Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA)
Expanded Functions Dental Assistants (EFDAs) are part of a team of dental professionals who perform reversible dental procedures as set by the guidelines of the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry, under the direct supervision of a dentist. EFDA duties include direct patient care in taking x-rays; performing laboratory procedures; fabricating temporary crowns and bridges; placing, carving and finishing of amalgam (silver) and composite (bonding) restorations (fillings); cosmetic dentistry, orthodontic procedures and other functions considered to be primary patient care. All students are required to obtain CPR and X-Ray certification before their second year.
The demand for Para dental professionals has grown tremendously over the last ten years. EFDAs have brought about a means by which dentists can meet the needs of their patients and still offer quality care in a professional and timely manner. With managed health care firmly in place, the number of corporate dental groups will increase sharply, along with the need for qualified EFDAs.
Manor College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation
The Dental Health Center, a state of the art, newly renovated, facility, serves 2,000 patients from the community. Students work under the direct supervision of licensed dentists who serve as clinical instructors.
The facility features five operatories, a sterilization room and a laboratory classroom. The college has also expanded the Dental Health Center to include a Hygiene clinic along with another laboratory classroom.