8 hour Infection Control - Mandatory as of 1/1/10

Price: $350.00

Available Dates:

• February 26, 2012 - Lab only: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

MANDATORY- for all RDA Applicants in order to receive a license. If you are an Unlicensed DA hired after 1-1-10, You must complete this training within 12 months of your hire date.

Tuition for the 8 hour course is $350-- Register now! Space is limited. First come first serve.

Don't have access to a computer or just not comfortable using one. No worries! Let us know and we will send you home study course materials. Easy as that.

You will be required to complete the additional 4 hours of on-line training: videos, practical applications and post-tests prior to course meeting in order to participate in the lab session.

This course is an 8 hour course: 4 hour didactic home study or online & 4 hours clinical lab instruction at our clinic.8 hours of ce credit: DBC Category 1

The following Business and Professions Code Sections require certain individuals to complete a Board-approved course in infection control (among other requirements):

1. 1750: The employer of a dental assistant shall be responsible for ensuring that a dental assistant who has been in continuous employment for 120 days or more has already successfully completed, or successfully completes, a board-approved course in infection control within a year of the date of employment.
2. 1750.2: On and after January 1, 2010, the board may issue an orthodontic assistant permit to a person who provides evidence of successful completion of a board-approved course in infection control.
3. 1750.4: On and after January 1, 2010, the board may issue a dental sedation assistant permit to a person who provides evidence of successful completion of a board-approved course in infection control.
4. 1752.1: Individuals applying for registered dental assistant licensure on or after January 1, 2010, shall provide written evidence of successful completion within five years prior to application of a board-approved course in infection control.

Xray-California Radiation Health & Safety $145- OFF (Reg. $695)

Price: $550.00

Available Dates:

• March 31 - April 1 Part I, April 15 Part II, Final Exam April 28, 2012
• Course Time: 8am- 6pm

MANDATORY for all RDA Applicants in order to receive a license. This course will provide x-ray certification training covering multiple exposure techniques. The course includes classroom and clinical training of x-ray safety, film exposure, endodontic, bisecting and parallel techniques, processing and critiquing of films.

Each participant will provide their own x-ray film and four clinical patients. Participants need to bring one box of single x-ray film and one box of double x-ray film, F speed size #2 is required, all other course supplies are provided. Patients will be required after participants have successfully learned the techniques on an x-ray Dexter manikin.

Patient number one, two and three will be done at your workplace. The fourth patient is needed for the final exam. Two of your four patients may be Digital. The course is structured to meet the criteria set forth by the Dental Board for the operation of dental radiographic equipment in California. You do not have to be an RDA to take this course. Although in order to receive an RDA license this is a required course. As a dental assistant you can take x-rays if you have successfully passed this course. You will receive your certificate upon successful completion on the day of the course final. 32+hours of ce credit: DBC Category 1

To purchase film: (1 Box FX-58 Vinyl Packet Size #2 Single Film, 1 Box FX-57 Vinyl Packet Size #2 Double Film) Contact

Margie Tanquary: Email, Call or Fax
Margie.Tanquary@HenrySchein.com
408-472-8755 Fax: 408-519-6731

OR

Dental Health Products, Inc
Pat DeGrand
800-626-2163 ext 1350
patriciad@dhpi.net

Description of film to order: F speed, Polysoft, Size #2. You will need one box of single film and for the first day of class. Double film will be required for all your clinical patients.



Online video participation during enrollment.

Pit and Fissure Sealants- $150 OFF - (Reg. $695)

Price: $545.00

Available Dates:

• Course Time: 8am- 6pm
• February 4, & March 4, 2012 (Final exam)
• May 5, & June 2, 2012 (Final exam)

AS OF JANUARY 1, 2010 THIS COURSE WILL BE MANDATORY for all RDA's upon first renewal. 16 hours of ce credit: DBC Category 1

In office training available for 6 or more depending on location:

Contact ADAA (312) 541-1550 to purchase liability insurance for this class. $45 ($1 million aggregate) website www.dentalassistant.org, or Bring your payment on the first day of class and we will process your application for you.

All participants involved in the direct provision of patient care must be certified in basic life support procedures, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Re-certification intervals may not exceed two years. Proof of liability insurance is required for this course. We have applications with student rates. Please provide your own safety glasses and curing light.

