4715-11-04.1 Application for registration as expanded function dental auxiliary; requirements; renewal; exemptions.

 

 

 

4715-11-04.1               Education or training necessary to register as an expanded function dental auxiliary.

 

 

 

(A)In order to register with the board as an expanded function dental auxiliary, an individual must complete an education or training course that meets all of the following requirements:

 

(1)The course is offered by an educational institution accredited by the American dental association commission on dental accreditation or the Higher learning commission of the north central association of colleges and schools.

 

(2)The course contains didactic, preclinical and clinical components and includes training in all of the following areas:

 

(a) Nomenclature

 

(b) Caries classification

 

(c) Oral anatomy

 

(d)Dental morphology

 

(e) Periodontium

 

(f)Histology

 

(g) Basics of occlusion

 

(h) Ergonomics

 

(i) Instrumentation

 

(j) Pulp protection

 

(k) Dental materials

 

(l) Matrix and wedge techniques

 

(m) Temporization

 

(n) Amalgam placement and carving

 

(o) Polishing amalgams

 

(p) Non-metallic restorative material placement

 

(q) Non-metallic restorative material finishing and polishing

 

(r) Posterior amalgam and non-metallic restorations

 

 

(s) Pit and fissure sealant placement

(t)Rubber dam placement

(3) A dentist licensed under section 4715.10 of the Revised Code or a dentist holding a limited teaching license under section 4715.16 of the Revised Code is physically present in the facility when clinical procedures associated with the education or training of expanded function dental auxiliary are performed on patients.

(B) An unlicensed dentist who does not have a dental license under suspension or revocation by the board and who seeks to register with the board as an expanded function dental auxiliary may fulfill the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule upon submission of proof of graduation from an accredited dental college as specified in section 4715.10 of the Revised Code.

(C) A dental student seeking to register with the board as an expanded function dental auxiliary may fulfill the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule upon submission to the board proof that the dental student is currently enrolled in an accredited dental college and is considered by the dean of the college to have completed sufficient clinical training and be in good standing as a dental student.

(D) A graduate of an unaccredited dental college located outside the United  States seeking to register with the board as an expanded function dental auxiliary may fulfill the requirements of paragraph (A) of this rule upon submission of proof that the individual has completed sufficient clinical training at an accredited dental college as evidenced by a letter signed by an appropriate official of the accredited college that provided the clinical training.

Effective:	10/09/2006
R.C. 119.032 review dates:	06/01/2011
CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Certification
09/28/2006
Date
Promulgated Under:	119.03
Statutory Authority:	4715.03, 4715.39, 4715.66
Rule Amplifies:	4715.39, 4715.62