as isolation, selection and placement of
liners and bases and insertion and finishing of amalgam and composite resin restorative
4. Identify tooth morphology, structure, anatomy, colors and shade
5. Use dental instruments and instrumentation skills to manipulate the restorative material
6. Describe dental material characteristics, properties, weakness and strengths, including dental sealants
and fluoride varnish
7. Explain preventive suggestions and recommendations to increase the life of the dental restoration
8. Explain provisional restoration’s purpose, criteria, types, properties, materials, techniques, and procedural
considerations
9. Explain proper infection control and OSHA protocol
10. Apply legal responsibilities of Arizona in the field of dental restoration

Outline:
1. Dental restorative vocabulary terms

2. Current concepts and basic techniques in cariology

3. Basic principles of properly preparing the tooth such as isolation, selection and placement of liners and bases and insertion and finishing of amalgam and composite resin restorative

Place cavity liner/ base and bonding agents
Demonstrate proper isolation technique and placing wedges and matrix systems
Perform gingival retraction using single cord techniques

4. Tooth morphology, structure, anatomy, colors, and shade

Recognize and duplicate ideal dental anatomy in adult dentition
Select composite shade and apply composite layering

5. Dental material characteristics, properties, weakness and strengths, including dental sealants and fluoride varnish

Recognize properties and indications for use of different dental materials
Describe and apply the proper steps for dental sealants and fluoride varnish

6. Dental instruments and instrumentation skills to manipulate the restorative material

Condense, place, carve, and polish amalgam restorations (Class I, II & V)
Place, contour, finish, and polish composite restorations (Class I & V and Class II)
Apply the proper steps in placing interim therapeutic restorations adapt, cement prefabricated
crowns and remove excess cement
Evaluate, adjust, and make corrections for amalgam and composite on newly placed restorations
using critical thinking and problem-solving skills

7. Preventive suggestions and recommendations to increase the life of the dental restorative

Use evidence-based research to guide practitioner’s decision on technique approach, type of dental material for patient restorative needs, and preventive recommendations to increase the life of the dental restorative
Use the psychosocial dimension of the patient for patient-centered care

8. Legal responsibilities of Arizona