EFDA Final Exam Questions with All Correct Answers

EFDA Final Exam Questions with All Correct Answers 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 ca vity e.g. sealants, amalgam, non -metallic What is beyond an EFDA "NON -DELEGABLE taks" - ANSWER - *CANNOT* DO --> IRREMEDIABLE TASKS: - diagnosing - tx planning - final placement or adjustment of fixed or removable appliance - therapeutic i ntraoral adjustment of any fixed or removable appliance - cutting procedures utilized for preparation of a tooth or involving the periodontium - placement of final root canal - final impression for prosthetic restoration - occlusal registration for prost hetic 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) - ANSW ER - 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 5. motor What is the high speed hand piece used for? - ANSWER - tooth preparation: cutting of enamel and dentin - 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