A 120-hour certification course.
This course is approved for certification and training in Restorative Functions for dental auxiliaries in Board of Dentistry Rule 64B5-16.0051 and 64B6-16.0061.
Acceptance Criteria
Dental Assistants Must:
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Be able to read, write, and speak English at an advanced level.
- Be a high school graduate or have a High School Equivalency Certificate.
- Have a current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certificate.
- Be a graduate of a dental assisting program that is accredited by a dental accrediting entity recognized by the United States Department of Education or shall have received formal training in expanded duties.
- Never had a dental assisting license suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction.
- Within 24 months prior to being admitted to the mandatory training course, the Candidate must have documented proof of 2400 hours of clinical work experience in either a dental office or as an educator of dental assisting.
Dental Hygienists Must:
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Be able to read, write, and speak English at an advanced level.
- Be a high school graduate or have a High School Equivalency Certificate.
- Have a current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certificate.
- Have an unrestricted dental hygiene license from any U.S. state or territory.
- Never had a dental hygiene license suspended or revoked in any jurisdiction.
- Within 24 months prior to being admitted to the mandatory training course, the candidate must have documented proof of 2400 hours of clinical work experience in either: A dental office, as an educator of a dental hygiene program, or be a graduate of a dental hygiene program, accredited by a dental accrediting entity recognized by the United States Department of Education.
Description
This 5-month course provides the theoretical background for the pre-clinical operative technique course in the primary and adult dentitions. Students receive instruction on a range of skills needed prior to beginning work on patient simulators (mannequins) and then move to clinical scenarios. The material will be presented in lecture, laboratory, web-based, patient care and self-study format.
Certificates will be awarded upon demonstration of competency and satisfactory completion of written and clinical post-tests.
Objectives
To provide training for certification in the following restorative functions:
- Know the classifications of cavity preparation design.
- Understand the principles of restorations in the primary and permanent dentition
- Understand the principles of stainless-steel crown (SSC) restorations and how to fit, adjust and cement SSC
- Understand the principles of pulp protection for deep lesions (bases and liners)
- Understand different types of current adhesives materials and its indications.
- Learn different treatment options with adhesive restorations for Class I, II, III, IV and V (manipulation, protocols, and polymerization)
- Learn how to manipulate, and restore teeth with amalgam for Class I, II and V
- Learn how to place Resin Modified Glass Ionomer restoration in Class V and protective restorations.
- More info
All necessary supplies and instruments will be provided, however, please bring your own safety glasses or loupes if you need special glasses.
Prerequisites – Due the Monday prior to the start of the semester
- Restorative Function Certification Form
- UF Certification and Authorization Form
- Marketing Form
- Copy of completed UF HIPAA & Privacy – General Awareness
- Copy of CPR Card
- Dental Hygienists must provide copy of License or EFDA Certificate
- Suggested Texts: Art and Science of Operative Dentistry by Sturdevant, 7th Edition, Ritter, Boushell and Walter Elsevier (you may purchase textbook from Amazon or Elsevier)
Director
Alex J Delgado DDS, MS
Faculty
Jennie G Ferrer-Romero
“We declare that neither we nor any member of our family has a financial arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies for this continuing dental education program greater than $999, nor do we have a financial interest greater than $1,000 in any commercial product(s) we will discuss in the presentation.”
Registration Information
Schedule
Friday*:
8AM-5PM
Check-in 7:30AM
Saturday*:
8AM – 5PM
Check-in 7:30AM
Sunday:
8AM – 12PM
Check-in 7:30AM
*Networking Lunch Included
Fees
Summer 2024 – Fall 2024 Tuition: $6,299 Full Payment or Two payments*- Module 1-3 = $3,299 & Module 4-6 = $3,399 ($6598).
Spring 2025 – Summer 2025 Tuition: $6,599 Full Payment or Two payments*- Module 1-3 = $3,499.50 & Module 4-6 = $3,499.50 ($6999).
*Second payment due two weeks before the start of Module 4
*A $1500 deposit is required to secure your seat. This deposit will then be subtracted from your full/first payment. Deposits are non-refundable, however, they are transferable to another assistant or hygienist within your dental office in the event that you are no longer able to attend.
20 Participant Limit
Credits
Contact Hours: 120 CEU Lecture & Participation
This course meets once per month for five months. Attendance of all sessions is mandatory for certification.
Location
UF College of Dentistry
1395 Center Drive
Gainesville, FL 32610
352-273-8480
admin-cde@dental.ufl.edu
Attendance of all modules is required for certification.
Upcoming Semester Dates
Summer Semester 2024
Session Full
Fall Semester 2024
Session Full
Spring Semester 2025
Session Full
Summer 2025 Wait List
We are currently in the process of finalizing the course details, but we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to be notified as soon as registration opens.
Please click on the link below and fill out the short form with your contact information so that we can notify you when the course becomes available:
This program has been approved for tuition payment under the Post-911 GI bill –
For Post 9/11 GI Bill® (Ch 33) students and VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Ch 31) students, our tuition policy complies with 38 USC 3679(e) which means Post 9/11 and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment students will not be charged or otherwise penalized due to a delay in VA tuition and fee payments. For eligibility consideration, a Post 9/11 GI Bill student must submit a VA Certificate of Eligibility (COE) and a Vocational Rehabilitation Student must provide a VAF 28-1905 form. [Please list all additional requirements your school will ask a student to satisfy which are permitted under 38 USC 3679(e)] Please see 38 USC 3679(e) for complete details.
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Continuing Dental Education at UFCD expresses appreciation to Meisinger USA, 3MESPE, Ultradent, Henry Schein, and Kilgore International for unrestricted educational grants, which helped make this course possible.
Professional Career Path for Dental Auxiliary
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Expanded Functions for DA
This three phase participation course is designed to teach the auxiliary to perform expanded functions, including fabrication of provisional crowns.
Radiology for DA
For dental auxiliaries to reintroduce the necessary background material and fundamental principles needed for certification in radiology safety.
Restorative Functions for DA and RDH
This course provides the theoretical background for the pre-clinical operative technique course in the primary and adult dentitions.
Standard cancellation policy does not apply to this course. Effective January 1, 2019:
ABSENCES: Refunds, less a $50 administration fee, will be issued for registrants who cancel more than 30 days before the course starting date. A 50% refund will be issued for registrants who cancel less than 30 days before the course starting date. No refunds will be issued for registrants who cancel less than 14 days before the starting date. No refunds will be issued for class deposit.
Participants may phone the Continuing Education office to cancel, but a written request which includes the name and phone number of the person who paid for the course must be received by our office before a refund can be processed. This request must be emailed to admin-cde@dental.ufl.edu.
Continuing Dental Education reserves the right to modify or cancel a course when circumstances warrant, including insufficient enrollment. Dates, course content, fees, or faculty will be changed only when unavoidable. If a course is already full when registrations are received, or if the course has been canceled, applicants will be notified and a full refund will be processed.
Continuing Dental Education cannot be responsible for non-refundable airfares or other expenses in the event of a course cancellation.