4 courses with the subject EFA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
The Intro to Equipment and Instruments course directs students to identify all operatory equipment and instruments used to perform EFDA duties. They will also learn how to properly adapt and activate each instrument and how to use a fulcrum for stabilization. (2 Lecture hours and 2 Lab hours)
EFA-160 Moisture Control 18 30 0 48 EFA-204 Restorative Procedures 10 34 0 44 EFA -222 Dental Law 4 0 0 4 EFA-280 EFDA 002 Externship 120 120 Total: 58 74 120 252
Moisture Control demonstrates how to perform oral rinses and how to properly keep areas of the oral cavity dry to prepare for restorative procedures. They will learn how to properly place and remove cotton rolls, dry angles, and rubber dams without injuring the soft tissue in the oral cavity. Students will learn how to properly place themselves in order for maximum visual abilities while working in the oral cavity. They will learn ergonomics for the best posture and positions. (18 Lecture hours, 30 Lab hours)
Dental Law introduces students to all allowable and prohibited duties of an Expanded Functions Dental Assistant. They will learn how to approach situations within the dental office in their role as an EFDA. (4 Lecture hours, 0 Lab hours) EFA-280, EFDA 002 Externship Externship is the culminating experience of the EFDA Program. Once students achieve an 80% in the Lecture/Lab hours of the EFDA 001 part of the course. They will then be able to start their Externship. Students will be placed in dental offices to work on live patients using the knowledge that they consumed in EFDA-001. They will be required to restore teeth with the dentist evaluating each restored tooth. Once the student finishes all required documents from their externship, they will then earn their certificate and be able to sit for The State Board of Dentistry EFDA exam. (120 Externship hours) Page 85
Source: Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
