NDAEB Dental Assisting Course Work Report

National Dental Assisting Examining Board NDAEB Dental Assisting Course Work Report – Revised October 2024 - 8 -  Apply and remove dental dam following procedural steps  Evaluate dental dam placement and isolation effectiveness  Identify and correct dental dam positioning and isolation errors  Provide pre-operative, operative and post-operative information/instructions *Mandatory intra-oral skills (also evaluated on Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE))  Position oral evacuation to maintain a dry operating field and patient comfort Operative Dentistry Procedures  Identify cavity/restoration classifications  Use terminology associated with cavity preparation and restorations  Assist with the application of treatment liners:  Describe the functions and benefits of liners, bases, varnishes, cements and bonding materials and the indications and contra-indications for their use  Describe the components of bonding systems, their uses, effects and precautions  List the order of placement and location for treatment liners  Prepare, manipulate and transfer treatment liner, acid etchant and bonding materials according to manufacturer’s instructions  Apply treatment liners (no pulpal involvement), acid etch and bonding materials: *  Select and prepare equipment and supplies  Apply treatment liners, acid etchant and bonding materials following procedural steps  Evaluate placement according to criteria and make modifications as necessary *Mandatory intra-oral skills (also evaluated on Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE))  Assist with the application and removal of matrix systems and wedges:  State the rationale for using matrix systems and wedges  Select and assemble matrix system and wedge(s) for prescribed restorative procedures  Assist with placement and removal of matrix system and wedge(s)  Apply and remove matrix system and wedge(s): *  Select and prepare equipment and supplies  Apply matrix system and wedge(s) following procedural steps  Evaluate placement according to criteria  Correct application errors  Remove matrix system and wedge(s) following procedural steps  Evaluate removal according to criteria *Mandatory intra-oral skills (also evaluated on Clinical Practice Evaluation (CPE))  Assist with preparation and placement of permanent restorative materials:  Describe the properties and explain the rationale for the use of amalgam and tooth-coloured restorative materials  Prepare equipment and supplies and assist with amalgam placement and finishing procedures, observing mercury hygiene practice  Describe tooth-coloured restorative materials and their polymerization  Prepare equipment and supplies and assist with placement and finishing of tooth-coloured restorative materials  Provide verbal/written, pre-operative, operative, post-operative and home care information/instructions  Dispense and/or mix temporary restorative materials:  Explain the rationale for using various types of temporary restorative materials  Prepare equipment and supplies and assist with placement of temporary restorative materials  Provide verbal/written, pre-operative, operative, post-operative and home care information/instructions  Assist with tooth whitening techniques:  State indications and contra-indications for whitening of vital and non-vital teeth  Describe tooth whitening materials and techniques  Describe the complications which may result from tooth whitening  Prepare equipment and supplies and assist with tooth whitening  Provide verbal/written, pre-operative, operative, post-operative and home care information/instructions  Assist with placement of dental implants  State indications and contra-indications for the placement of the various types of dental implants

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