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Californians, Have You Heard About the Expanded Scope of Practice for RDA?
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i've seen extened function RDA's that pack cord and take final inpressions and from what i understand they will be able to etch, bond, and fill as well in the near future. i think it's great if they show that they're competent, that way you can move on to another pt and increase your overall production.
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I've already seen this happening in a few dental offices I shadowed in the past. At least now they're making it legal. 😛
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Damn, isn't Cali already saturated to hell with dentists. Imagine the income drop... at least for associates.
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there is an income increase really. you're paying your asst a little more but you're producing more in return. i can't imagine this having any real effect on associate dentist income.
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its been around for a while in some other states. dentists make more money on average with expanded assistants.
you can charge less and see many more patients per day. patients are drawn to the lower fee schedule.
you can charge less and see many more patients per day. patients are drawn to the lower fee schedule.
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I have not seen a lot of RDAs with the extended function (EF) license... probably because it costs too much money (a couple of thousands for the preparation and the examination) to obtain the EF license and the salary is not that much better. One of my ortho RDAs has the EF license. I pay her the same as I pay my other RDAs.
If you do a lot of crown preps in a day (ie working for Western Dental), having a RDAEF is a huge plus because he/she can pack cord, take impression, make and cement temporary crown for you. The function of the RDAEF is still very limited. I think it is more cost effective for the owner dentist to hire an associate dentist (or a hygienist) who can do a lot more.
If you do a lot of crown preps in a day (ie working for Western Dental), having a RDAEF is a huge plus because he/she can pack cord, take impression, make and cement temporary crown for you. The function of the RDAEF is still very limited. I think it is more cost effective for the owner dentist to hire an associate dentist (or a hygienist) who can do a lot more.
