Looking to Strengthen Your Expanded Functions (EFDA) Skills?

This 4-hour, hands-on refresher course is designed for experienced dental assistants who want to refresh and improve their Expanded Functions (EFDA) skills. It is also ideal for those preparing for the EFDA Certification Course who want additional clinical practice in a supervised setting.

Students will complete a series of procedures to refine techniques, build confidence, and strengthen performance in key EFDA procedures. Instructors are present throughout the session to review your work and provide guidance as needed.

Please note: This is a refresher course, not a training class. It is intended for dental assistants who already have experience and are looking to strengthen their skills through hands-on practice.

Need More Instruction?

If you need additional help with specific procedures, we offer private one-on-one sessions with an instructor.

• Sessions are limited to 1–3 procedures
• Pricing varies based on the procedures and is determined by the instructor
• If you need practice with more than 4 procedures, we recommend enrolling in the full EFDA Refresher Course

To schedule a private session, please contact the front office directly.

• Clinical Paper Charting
• Polishing Clinical Crowns
• Take an Alginate Impression
• Pour a Study Model
• Place & Remove a Dental Dam
• Place & Remove a Matrix Band
• Place & Remove Retraction Cord
• Fabricate a Temporary Crown
• Removal of Excess Dental Cement
• Place & Remove Temporary Restorations
• Apply Bases & Liners
• Suture Removal
• Apply Dental Sealants (Upon Request)

Required Supplies for the EFDA Refresher Course

Students must bring the following supplies to class:

Instruments & Equipment:

• 4-Hole Slow Speed Motor with Straight Attachment (for polishing & making a temporary PFM with acrylic bur)

• Basic Set-Up: mirror, explorer, cotton pliers, air-water tip

• Safety Glasses & Mask

Disposables:

• Patient Bib

• Saliva Ejector

• 2×2 Gauze (minimum of 4–5 pieces)

• Disposable Gloves (minimum of 5 pairs)

• Tray Covers

Materials for Clinical Procedures:

• Retraction Cord and Cord Packer (any size)

• Acrylic Bur

• Temporary Crown & Bridge Material (your office’s choice)

• Temporary Cement

• Mixing Pad & Spatula (for Temporary Cement)

• Prophy Paste, Disposable Prophy Angle, Floss

• Alginate Material (enough for 1 upper or 1 lower impression)

• Plaster or Stone (enough to pour study models from alginate impression)

• Alginate Impression Trays (Maxillary & Mandibular – medium and large sizes)

• Mixing Bowls & Spatulas (for alginate impressions and study models)

• IRM and Cavit (or other temporary filling material your office uses)

• Base or Liner (Fuji, Dycal, Ketac, Lime Lite – any material your office uses)

• Dental Dam Material, Posterior Molar Clamp, Dental Dam Forceps, Dental Dam Frame

• Tofflemire Retainer, Matrix Band, Wooden Wedge

Important Notes

• Supplies are not provided by the school. Students must either bring all required items listed above or rent supplies for $50 through the school.

• To rent supplies after registration:

  1. Log in to your account at www.academy4da.com.

  2. Navigate to “Payments/Add to Cart” at the top of the Home Page.

  3. Scroll down to 1-Day Certification Courses.

  4. Add to your cart the $50 EFDA Supplies, and proceed to Check Out. This must be completed before attending the course.

• If you are bringing your own supplies, you are responsible for bringing every item listed above. The school does not provide individual supplies to students who choose not to rent.

For students who would like a refresher on the procedures before attending class, we provide step-by-step video tutorials on our YouTube Channel. These videos cover all EFDA procedures that you will practice on your class date.

To access:

1. Go to our YouTube Channel.

2. Select “Playlists”.

3. Open “Dental Assistant Clinical Procedures” under the EFDA/X-ray Certification Procedures Playlist.

Reviewing these videos before attending is highly recommended to help you feel prepared and confident when performing the procedures in class!

Our business office must receive written notice at least 7 days prior to the scheduled class date of the Refresher Course in order to transfer to another class date. If notice is received after this time, a $100 transfer fee will be applied. Refunds are processed according to the Cancellation and Refund Policy outlined on your online Registration Form.

Please note: All refunds will exclude the 3.5% transaction fee charged on credit/debit card payments.