A review of the literature on dental auxiliaries and their utilization in the dental workforce is presented, and their future role is examined in the light of broader issues relating to changing disease patterns and service delivery. Legislative factors, productivity, quality assurance and the potential scope for dental auxiliaries in both the public sector and private practice setting are disc...

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...

OBJECTIVE To assess the occupational exposure to needlestick and sharps injuries and hepatitis B vaccination status among dental auxiliaries. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional survey of 83 dental auxiliaries was conducted that included 12 technologists, 11 therapists, 53 nurses/surgical assistants, and 7 record officers. The survey included demography, history of needlestick ...

background: conjunctivitis is the inflammation of the conjunctiva and has 4 main causes-viruses, bacteria, allergens, and irritants. among these, bacterial conjunctivitis is most common and is contagious, especially when the dentist is working with the infected person, and that person spreads the same to the other patient. methods: a pretested questionnaire survey was conducted among 152 subjec...

The term “(school) dental nurse” has come to refer t o auxiliaries who cut and restore cavities in children’s teeth after a training period of about two years. 2o 75 5x 7y The nurses’ responsibilities vary with the country, but invariably they inject local anesthetics; prepare cavities and place restorative materials; and extract primary teeth and, in some instances, permanent teeth. 27 74 v 74...

A study by Dr. J. T. Fulton entitled ' Experiment in dental care : results of New Zealand's use of school dental nurses' has now been published as No. 4 in the Monograph Series of the World Health Organization. Dr. Fulton, during his time of a W.H.O. Fellowship, has studied one of the most interesting recent experiments in dental care?the New Zealand practice whereby a large part of the dental ...

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I nvisalign* treatment of dental Class II malocclusions in adolescents and young adults is not commonly attempted, even by orthodontists who have significant experience with aligners. Furthermore, the need for auxiliaries such as Class II correctors or elastics makes the technique less appealing to many clinicians. As this article shows, however, there are other successful ways to treat Class I...

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 ...