- Dental Board of California
- Dental Hygiene Board of California
- Information on proper classification for independent contractor or employee status from the IRS
Links and Forms for Temporary Assignments and Working Interviews
The following list is a summary of permitted RDA, RDAEF, RDAEFII allowable functions. For a complete and comprehensive list, please refer to the Dental Practice Act beginning with Business and Professions Code Section 1740-1777 which also includes information on the oral sedation permit and orthodontic permit.
RDA Functions:
- Place bases, liners, and bonding agents
- All temporaries-place, adjust, and finish
- Fabricate, adjust, cement and remove all temporary “indirect” restorations
- Place post-extraction dressings
- Place periodontal dressings
- Dry canals with paper points
- Adjust dentures extraorally
- Remove excess cement
- Coronal polish & Place Sealants –for licenses after Jan 2010
- Place ligature ties and archwires
- Remove orthodontic bands
RDAEF Functions:
General Supervision:
- All RDA duties including sealants
Direct Supervision:
- Place retraction cord
- Secondary impressions for crown and bridge
- Trial fit Gutta Percha points
- Impressions for orthodontic appliances
- Custom post
RDAEF II Functions:
General Supervision:
- All RDA duties & RDAEF duties
Direct Supervision:
- Patient assessment (Preliminary exam)
- Perform oral health assessments in community health projects and schools
- Cord retraction
- Size and fit Gutta Percha (place & cement)
- Take secondary impressions for all permanent indirect restorations (including inlays/onlays)
- Take final impressions for “partial” dentures
- Polish and contour existing amalgam restorations
- Place, contour, finish and adjust all permanent fillings
- Adjust and cement all permanent indirect restorations including, crowns, bridges, & veneers
