Expanded duties of auxiliaries: a hygienist's viewpoint.

An Economic Study of Expanded Duties of Dental Auxiliaries in Colorado

Potential utilization of expanded function dental auxiliaries to place restoratives.

OBJECTIVES The Affordable Care Act is predicted to increase dental benefits coverage for millions of Americans. Utilization of expanded function dental auxiliaries (EFDAs) can contribute to increased workforce capacity. Iowa currently allows EFDAs to perform certain nonrestorative procedures. This study investigated dentists' willingness to use auxiliaries for restorative procedures in order in...

Barriers faced by expanded practice dental hygienists in Oregon.

PURPOSE Oregon allows dental hygienists to provide services without the supervision of a dentist if they hold an expanded practice permit (EPP). This study surveyed practicing and non-practicing EPP holders with the purpose of assessing perceived barriers to practicing independently and better educating students to begin independent practice upon graduation. METHODS A survey was developed, ap...

Expanded viewpoint for broadband antireflection coating designs.

Examining spectral regions outside of the band where an antireflection coating is specified can aid in finding optimal design solutions. The reflectance versus wavenumber plots at low frequencies indicate the overall thickness of the design. These plots also point to whether the design will provide the minimum possible average reflectance in the specified band. It has been discovered that these...

Increased use of expanded-function dental auxiliaries would benefit consumers, dentists and taxpayers.

Extensive research and experience show that employing expanded function dental auxiliaries under dentists’ supervision to complete restorations (fill teeth) after the cavity has been prepared by the dentist is one way of increasing the efficiency of the Nation’s dental care delivery system and providing needed services to more people at less cost. Nevertheless, most States have laws precluding ...