The LSU EDDA (Expanded Duty Dental Assistant) Course Essential Information for Dental Assistants, Office and Practice Managers, and Dentists What you will find inside: Who Should Enroll in EDDA?... 2 Recommendations The LSU EDDA Course... 3-5 Description Reference Materials Locations and Faculty Registration Fee and CDE Credit Hours Louisiana EDDA Certification... 6 Requirements Course Registration Fee Reimbursement for Qualifying Dentists (SBET)... 7 Contact Information... 8 Cancellation and Refund Policy LSU EDDA COURSE LOCATIONS: New Orleans Baton Rouge Lafayette CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION The LSU Continuing Dental Education name is used to represent the long-standing affiliation between LSU School of Dentistry and The Louisiana Academy of Continuing Dental Education, Inc., for the purpose of developing continuing education programs.
CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION EDDA / APRIL 2011 Who Should Enroll in EDDA? There are important reasons to enroll in LSU s EDDA course. You are a dental assistant with six months of chair-side dental assisting experience and you want to learn how to perform expanded duty dental assistant functions such as polishing teeth, packing cord, or making better temporaries. You are an orthodontic or pediatric dental assistant and want to advance your career in dentistry. You are moving to Louisiana from another state and you want to be EDDA-certified. If you are new to dentistry, it s good to consider the ways you can advance your career, but you may not be ready to enroll in the EDDA course yet. This is NOT a beginner s dental assisting course. It is the next step for assistants who want to expand the number of dental functions they can legally perform. Do not consider registering for this course unless you actually have six months of chair-side dental assisting experience with a dentist. NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO TAKING THE EDDA COURSE: You must provide a written confirmation from a dentist stating that you have six months of chair-side assisting experience. You must complete and return a background questionnaire. Dental assistants, office and practice managers, and dentists need to know exactly what the EDDA course is and how assistants can meet the criteria to take it. AND qualified Louisiana dentists can be reimbursed for the cost of sending assistants to the EDDA course through the Louisiana Workforce Commission s Small Business Employee Training (SBET) program. For these reasons and more, this brochure is for you whatever your interest in EDDA may be. Recommendations Not everyone who wants to enroll in the LSU Expanded Duty Dental Assistant course has met the necessary requirements. This is not a dental assistant training program; it is an expanded duty dental assistant program. A student cannot do well in this class if she/he does not have the required background and experience. In order for the student to comprehend what the instructors are trying to teach, it is recommended that a dental assistant have a minimum of six months of chair-side assistant experience prior to taking this course. 2
EDDA / APRIL 2011 CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION The LSU EDDA Course Description LSU s comprehensive EDDA course is offered to help prepare a dental assistant for certification as an expanded duty dental assistant. To this end, it is designed to provide dental assistants who have a minimum of six months of chair-side dental assisting experience with the knowledge and skills they need to perform expanded duty dental assisting functions as specified by Louisiana law. Hands-on simulation exercises will be performed in the laboratory to reinforce the didactic material presented in the lectures. Through lecture and/or hands-on laboratory and clinic exercises, at the conclusion of this course dental assistants will be trained to: 1. Remove sutures and post-extraction dressings 2. Apply cavity liners and bases (excluding capping of exposed pulpal tissue) 3. Place pit and fissure sealants, and acid etch liquids and gels 4. Place, wedge, and remove matrices for restorations by the dentist 5. Place and remove periodontal dressings, except placement of the initial dressing 6. Place and remove retraction cord 7. Perform coronal polishing procedures: prior to rubber dam placement, fluoride application, or acid etch procedures prior to or after the placement or removal of bands, crowns, and restorations after the removal of dressings and packs, excluding periodontal dressings and packs 8. Monitor administration of nitrous oxide 9. Fabricate a temporary custom crown 10. Take and record vital signs 11. Be knowledgeable in the areas of oral anatomy and tooth morphology 12. Prepare for and react appropriately to medical emergencies in the dental office The EDDA student must successfully pass the written examination and clinical evaluation to receive credit toward the requirements for Expanded Duty Dental Assistant status. Upon completion of all requirements, application must be made to the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry for actual EDDA certification. See www.lsbd.org. 3
CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION EDDA / APRIL 2011 Reference Materials The following can be obtained from the LSU School of Dentistry Bookstore. These books are not required for the EDDA course, but these reference materials can be very helpful to EDDA students and career-minded dental assistants. Modern Dental Assisting (text book), 9 th edition, by Bird and Robinson, published by Saunders/Elsevier. Whether you are a new student to dental assisting or expanding your role in this profession, this text book provides the tools and resources you need to move forward. Included with the book are a Multimedia Procedures DVD and an Interactive Dental Office CD-ROM (the DVD and the CD-ROM are both Windows- and Macintosh-compatible). The DVD provides 60 short video clips of specific skills the dental assistant performs in the clinical setting. Emphasis in this DVD is on the expanded functions delegated to the credentialed dental assistant. The CD-ROM helps dental assistants learn the content of the text book through a series of exercises. Student Workbook (supplement to Modern Dental Assisting), 9 th edition, by Bird and Robinson, published by Saunders/Elsevier. Student Workbook is an optional supplement to the text book and is sold separately. The content of the workbook matches the text book chapter by chapter to help dental assistants master and apply key concepts and procedures to a clinical situation. Dental Instruments: A Pocket Guide, 9 th edition, by Linda R. Bartolomucci Boyd, published by Saunders/Elsevier. This guide is an optional purchase and, like the workbook, is sold separately. Dental Instruments helps dental assistants master the identification and use of dental instruments. It includes both common and specialty instruments. Purchasing these three reference books as a complete set from the LSU School of Dentistry Bookstore can save you money. Call the bookstore at 504.941.8130 for more information. 4
EDDA / APRIL 2011 CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION Locations and Faculty New Orleans LSU School of Dentistry 1100 Florida Avenue Maximum number of participants: 30 Nancy Weiss, RDH, EFDA Henrietta Frederick, CDA, EDDA B. J. Triay, CDA, EDDA Baton Rouge LSU Main Campus Nelson Memorial Building Maximum number of participants: 30 Eliska Davis, RDH, MRC Ebonny Lang, RDH Tonya Whitehead Chidester, EDDA Lafayette Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic 1317 Jefferson Street Maximum number of participants: 24 Gen Benoit, RDH, MEd Theresa Courtois, RDH, MS Julie DeRouen, EDDA All Courses/All Locations * Duration: Three days Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Time: 7:00 a.m. Sign-in and continental breakfast 8 a.m. - 12 noon Morning session 12 noon -1 p.m. Lunch (Friday and Saturday) 1 p.m.- until Afternoon session Registration Fee and CDE Credit Hours $515.00 registration fee 24 hours clinical CDE credit (lecture and participation) Course fee includes all materials and supplies, as well as continental breakfast each day and lunch on Friday and Saturday. A complete, up-to-date schedule of all LSU EDDA courses is posted on our website at LSUCDE.org. To register and for more information, please visit our website at LSUCDE.org or call Jocelyn Wagner, EDDA Coordinator, at 504.941.8198. Since EDDA is a limited-attendance course, early registration is recommended. * Because room temperature may vary from one location to another, attendees are strongly encouraged to bring a sweater or jacket. 5
CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION EDDA / APRIL 2011 Louisiana EDDA Certification Requirements Louisiana requirements for EDDA certification are not the same as the requirements for enrolling in LSU s EDDA course. As stated previously, the EDDA course participant must successfully pass the written examination and clinical evaluation to receive credit toward the Louisiana requirements for expanded duty dental assistant status. After completing the LSU EDDA course: Dental assistants who successfully complete the course must complete and sign an EDDA Application for Certification Confirmation and return it to the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry (LSBD). This application is available on the LSBD website www.lsbd.org and involves just three easy steps. First, go to the home page and click on Forms on the vertical menu bar. Second, when the Forms page comes up, click on EDDA Application. Third, when the EDDA Application for Certification Confirmation form comes up, print a copy. The instructions for completing and signing the LSBD s EDDA Application for Certification Confirmation form require that the applicant return the form to the LSBD along with each of the following: 1. Check or money order payable to the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry in the amount of $100 2. Copy of your LSU EDDA course completion certificate 3. Copy of proof of completion of an LSU CDE radiology course or other LSBD-approved radiology course 4. Copy of a current CPR certification card. The CPR course must be American Red Cross Professional Rescue Course or American Heart Association Healthcare Provider or ASHI BLS Pro. (CPR courses that are completed entirely online will not be accepted.) Note: All expanded duty dental assistants are required to display their LSBD certificate confirmation in a conspicuous place to be seen by all patients seen by the expanded duty dental assistant. Please DO NOT bring the check or money order, the copy of proof of completion of an approved radiology course, or a copy of your current CPR certification card to the EDDA class. These items are only to be sent to the LSBD along with a copy of your LSU EDDA course completion certificate. 6
