Evening EFDA Certification Program

  • About the Program
  • Course Descriptions
  • Eligibility Requirements
  • Admissions Requirements
  • Expenses

EFDA Manor College has been the leader in educating and training EFDAs since 1976. At its inception, Manor’s Expanded Functions Dental Assisting program was the first in the state of Pennsylvania.

In that same tradition, Manor initiated and worked to bring about Legislative laws governing and recognizing Expanded Functions Dental Assistants as dental para-professionals through required education and testing in order to become certified by the Pennsylvania Board of Dentistry. Manor’s program was utilized as a model for educational requirements pertaining to the education of EFDAs.

As always, Manor remains in the forefront in providing training for dental auxiliaries. Manor’s experienced dental faculty has designed a course which will enable Certified Dental Assistants and Registered Dental Hygienists to complete EFDA training in the evenings. Upon completion of Manor’s 200-hour evening Expanded Functions Course, dental auxiliaries will be prepared to take the EFDA Pennsylvania State Board Certification Examination. EFDAs who wish to practice in Pennsylvania are required to pass the state board exam. The EFDA Certification Program will be offered in two modules, providing comprehensive training that combines both theory and practice. This program also offers the student the opportunity to participate in direct patient care at our own Dental Health Center, which adds to the quality of training offered by Manor’s program.

EFDA Application Form (printable version)

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.

For more information on Manor’s degree programs or continuing education courses for dental professionals, call (215) 884-2218

Manor’s certificate program allows a student to complete the required two-hundred hours in the following two evening courses:

Expanded Functions I - 90 hours (5 credits)
This module provides classroom and laboratory instruction for advanced operative procedures, including amalgam, composite and temporary restorations. Fabrication of temporary crowns, placement of matrices, wedges and rubber dams will also be covered. Hygienists graduating from the Manor Dental Program are required to only take 90 hours.

Expanded Functions II - 110 hours (2 credits) - Clinical experience
During this 110-hour clinical rotation, 90 of which will be at Manor's Dental Health Center and 20 will be in a private dental office, students will apply skills and techniques of expanded functions practices learned in Expanded Functions I, under the direct supervision of a dentist.

Student progress will be monitored and discussed at mandatory class meetings, which account for an additional five hours.

Pre-requisites: Successful completion of Expanded Functions I, employment with a dental practice or established dental externship site.

  • Certified Dental Assistant or Registered Dental Hygienist
  • Good command of four-handed chairside procedures
  • Current X-ray certification
  • Successful completion of a dental anatomy course at an ADA approved institution and/or a passing score on Manor’s Dental Anatomy Challenge Exam 
  • Three years of full-time work experience in the field of general dentistry
  • Current CPR certification
  • Application
  • Twenty-five dollar ($25) application fee
  • Interview with a Continuing Education Department Admissions Counselor
  • Interview with the program director
  • Recommendation from employing dentist describing four-handed chairside duties
  • High School and Post-Secondary school transcripts
  • Proof of CDA or RDH and X-Ray Certifications
  • Proof of CPR certification (Health Care Provider)
  • 3 Years full-time experience in the field of general dentistry

Expanded Functions I: $1,890.00
General Fee: $50.00
Lab Fee: $100.00
Total: $2,040.00

Materials Fee: (requires separate check)
Typodont: $ 200.00
Lab Materials: $ 100.00
Total: $300.00

Expanded Functions II $ 756.00
General Fee: $ 50.00
Clinic Fee: $ 200.00
Total: $1,006.00

Materials Fee: (requires separate check)
Materials Fee $ 100.00
Registration & General fees may be changed without notice.