Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 60 - BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF DENTAL ASSISTANTS › Part IV - Entry Requirements for Dental Assistants II › Section 18VAC60-30-120 - Educational requirements for dental assistants II

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A prerequisite for entry into an
				  educational program preparing a person for registration as a dental assistant
				  II shall be current certification as a Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)
				  conferred by the Dental Assisting National Board or active licensure as a
				  dental hygienist.
B. To be
				  registered as a dental assistant II, a person shall complete a competency-based
				  program from an educational institution that meets the requirements of
				  18VAC60-30-116 and includes all of the following:
1. Didactic coursework in dental anatomy that
				  includes basic histology, understanding of the periodontium and temporal
				  mandibular joint, pulp tissue and nerve innervation, occlusion and function,
				  muscles of mastication, and any other item related to the restorative dental
				  process.
2. Didactic coursework in
				  operative dentistry to include materials used in direct and indirect
				  restorative techniques, economy of motion, fulcrum techniques, tooth
				  preparations, etch and bonding techniques and systems, and luting agents.
3. Laboratory training to be
				  completed in the following modules:
a. No
				  less than 15 hours of placing, packing, carving, and polishing of amalgam
				  restorations, placement of a non-epinephrine retraction cord, and pulp capping
				  procedures and no less than six class I and six class II restorations completed
				  on a manikin simulator to competency;
b. No less than 40 hours of placing and
				  shaping composite resin restorations, placement of a non-epinephrine retraction
				  cord, and pulp capping procedures,and no less than 12 class I, 12 class II,
				  five class III, five class IV, and five class V restorations completed on a
				  manikin simulator to competency; and
c. At least 10 hours of making final
				  impressions, placement of a non-epinephrine retraction cord, final cementation
				  of crowns and bridges after preparation, and adjustment and fitting by the
				  dentist, and no less than four crown impressions, two placements of retraction
				  cord, five crown cementations, and two bridge cementations on a manikin
				  simulator to competency.
4. Clinical experience applying the
				  techniques learned in the preclinical coursework and laboratory training in the
				  following modules:
a. At least 30 hours of
				  placing, packing, carving, and polishing of amalgam restorations, placement of
				  a non-epinephrine retraction cord, and no less than six class I and six class
				  II restorations completed on a live patient to competency;
b. At least 60 hours of placing and shaping
				  composite resin restorations, placement of a non-epinephrine retraction cord,
				  and no less than six class I, six class II, five class III, three class IV, and
				  five class V restorations completed on a live patient to competency; and
c. At least 30 hours of making
				  final impressions; placement of non-epinephrine retraction cord; final
				  cementation of crowns and bridges after preparation, adjustment, and fitting by
				  the dentist; and no less than four crown impressions, two placements of
				  retraction cord, five crown cementations, and two bridge cementations on a live
				  patient to competency.
5.
				  Successful completion of the following competency examinations given by the
				  accredited educational programs:
a. A written
				  examination at the conclusion of didactic coursework; and
b. A clinical competency
				  exam.