EDDA / APRIL 2011 CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION LSU EDDA Course Registration Fee Reimbursement for Qualifying Dentists (the SBET program) Did you know? Qualifying Louisiana dentists may be reimbursed for the cost of sending their assistants to LSU s EDDA and Radiology classes through the Louisiana Workforce Commission s Small Business Employee Training (SBET) program. If you are sending your assistants to LSU Continuing Dental Education s EDDA and Radiology courses, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: LSU Continuing Dental Education is an approved provider in the Small Business Employee Training (SBET) program of the Louisiana Department of Labor. Under this program, your dental practice may qualify to be reimbursed for the full registration fee for sending dental assistants to LSU s EDDA and Radiology courses. To qualify for the program, you must apply at least 60 calendar days prior to the course start date. To submit an application online to qualify for the program, go to www.laworks.net. At the website, click on Online Services (upper right corner). Under Incumbent Worker Training, click on Small Business Employee Training Application and log in. Just below the word Login, click on Display/Print Instructions, which tells you how to log in and how to complete and submit an SBET application to the Louisiana Department of Labor. You can call the Louisiana Department of Labor s Information Line at 1.866.725.4987 to connect with your regional program staff member, who can help you get started with this program. In the future, other CDE courses offered by LSU Continuing Dental Education may be covered by the SBET program. Be sure to check LSUCDE.org for updates. 7
CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION EDDA / APRIL 2011 The LSU EDDA (Expanded Duty Dental Assistant) Course Essential Information for Dental Assistants, Office and Practice Managers, and Dentists Contact Information: Robert M. (Bob) Leaman, MBA Director LSU Continuing Dental Education LSU School of Dentistry 1100 Florida Avenue, Box 142-B New Orleans, Louisiana 70119-2799 Jocelyn Wagner EDDA and RAD Coordinator Phone: 504.941.8198 Fax: 504.941.8403 Email: Jocelyn@LSUCDE.org Website: LSUCDE.org Louisiana Department of Labor Information Line: 1.866.725.4987 The LSU Continuing Dental Education name is used to represent the long-standing affiliation between LSU School of Dentistry and The Louisiana Academy of Continuing Dental Education, Inc., for the purpose of developing continuing education programs. Louisiana State University School of Dentistry/The Louisiana Academy of Continuing Dental Education, Inc. is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP neither approves or endorses individual courses or instructors nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/ goto/cerp. LSU Continuing Dental Education designates each course for a maximum number of hours of CDE credit as listed in the course descriptions herein. CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY FOR THE EDDA COURSE: LSU Continuing Dental Education/The Louisiana Academy of Continuing Dental Education, Inc., reserves the right to cancel any EDDA course should circumstances warrant such action. In the event an EDDA course is cancelled or filled, the Academy will either refund the full tuition or apply the tuition to the next regularly scheduled EDDA course or other course. If you or your dental office employer must cancel your registration for an EDDA course, the Academy will, if it receives written notification of withdrawal at least seven working days preceding the course, either: (1) refund the full tuition (minus a $45 administrative fee) or (2) apply the tuition paid to the next regularly scheduled EDDA course or other course (minus a $25 administrative fee). Notification of withdrawal received after a course begins will result in forfeiture of the entire tuition. If you or your dental office employer requests (1) that another name be substituted for your name in the course registration or (2) that your registration be changed to another EDDA course date, then a $25 administrative fee will apply. NO RECORDING DEVICES OR CELLULAR PHONES WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE LECTURE ROOMS OR LABS. CONTINUING DENTAL EDUCATION The LSU Continuing Dental Education name is used to represent the long-standing affiliation between LSU School of Dentistry and The Louisiana Academy of Continuing Dental Education, Inc., for the purpose of developing continuing education programs. LSU EDDA COURSE LOCATIONS: New Orleans Baton Rouge Lafayette 8