EFDA Final Test Questions And Already
Passed Answers Graded To Pass.
what is an EFDA - Answer Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary
When did it start in OHIO - Answer 1976
How do you become an EFDA - Answer - complete an accredited program
- pass the Ohio board exam for EFDA
- register with the state dental board
*Cannot practice EFDA until registered*
how many hours do you need - Answer 100 hours of pre-clinical
80 hours of clinic
Who is eligible - Answer - unlicensed dentists
- dental students
- graduates of foreign dental colleges
- CDA: certified dental assis.
- RDH: licensed or not
What tasks can EFDA do - Answer - *CAN DO* --> REMEDIABLE TASKS: dont cause irreparable
change in the oral cavity
e.g. sealants, amalgam, non-metallic
What is beyond an EFDA
"NON-DELEGABLE taks" - Answer - *CANNOT* DO --> IRREMEDIABLE TASKS:
- diagnosing
- tx planning
,- final impression for prosthetic restoration
- occlusal registration for prosthetic restorations
- final placement of restorations or crowns
-retraction of gingival sulcus prior to impressions
-procedures using light amplification (LASER)
limitations to EFDA - Answer - have to work under *direct supervision* ==> dentist has to be
in the office
- some things can be done under general supervision (e.g. sealants, fluoride)
per dentist @ ONE time there can be:
- 3 EFDAs
- 4 RDH
Commission on Dental Testing (CODT) - Answer - offers TWO exams/year
- test bank of 14 teeth
- 3 teeth in 2 hours
- 75 question written exam *same day* after clinical
Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA) - Answer - New to EFDA in 2015
- offers 2 public exams @ case western
-offers closed exams at schools
- 100 questions written exam *different day*
What is the slow speed hand piece used for? - Answer - finishing and polishing composite
restorations
- coronal polishing
part to the slow speed - Answer 1. swivel adaptor
2. motor to angle adaptor (attaches to latch head and friction grip head)
3. friction grip head
4. latch head
, - finishing and polishing composite restorations
class I preparation walls - Answer 1. buccal wall
2. lingual wall
3. pulpal wall
4. mesial wall
5. distal wall
*no occlusal wall*
*retention feature:* Narrowing toward occlusal from buccal to lingual
class II preparation walls - Answer Walls
1. buccal wall
2. lingual wall
3. pulpal wall
Box
4. axial wall*
5. gingival wall*
* with buccal and lingual from occlusal*
*= new surface
*No occlusal wall *
*if it is only open on the distal it could have a mesial wall OR vice versa OR not have it*
*retention grooves*
- axiobuccal
-axiolingual
Passed Answers Graded To Pass.
what is an EFDA - Answer Expanded Functions Dental Auxiliary
When did it start in OHIO - Answer 1976
How do you become an EFDA - Answer - complete an accredited program
- pass the Ohio board exam for EFDA
- register with the state dental board
*Cannot practice EFDA until registered*
how many hours do you need - Answer 100 hours of pre-clinical
80 hours of clinic
Who is eligible - Answer - unlicensed dentists
- dental students
- graduates of foreign dental colleges
- CDA: certified dental assis.
- RDH: licensed or not
What tasks can EFDA do - Answer - *CAN DO* --> REMEDIABLE TASKS: dont cause irreparable
change in the oral cavity
e.g. sealants, amalgam, non-metallic
What is beyond an EFDA
"NON-DELEGABLE taks" - Answer - *CANNOT* DO --> IRREMEDIABLE TASKS:
- diagnosing
- tx planning
,- final impression for prosthetic restoration
- occlusal registration for prosthetic restorations
- final placement of restorations or crowns
-retraction of gingival sulcus prior to impressions
-procedures using light amplification (LASER)
limitations to EFDA - Answer - have to work under *direct supervision* ==> dentist has to be
in the office
- some things can be done under general supervision (e.g. sealants, fluoride)
per dentist @ ONE time there can be:
- 3 EFDAs
- 4 RDH
Commission on Dental Testing (CODT) - Answer - offers TWO exams/year
- test bank of 14 teeth
- 3 teeth in 2 hours
- 75 question written exam *same day* after clinical
Commission on Dental Competency Assessments (CDCA) - Answer - New to EFDA in 2015
- offers 2 public exams @ case western
-offers closed exams at schools
- 100 questions written exam *different day*
What is the slow speed hand piece used for? - Answer - finishing and polishing composite
restorations
- coronal polishing
part to the slow speed - Answer 1. swivel adaptor
2. motor to angle adaptor (attaches to latch head and friction grip head)
3. friction grip head
4. latch head
, - finishing and polishing composite restorations
class I preparation walls - Answer 1. buccal wall
2. lingual wall
3. pulpal wall
4. mesial wall
5. distal wall
*no occlusal wall*
*retention feature:* Narrowing toward occlusal from buccal to lingual
class II preparation walls - Answer Walls
1. buccal wall
2. lingual wall
3. pulpal wall
Box
4. axial wall*
5. gingival wall*
* with buccal and lingual from occlusal*
*= new surface
*No occlusal wall *
*if it is only open on the distal it could have a mesial wall OR vice versa OR not have it*
*retention grooves*
- axiobuccal
-axiolingual