Laboratory instruction is conducted on a typodont, a simulated model of occlusal FOSSA and occlusal groove from Shanghai China, as well as extracted teeth.

Patients will be required after participants have successfully learned the laboratory and clinical experience to achieve minimum competence in the various protocols used in the application of pit and fissure sealants.

All course supplies are provied by DSI accept curing lights.Bring your own safety glasses and curing light! UltraSeal XT plus sealant material by Ultradent and an instructional CD will be sent to you upon registration.
Clinical Patients - Four (4) clinical patients are required. Each clinical patient must have a minimum of four (4) virgin, non-restored, natural teeth, sufficiently erupted so that a dry field can be maintained, for application of the etching, or etchant/bond combination, and sealant materials. Such clinical instruction includes teeth in all four quadrants among the four patients.

Supervised clinical instruction in the application of pit and fissure sealants will assure that students who successfully complete the course can apply pit and fissure sealants with minimum competence.

Infection Control: This course establishes written clinical and laboratory protocols to ensure adequate asepsis, infection and hazard control, and disposal of hazardous wastes, which shall comply with the board's regulations and other Federal, State, and local requirements. This course will provide such protocols to all participants to assure compliance with such protocols.

Participants are required to bring (4) extracted teeth (2) bicuspids and (2) molars for laboratory practice. These teeth should be immersed in a small cup of stone or plaster base and aligned as it would be in the dental arch.

Students are responsible for the recruitment of their own patients. All patients must be pre-screened and teeth to be sealed must be prescribed by their dentist or candidate's employer., DSI staff will not pre-screen any patients! DSI staff-examiners will only verify, evaluate, confirm, approve or disapprove what was originally pre-screened. Any patient with incomplete paperwork will be disqualified.

Course clinical final exam will be proctored by Licensed Dentists. All Clinical patients will be pre-screened with a signed prescription for sealants by private DDS outside of course staff. Diagnostic bitewing x-rays of area to be sealed are required! Digital x-rays must be of diagnostic quality or patient will be rejected.

Course dates are subject to change due to class size.

The following is an excerpt from the Dental Board website:
1752.6 Required RDA instruction in pit and fissure sealants effective January 1, 2010 A registered dental assistant licensed on and after January 1, 2010, shall provide evidence of successful completion of a board-approved course in the application of pit and fissure sealants prior to the first expiration of his or her license that requires the completion of continuing education as a condition of renewal. The license of a registered dental assistant who does not provide evidence of successful completion of that course shall not be renewed until evidence of course completion is provided.

Temporary Crown -Advanced Esthetic Provisionals

Price: $375.00

Available Dates:

• Course Time: 9am- 5pm
• February 25, 2012

This course is not a beginner's class or meant to prepare for the RDA Practical exam. This is an advanced class for those who are currently working in an office focusing on the fabrication of long span provisionals for cosmetic procedures. Make your own six or single unit provisionals and improve the importance of embrasures and esthetics. This course will focus on anterior provisionals as well as posterior.

Laboratory experience:
Laboratory experience: Empress Preparations prepared by Dr. Ken Frangadakis (Cupertino, CA)

• 6 unit anterior provisional involving #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11
• Veneer #9, 3 unit bridge on #11, #12, #13 and Single unit crown #3
• Empress preparation - # 3 MODL Onlay
• HD silicone prepped models
• Vacuum formed polypropylene copings for the prepped silicone models
• Rigid urethane with no preps used for preliminary

X-ray Technique Refresher

Price: $450.00

Available Dates:

• March 31 - April 1 Part I, April 15, 2012 Part II
• Course Time: 8am- 6pm

A course for those who already know how to take radiographs but may be having difficulty with elongation, closed contacts, cone-cuts, endodontic exposures, or other problems. Participants should bring one box of single x-ray film and one box of double x-ray film. F speed size #2 film is required. This is not a beginner's course. You may choose to bring a clinical patient for close observation. Clinical patient assignments at your workplace is recomended. Although, this is not a requirement it will certainly improve your x-ray techniqes from what you have learned during laboratory deminstation on Dexter. No written exams. You will not receive an x-ray certificate in this course.

