Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 60 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY
Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF DENTAL ASSISTANTS
Part IV - Entry Requirements for Dental Assistants II
Section 18VAC60-30-120 - Educational requirements for dental assistants II
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 60-30-120
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. An applicant may be registered as a dental assistant II with specified competencies completed in education as described in this subsection:
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.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
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