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[I-hate-alginate]

Might as well drill and fill!

 

[oralcare123]

The list of legal duties should be in your local dental licensing body. So far the only thing you should not do in any case is debonding with a hanpiece. You can do it with a hand instrument and dentist should do the rest. Some of the ortho duties should be done with some kind of ortho license, but I am not familiar with your local regulations
Hope you are payed well, this is a very long list of duties

 

[2TH MVR]

Well. Look on the bright side. You are getting a ton of experience. But I agree with your concerns. Just mention your duties less the debanding with the high speed. At the Corp level ...my 4 assistants will position the brackets and remove the excess light cured cement. I then re-position the brackets as needed ... then the asst cures them in place and places the wires and ligatures. It actually is a very efficient way of maximizing my time.

I do all the debanding with the high speed. Some of my veteran assts are allowed to "smooth" the cement on a tooth that has a loose bracket.

Seriously, ortho stuff is non life threatening. I would be more worried about monitoring the IV sedated patients. YIKES. 😱

 

[ncide]

I had to do all of those things, aside from monitoring IV sedated patients (which one of my classmates who worked in oral surgery did) and using the high speed handpiece on teeth. I used a slow speed and 8 round bur to remove cements and bonding material when I debonded patients and delivered their retainers. If I was an expanded function auxillary (EFDA), I could use a high speed handpiece (as well as place restorations), but only one of the ortho assistants had that certification. As an RDA I was only allowed to use the slow handpiece.

Everything else looks normal and routine work for a DA, at least in Washington state. Can't comment on Texas.

 

[MLC45]

What is legal varies from state to state. I agree with those who said to look up the laws for TX. As for Oklahoma, several of those duties are legal but only with additional certification. Find out what's legal for you. Good Luck!