{"id":5440,"date":"2024-03-26T15:38:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T22:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/?page_id=5440"},"modified":"2025-05-06T14:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:10:46","slug":"dental-assistant-expanded-function-dental-auxiliary-efda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/comp\/classified-staff\/dental-assistant-expanded-function-dental-auxiliary-efda\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Assistant &#8211; Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>UW CODE AND REPRESENTATIVE GROUP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18475 (NE S SEIU 925 Non Supv)<br \/>\n22633 (NE H NI SEIU 925 Non Supv)<\/p>\n<p><strong>BASIC FUNCTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perform Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) duties in a dental or hospital setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under general supervision, perform EFDA duties, including:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Taking preliminary and final impressions and bite registrations;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Placing temporary fillings after examination and diagnosis by the dentist;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Fabricating, placing and removing temporary crowns or temporary bridges;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Removing and replacing arch wires and orthodontic wires;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Taking facebow transfers for mounting study casts;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Placing and carving direct restorations; and<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Applying sealants.<\/p>\n<p>This classification is distinguished from the other classifications in the series in that employees assigned to it must hold an EFDA license and perform EFDA duties a majority of the time. This classification is not attained based on years of experience as a dental assistant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TYPICAL WORK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perform expanded function dental auxiliary duties, including taking preliminary and final impressions, placing temporary fillings, fabricating temporary crowns or temporary bridges, and applying sealants.<\/p>\n<p>Use computer-assisted design and computer-assisted manufacture applications in support of expanded function dental auxiliary duties.<\/p>\n<p>Assist in the treatment of patients with disabilities and\/or patients admitted through the emergency room; visit patients in the hospital to record and make entries in the chart regarding these contacts; take and record vital signs when patients are sedated;<\/p>\n<p>Order and maintain inventory of supplies, collect payments and issue receipts; record research data;<\/p>\n<p>May coordinate support activities in a dental clinic, such as arranging and scheduling patient appointments, assigning patients to students, maintaining patient records;<\/p>\n<p>May instruct students in expanded function dental auxiliary duties, proper role of EFDA dental assistants in the delivery of patient care, and related functions and activities of a dental setting;<\/p>\n<p>May lead the work of Dental Assistants 1 and 2 and other support staff;<\/p>\n<p>May perform all duties of a Dental Assistant 2;<\/p>\n<p>Perform other duties as assigned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Completion of an accredited training program for expanded function dental auxiliaries AND two years of experience as a dental assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Equivalent education and\/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and\/or registration.<\/p>\n<p>Legal Requirement<\/p>\n<p>Registration with the State of Washington as a Dental Assistant; current certification as a dental assistant (CDA) and Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) Licensure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASSIFICATION HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11\/09\/2009: New class: Created to recognize new body of work permitted under RCW 18.260 and WAC 246-817-195 which created the licensure process for Expanded Dental Function Auxiliary. 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