Dental Assistant

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Dental assistant primary function

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DIRECT chairside assistance to support the dentist in the delivery of care to patients

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Dental assisting TASKS

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-among the most comprehensive/varied in the office

*requires interpersonal and technical skills

a. assist dentist during treatment procedures

b. taking/developing x-rays

c. ask pt about med history (take BP, pulse)

d. serve as infection control officer (develop infection control protocols and prepare/sterilize instruments)

e. make patients comfortable

f. give instructions for oral care after procedure

g. teach OHI

h. take impressions for study models

i. perform office managing tasks (computer)

j. communicate with patients and suppliers

k. help provide direct patient care in all specialities

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Dental assistant education pathways

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a. accredited program (CDA)

b. vocational/technical schools (high school/adult program)

c. career college program

d. dental office (proprietary program)

e. on the job training

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Dental assistant certification

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-DANB

-CODA

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DANB (dental assistant national board)

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REQUIREMENTS

-graduate of accredited program

-2 years work experience

*certification in entire US

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CODA (commission on ohio dental assistant certification)

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-certification ONLY in ohio

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Ohio dental assistant delegated tasks

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-nitrous oxide - oxygen monitoring (1/dentist)

-Pit/fissure sealant place (2/dentist)

-coronal polishing (no limit/dentist)

-EFDA

*above tasks require additional training and must obtain certification from OSDB to perform

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Professional involvement/career growth

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-Ohio Dental Assistant Assoc.

-American Dental Assistant Assoc.

-National Dental Assistant Assoc.

-Dental Assistant National Board

-EFDA

-Education

-Dental hygiene

-Sales

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To do nitrous oxide - oxygen monitoring

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-must take 6 hour course

-dentist can only utilize one assistant for this

-assistant can only monitor one patient at a time

-dentist MUST remain in office

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Ohio Dental Assistant/ BQP

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A. BQP must be trained directly via employer/dentist, in office training, or a planned sequence of instruction in an educational institution

B. Under DIRECT supervision of licensed dentist, the BQP can perform basic remediable intra and extra-oral tasks

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Can BQP aspirate and retract?

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Y

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Can BQP do intra-oral insturment transfer?

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Y

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Can BQP do prelim charting of missing/filled teeth?

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Y

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Can BQP take diagnostic impressions?

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Y

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Can BQP take impressions for mouth guard/bleach tray?

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Y

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Can BQP apply disclosing solutions?

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Y

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Can BQP do caries suceptibility and detection?

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Y

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Can BQP do perio susceptibility and detection?

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Y

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Can BQP enter gingival sulcus and do probe depths?

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N

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Can BQP demonstrate OHI procedures?

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Y

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Can BQP do shade selection?

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Y

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Can BQP apply topical anesthetics?

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Y

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Can BQP do pulp testing?

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Y

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Can BQP apply fluoride?

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Y

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Can BQP apply and remove perio dressings?

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Y

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Can BQP remove sutures?

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Y

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Can BQP place rubber dam?

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Y (over pre-placed clamp)

-can can remove clamp, dam

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Can BQP apply cavity varnish?

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Y

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Can BQP do impression for provisional, make provisional, cement and remove provisional?

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Yes

-NOT including palliative of sedative restorations

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Can BQP do preliminary sizing of SSC crowns?

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Y

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Can BQP do preliminary sizing of ortho bands and arch wires?

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Y

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Can BQP check for removal of loose ortho bands and losse brackets?

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Y

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Can BQP take intra-oral bite registrations for restorations, diagnostic models, and appliances?

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Y

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Can BQP irrigate and dry canals during RCT?

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Y

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Can BQP place medication in the pulp?

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Y

*in teeth with non-vital pulp or instrumented root canals

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Can BQP place/remove surgical dressings?

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Y

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Can BQP place and remove ortho arch wires, auxillary arch wires, and ligation of arch wire to ortho bands/brackets?

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Y

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Can BQP place and remove ortho wire/ties?

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Y

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Can BQP polymerize light-activated restorative or bonded materials?

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Y

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Can BQP do all supportive services/procedures needed for maintenance of hygenic practice environment?

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Y (including but not limited to all sterilizing procedures?

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How do BQP's protect the physical well-being of patient during routine procedures and during emergencies?

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1. physical positioning of patient

2. monitoring vitals

3. assistance in BLS activities

4. anything else deemed important to maintain safety/health of patient

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Can BQP gather/maintain complete med and dental hx?

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Y

*take pictures

*record patient tx

*take BP/temp

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Can BQP do all extra-oral supportive lab procedures?

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Y

*repair/construction/finishing of metallic and plastic prosthetic devices

*compilation of Rx data for interpretation by dentist

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Is the BQP in charge of all patient education?

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Y

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Can BQP place etch?

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Y

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Can BQP take impressions for removable/fixed prosthetics?

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Y

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Can a BQP monitor nitrous oxide sedation?

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Y IF:

a. above 18 yo

b. complete 6 hour course and have certification present in office

c. dental assistant has 2 years/3000 hours experience

d. completed a certified BLS course

e. can't monitor more than one patient at a time

f. must physically remain with the patient entire time

g. dentist must approve discharge of patient

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can BQP administer, adjust, or terminate NO2?

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NO