National Dental Assisting Examining Board – International Applicant Submissions (Including USA) NDAEB Dental Assisting Course Work Report – Revised January 2023 - 10 - 8. Preventive Procedures –Check ( ✓ ) those topic areas covered in your course work (✓) Provide Oral Hygiene Instruction ❑ Describe the periodontal disease process and the factors affecting its development and progress ❑ Describe the caries process and the factors affecting its development and progress ❑ Describe the indications, contra-indications, types, purposes and methods of applying disclosing agents ❑ List and describe oral hygiene indices ❑ Apply the principles of instruction and learning to individuals and groups ❑ Collect data to assess patient needs using methods such as: plaque/biofilm indices, disclosing agents in addition to observation of tissue condition ❑ Develop oral hygiene goals using patient centered approach ❑ Select and demonstrate oral care aids specific to oral conditions to achieve goals ❑ Apply disclosing agents ❑ Evaluate outcomes of oral hygiene instruction, provide feedback and make necessary modifications Provide Nutritional Counseling Relative to Oral Health ❑ List nutrients, their sources, functions and effects ❑ Collect data to assess patient’s nutritional needs ❑ Develop dietary goals using patient centered approach ❑ Make dietary recommendations specific to oral health conditions ❑ Evaluate nutritional counseling outcomes, provide feedback and make recommendations and/or modifications Performs Selective Coronal Polishing * ❑ State the rationale, indications and contra-indications for selective coronal polishing ❑ Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic stain ❑ Describe the etiology of stain ❑ Select and prepare equipment and supplies specific to the patient’s needs ❑ Remove stain according to procedural steps ❑ Evaluate selective coronal polishing outcomes and make any necessary modifications ❑ Provide verbal/written, pre-operative, operative, post-operative and home care information/instructions *Mandatory intra-oral skill evaluated on Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE) Apply Anti-Cariogenic Agents * ❑ State the rationale, indications and contra-indications for application ❑ Describe the effects of anti-cariogenic agents on tooth structure ❑ Describe methods for topical application of anti-cariogenic agents ❑ Assess patient needs for appropriate anti-cariogenic agents selection ❑ Select and prepare equipment and supplies for various types of anti-cariogenic agents specific to the patient’s needs ❑ Apply anti-cariogenic agents according to manufacturer’s instructions ❑ Evaluate anti-cariogenic agent outcomes, provide feedback and make necessary recommendations and/or modifications ❑ Provide verbal/written, pre-operative, operative, post-operative and home care information/instructions *Mandatory intra-oral skill evaluated on Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE) Apply Pit and Fissure Sealants * ❑ State the rationale, indications and contra-indications for application ❑ Describe sealant materials and their polymerization ❑ Select and prepare equipment and supplies for prescribed treatment ❑ Evaluate the effectiveness of various moisture control techniques ❑ Prepare prescribed surfaces and apply sealant material according to manufacturer’s instructions ❑ Evaluate sealant placement according to criteria and make modifications if required ❑ Provide verbal/written, pre-operative, operative, post-operative and home care information/instructions *Mandatory intra-oral skill evaluated on Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE)
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