Orthodontic Procedures For Level II Dental Assistants And Dental Hygienists

This course is primarily designed for Level II Dental Assistants who want to perform the additional intra-oral procedures associated with orthodontic treatment.

This course meets the criteria outlined by the RCDSO to be considered a Supplemental Course in Orthodontic Procedures (see Appendix 1, Performance of Intra-Oral Procedures that are Not Controlled Acts).

This course may also be taken by Dental Hygienists who wish to become more familiar with orthodontic procedures.

This course will be comprised of lectures and hands-on sessions. Our instructors for this course include experts from our Faculty of Dentistry, excellent community orthodontists, and an experienced dental hygienist in orthodontics.

While participants will get the opportunity to practice all the intra-oral procedures as required by the RCDSO, please note that some lecture content may be for informational purpose only.

Participants will be sent a course manual/study material two weeks prior to the course and are required to read and study the material before attending the course.

As part of the course, participants will be evaluated on the lecture and hands-on components of the course. Participants who complete this course and satisfy the evaluation portion of this course will receive a certificate of completion.

Impoortant

Dental Assistants must be Level II and have had a minimum of one-year clinical experience. Dental Hygienists are also welcome to attend, however please note that this course is designed primarily for Level II Dental Assistants and not Dental Hygienists.

Learning Objectives

• An introduction to orthodontics
• Classification of orthodontic case types and common treatment options
• Names and uses of orthodontic appliances
• Bracket placement: how, why and where
• Bonding procedures for brackets and attachments (etching and priming), anterior and posterior bite turbos
• Placing attachments in conjunction with clear aligner therapy
• Bonding and cementing bands and passive appliances
• Bracket and attachment removal
• Taking alginate, digital, and non-alginate conventional impressions (i.e., non-digital)
• Practice management, including customer service, the patient experience, and practice development

Upon completion of this course, Level II Dental Assistants will be able to perform the following four intra-oral procedures:

• placing and cementing bands, brackets and passive space-maintaining or orthodontic appliances that have been previously selected, fitted and/or dispersed by a dentist for orthodontic purposes [1];
• placing attachments for orthodontic purposes in conjunction with clear aligner therapy;
• removing bands, brackets and passive space-maintaining or orthodontic appliances, but not removing cement and/or bonding resin [2]; and
• taking non-alginate conventional impressions (i.e., non-digital) for working models for the fabrication of space-maintaining or orthodontic appliances.

Note:

• This intra-oral procedure does not include separating teeth for orthodontic purposes or placing and removing arch wires and active orthodontic appliances, which are currently controlled acts.
• When removing bands and brackets, this intra-oral procedure includes removing passive arch wires at the same appointment. Following the removal of bands, brackets and passive space-maintaining or orthodontic appliances, the subsequent removal of supragingival cement and/or bonding resin is currently considered a controlled act. When giving direction regarding these intra-oral procedures, dentists may NOT permit Level II Dental Assistants to remove cement and/or bonding resin.

Certificate

After completing this course, a certificate of completion that indicates the number of Continuing Education (CE) points earned will be sent to you within 7-10 days by email.

What’s Included

Complimentary lunch is provided for course participants. Please indicate any dietary restrictions upon registration.Hands-on materials and equipment are provided for participants to use in the course.

Arriving At The Course

Please arrive within 30 minutes before the course start time to sign in.Staff will be available at the Faculty of Dentistry’s Edward St entrance to admit participants into the building as this building is not open to the public. If you arrive too early, you may need to wait until staff arrive.