Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. A
prerequisite for entry into an educational program preparing a person for
registration as a dental assistant II shall be current certification as a
Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) conferred by the Dental Assisting National
Board or active licensure as a dental hygienist.
B. To be registered as a dental assistant II,
a person shall complete a competency-based program from an educational
institution that meets the requirements of 18VAC60-30-116 and includes all of
the following:
1. Didactic coursework in
dental anatomy that includes basic histology, understanding of the periodontium
and temporal mandibular joint, pulp tissue and nerve innervation, occlusion and
function, muscles of mastication, and any other item related to the restorative
dental process.
2. Didactic
coursework in operative dentistry to include materials used in direct and
indirect restorative techniques, economy of motion, fulcrum techniques, tooth
preparations, etch and bonding techniques and systems, and luting agents.
3. Laboratory training to be
completed in the following modules:
a. No
less than 15 hours of placing, packing, carving, and polishing of amalgam
restorations, placement of a non-epinephrine retraction cord, and pulp capping
procedures and no less than six class I and six class II restorations completed
on a manikin simulator to competency;
b. No less than 40 hours of placing and
shaping composite resin restorations, placement of a non-epinephrine retraction
cord, and pulp capping procedures,and no less than 12 class I, 12 class II,
five class III, five class IV, and five class V restorations completed on a
manikin simulator to competency; and
c. At least 10 hours of making final
impressions, placement of a non-epinephrine retraction cord, final cementation
of crowns and bridges after preparation, and adjustment and fitting by the
dentist, and no less than four crown impressions, two placements of retraction
cord, five crown cementations, and two bridge cementations on a manikin
simulator to competency.
4. Clinical experience applying the
techniques learned in the preclinical coursework and laboratory training in the
following modules:
a. At least 30 hours of
placing, packing, carving, and polishing of amalgam restorations, placement of
a non-epinephrine retraction cord, and no less than six class I and six class
II restorations completed on a live patient to competency;
b. At least 60 hours of placing and shaping
composite resin restorations, placement of a non-epinephrine retraction cord,
and no less than six class I, six class II, five class III, three class IV, and
five class V restorations completed on a live patient to competency; and
c. At least 30 hours of making
final impressions; placement of non-epinephrine retraction cord; final
cementation of crowns and bridges after preparation, adjustment, and fitting by
the dentist; and no less than four crown impressions, two placements of
retraction cord, five crown cementations, and two bridge cementations on a live
patient to competency.
5.
Successful completion of the following competency examinations given by the
accredited educational programs:
a. A written
examination at the conclusion of didactic coursework; and
b. A clinical competency
exam.
C. An
applicant may be registered as a dental assistant II with specified
competencies set forth in subdivision a, b, or c of subdivisions B 3 and B 4 of
this section.
Statutory Authority: §
54.1-2400
of the Code of Virginia.
