OAR 818-042-0113
Certification — Expanded Function Preventive Dental Assistants (EFPDA)

The Board may certify a dental assistant as an expanded function preventive dental assistant:

(1)

By credential in accordance with OAR 818-042-0120 (Certification by Credential), or

(2)

If the assistant submits a completed application, pays the fee and provides evidence of;

(a)

Certification of Radiologic Proficiency (OAR 818-042-0060 (Certification — Radiologic Proficiency)); and satisfactory completion of a course of instruction in a program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association; or

(b)

Certification of Radiologic Proficiency (OAR 818-042-0060 (Certification — Radiologic Proficiency)); and passage of the Oregon Basic or Infection Control examination, and Certified Preventive Functions Dental Assistant (CPFDA) examination, or the Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) examination, or the Coronal Polish (CP) examination, or equivalent successor examinations, administered by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. (DANB), or any other testing entity authorized by the Board; and certification by an Oregon licensed dentist that the applicant has successfully polished the coronal surfaces of teeth with a brush or rubber cup as part of oral prophylaxis to remove stains on six patients.

Source: Rule 818-042-0113 — Certification — Expanded Function Preventive Dental Assistants (EFPDA), https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=818-042-0113.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 818-042-0113’s source at or​.us