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https://www.danb.org/state-requirements/connecticut-expanded-function-dental-assistant.

 

I have read and understand the requirements necessary to perform expanded functions under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed dentist in the state of Connecticut as described below and in the above link to the Dental Assistant National Board website.  I understand the fees associated with the DANB exams.  I understand that this course provides foundational information but should not be considered DANB test preparation.  Students are encouraged to seek out test preparation resources.

 

 

This document provides information about the requirements to earn status as an Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) in Connecticut.

In order to legally perform the expanded functions under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed dentist in Connecticut, a dental assistant must meet all state requirements to earn EFDA status.

 

Please Note: Any DANB certificates of knowledge-based competence or passing exam results do not qualify an individual to perform expanded functions in Connecticut if all of the Connecticut EFDA requirements have not been completed.  Students are responsible for preparing for the DANB restorative function and preventive function exams independant of this course.  The preventive function exams can be taken at any time.  A CDA certification is required to register for and take the DANB restorative functions exam.  Students may complete these before the EFDA@UB course.

Students are responsible for the cost of the DANB CF and RF exams and for reviewing the qualiifications and pathways available to be eligible to take these exams.

The State of Connecticut does not issue a state certificate or certification to dental assistants who have met all EFDA requirements. However, it is the supervising dentist’s responsibility, before delegating any of the functions listed under the heading “EFDA Functions” to any dental assistant, to verify that the dental assistant has met ALL of the state’s EFDA requirements.

Connecticut Requirements to Earn EFDA Status:

To earn EFDA status in Connecticut, one must complete ALL the following requirements (in any order):  *These requirements do not need to be met to take this course.  They need to be met to provide EFDA procedures and duties as described.

1. Pass the DANB Certified Dental Assistant™ (CDA®) or Certified OrthodonticAssistant (COA®) exam and maintain current certification. (If the candidate earned DANB’s CDA certification before June 1, 1993, or DANB’s COA certification before June 1, 1994, the candidate
must also take and pass DANB’s Infection Control [ICE®] exam.)

2. Successfully complete an expanded function dental assistant education program meeting Connecticut state requirements.  Connecticut requires that an EFDA program 1) has a hands on practical final exam, 2) provides 4 hours of education in ethics and jurisprudence and 3) is offered within a CODA accredited dental school, dental hygiene school or dental assisting school.

3. Pass the DANB CPFDA exams:

• Coronal Polishing (CP)
• Sealants (SE) – Candidates who have passed the SE exam as part of the CRFDA certification do not need to retake this exam to earn
CPFDA certification if they passed the SE exam within the three years preceding completion of all other CPFDA certification exams and
requirements.
• Topical Fluoride (TF)

4. Pass the DANB CRFDA exams:

• Impressions (IM)
• Sealants (SE) – Candidates who have passed the SE exam as part of the CPFDA certification do not need to retake this exam to earn CRFDA certification if they passed the SE exam within the three years preceding completion of all other CRFDA certification exams and
requirements.
• Temporaries (TMP)
• Restorative Functions (RF)

 

It is the student's responsibility to be sure that they are eligible or canbecome eligible to take the required DANB exams.

Additional Requirements: After obtaining EFDA status, per statute, a dental assistant must adhere to the following additional requirements:

 

(a) Conspicuously display his or her dental assistant or orthodontic assistant certificate at his or her place of employment or place where he or she
provides expanded function dental assistant services; and

(b) Maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity against liability for professional malpractice in an amount not less than five hundred thousand dollars for one person, per occurrence, with an aggregate liability of notless than one million five hundred thousand dollars while employed as an expanded function dental assistant.

c)  Students who complete this course will receive a certificate of completion with the credential that they have earned at the time of course completion as confirmed by DANB.  Once a student has completed all required DANB exams and these credentials have been confirmed, they may request a new certificate with the credential CDA, EFDA.

Direct all questions regarding DANB CDA, COA, CPFDA and CRFDA certifications and component exams to DANB at 1-800-367-3262. Visit www.danb.org to download exam application forms.

Direct all questions regarding the requirements to earn state EFDA status or the scope of practice of an individual who has met these requirements to:

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section, 410 Capitol Ave., MS# 12 APP, P.O. Box 340308,
Hartford, CT 06134-0308, Phone: (860) 509-7603; Fax: (860) 707-1984; oplc.dph@ct.gov

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