Interim Therapeutic Restoration (ITR)

Service Description

ITR-Radiographic Decision-Making and Interim Therapeutic Restoration for RDAEF Dental Board of CA Approval # ITR 004 Course Fee: $2,000.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE) Prerequisites: CPR/BLS Certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross. ONLINE CPR is NOT acceptable. RDAEF Active License: Must show evidence of current, active status as a Registered Dental Assistant in Extended Functions. This Course Includes: 20 hours of Instruction combined with Home Study via Electronic Media. Four (4) hours Live Instruction to complete the Laboratory practice and 8 hours Live Instruction to complete your clinical patients in your Dental Office. Course Info: Effective 1/1/2015, RDAEFs licensed on or after 1/1/2010 became authorized to perform two (2) additional duties in both a dental office setting or in a public health setting, head start program, preschool program or community clinic. Those duties are: (1) Expose emergency radiographs upon the direction of the dentist. (2) If the dental auxiliary is a registered dental assistant in extended functions, a registered dental hygienist, or a registered dental hygienist in alternative practice, determine and perform radiographs for the specific purpose of aiding a dentist in completing a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment plan for a patient using telehealth, as defined by Section 2290.5, for the purpose of communication with the supervising dentist pursuant to Sections 1753.55, 1910.5, and 1926.05. A dentist is not required to review patient records or make a diagnosis using telehealth. (3) Perform extra-oral duties or functions specified by the dentist. (4) Perform mouth-mirror inspections of the oral cavity, to include charting of obvious lesions, malocclusions, existing restorations, and missing teeth. (b) For purposes of this section, “patient of record” refers to a patient who has been examined, has had a medical and dental history completed and evaluated, and has had oral conditions diagnosed and a written plan developed by the licensed dentist. EFs certified in ITR may perform these duties without direct supervision using the standards and protocols set by the dentist.