Students are required to provide their own safety glasses and x-ray film; all other course supplies are provided.

To purchase film:( (1 Box FX-58 Vinyl Packet Size #2 Single Film, 1 Box FX-57 Vinyl Packet Size #2 Double Film) Contact

Margie TanquaryEmail, Call or Fax
Margie.Tanquary@HenrySchein.com
408-472-8755 Fax: 408-519-6731

OR

Dental Health Products, Inc
Pat DeGrand
800-626-2163 ext 1350
patriciad@dhpi.net

Description of film to order: F speed, Polysoft, Size #2. You will need one box of single film and for the first day of class. Double film will be required for all your clinical patients. 24 hours of ce credit: DBC Category 1

Online video participation during enrollment.

ASHI's (American Health & Safety Institute): CPR - Adult, Child & Infant with Defibrillation-Blended Learning

Price: $75.00

Available Dates:

• Course Date: March 24 - 12pm

NEW! Blended Learning CPR with Defibrillation $27 processing fee for ARC certificate in addition to course fee.

This course is a Blended Learning course.4 hours of ce credit: DBC Category 1

The clinical hands on skills evaluation is instructed by Maria Leal, RN, who has been teaching for over 25 yrs as a CPR and Medical Assisting instructor, in addition she works full time in the ER. She has many great true experiences to share.

Once you have registered, you will be given a link to start the online portion. You will be required to take all online assignments and pass the online exam before you can participate in class with the hands on skills testing. You will not be allowed to attend if incomplete!

Upon completion of the online assignments and exam, successfully passed the hands on skills in front of an authorized instructor you will receive your certification card.

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer teaches students to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants, use an AED on an adult or child victim of cardiac arrest and use personal protective equipment to stop blood-borne pathogens and other diseases from spreading.

There will be discussion of Food-triggered, bee stings, life-threatening allergic reactions, and learn how to administer the EpiPen Auto-injector for extreme allergic emergency of anaphylaxis.

• American Safety & Health Institute - Basic training center, good for 2 years (ASHI's is Not accepted for RDA applicaton)
• American Heart Association, good for 2 years

Orthodontic Assistant Permit - DBC Approved

Price: $0.00

Available Dates:

• Wait List ME!!
• Summer 2012

Orthodontic Assistants (OAs) The following is an excerpt from the DBC website:
a. Permit Requirements.
B&P Sections 1750.2 and 1750.4 establish Orthodontic Assistant (OA) permit categories, which require completion of 12 months of work experience as a DA, completion of a board-approved OA course which may commence after 6 months of work experience, a written examination, and completion of board-approved courses in the California Dental Practice Act, infection control, and basic life support. These permits must be maintained in the same manner as other licenses, including renewal and required CE.
b. Course Requirements.
B&P Sections 1756.1 and 1756.2 specifies that the OA course must be a minimum of 84 hours, must be board-approved. B&P Sections 1754.5, 1755, 1756.1 and 1756.2 specify the requirements that courses must meet to obtain Board approval.

c. RDAs Seeking OA Permit.
OA permit may be applied for prior to RDA licensure, or an RDA may apply for such permits post-RDA licensure.
d. OA Duties.
B&P Section 1750.3 specifies the duties of an OA as:
1750.3. A person holding an orthodontic assistant permit pursuant to Section 1750.2 may perform the following duties under the direct supervision of a supervising licensed dentist: (a) All duties that a dental assistant is allowed to perform. (b) Prepare teeth for bonding, and select, preposition, and cure orthodontic brackets after their position has been approved by the licensed dentist. (c) Remove only orthodontic brackets and attachments with removal of the bonding material by the supervising licensed dentist. (d) Size, fit, and cement orthodontic bands. (e) Remove orthodontic bands and remove excess cement from supragingival surfaces of teeth with a hand instrument. (f) Place and ligate archwires. (g) Remove excess cement with an ultrasonic scaler from supragingival surfaces of teeth undergoing orthodontic treatment. (h) Any additional duties that the board may prescribe by regulation.

