All hands-on instruction is taught by Ashley Heenan, RDH, a licensed Registered Dental Hygienist with over 20 years of clinical dental experience. Minimum faculty credentials for this program require an active, unencumbered dental license or credential relevant to expanded functions restorative procedures (e.g., Registered Dental Hygienist or licensed Dentist) and demonstrated instructional experience in restorative techniques.
Dental AssistEd's EFDA Restorative Certification is a 4-day, 44-hour hybrid certification program for experienced dental assistants seeking to expand their scope of practice under the Indiana Dental Practice Act. The course combines a minimum of 16 hours of online didactic study with in-person hands-on clinical training at Dental AssistEd's Chicago facility, covering dental materials, restorative instrumentation, matrix and wedge techniques, rubber dam isolation, and composite and amalgam restoration placement. Graduates are authorized to place, pack, and finish restorations under direct dentist supervision in Indiana dental offices.
To enroll, participants must have at least 4,000 hours of clinical patient care experience and have completed an approved Coronal Polishing and Dental Sealants course.
This course is offered multiple times per year with no fixed application deadline. Upcoming session dates are posted on the institution's website, and enrollment closes when the session reaches capacity.