RDA Written and Practical REVIEW Course

Available Dates:

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TOOTH FAIRY SYTEMS
(800) 232-3741
http://www.toothfairysystems.com

Clarification
Dental Board of California (DBC) Category 1 & II

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1. At least 80% of the required units (20 units or more) must be in Category I subjects which are defined as courses in the actual delivery of dental services to the patient or the community, including two units of continuing education in infection control and two units in the California Dental Practice Act (no longer just "California Law"). Such courses shall include:

(A) Mandatory courses required by the Board for license renewal, such as Infection Control, California Dental Practice Act and a course in Basic Life Support as approved by American Red Cross or American Heart Association. At a minimum, course content for Infection Control shall include all content of Section 1005. At a minimum, course content for the Dental Practice Act [Division 2, Chapter 4 of the Code (beginning with Section 1600)] shall instruct on acts in violation of the Dental Practice Act and attending regulations, and other statutory mandates relating to the dental practice. This includes utilization and scope of practice for auxiliaries; scope of practice for dentists; laws governing the prescribing of drugs; citations, fines, revocation, and suspension, and license renewal.

(B) Courses in preventive services, diagnosis (including physical evaluation, radiography, dental photography) and comprehensive treatment planning. (C) Courses dealing primarily with nutrition counseling of the patient. (D) Courses in corrective and restorative oral health treatment. (E) Courses in dentistry's role in individual and community health emergencies and disasters. (F) Courses that pertain to the legal requirement governing the licensee in the areas of auxiliary employment and delegation of responsibilities; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); actual delivery of care; and workplace, environmental and general safety. (G) Courses addressing office instrument sterilization systems.

2. No more than 20% of their required units (5 units or less) may be in Category II subjects. Category II courses include other courses directly related to the practice of dentistry. Such courses shall include:

(A) courses addressing the evaluation, improvement and/or methods of correction for recall and scheduling systems. (B) courses in organization and management of the dental practice including office design, and ergonomics, and the improvement of office operations for the patient's benefit and/or to improve the continuity of care provided to the patient. (C) courses addressing the implementation and/or mechanism of alternative delivery systems. (D) courses addressing patient record keeping. (E) courses in skills such as communication, behavioral sciences, patient management and motivation when oriented specifically to the needs of the dental practice and will improve the health of the patient. (F) courses in other subjects of direct concern to dentistry such as dentolegal matters, including but not limited to risk management, liability, and malpractice, employment law and employment practices. (G) courses in methods of health care delivery and sociopolitical problems directly involving dentistry.

3. Courses considered to be outside the scope of the continuing education program include, but are not limited to, those in the following areas:

(A) money management, the licensee's personal finances or personal business matters; (B) basic educational or cultural subjects not related to the practice of dentistry; (C) general physical fitness or the licensee's personal health; (D) presentations by political or public figures or other persons that do not deal primarily with dental practice; (E) basic skills such as memory training and speed reading; (F) courses addressing the computerized dental office when the topic involves record management or new technology designed primarily for the licensee's understanding and benefit; (G) courses designed to make the licensee a better business person or designed to improve licensee or staff motivation; (H) courses pertaining to the improvement of office operations, licensee and staff convenience, or profit motive; (I) courses which address increased office production; financial planning; employee benefits; marketing or motivational topics to increase productivity or profitability; (J) courses in which the primary beneficiary is the licensee.

4. Tape recorded courses, home study materials, video courses, and computer courses are considered correspondence courses, and if from registered providers, will be accepted for credit up to, but not exceeding, half of the total required credits. Interactive instruction courses, such as live lecture, live telephone conferencing, live video conferencing, or live classroom study from registered providers, will be accepted for full credit. Each licensee must retain copies of their continuing education certifications for a period of 4 years, and may be audited by the Board during that time. A licensee must NOT send evidence of completion of their required units with their renewal form, UNLESS requested to do so. .

DANB Category 2


Clinical courses are those on-site lectures, courses, seminars, and/or table clinics that are directly related to the clinical practice of dentistry or dental assisting. This category includes, but is not limited to attendance at, or participation in clinical professional development courses that are directly related to skills, knowledge, and duties that would be chairside: dental materials, four-handed dentistry, infection control, radiology, expanded functions, non-human dentistry (i.e., canine and feline dentistry) and others.