{"id":917,"date":"2024-04-18T18:59:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T18:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explore.centralpenn.edu\/start\/?page_id=917"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:21:55","slug":"dental-assistant-certificate-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/explore.centralpenn.edu\/start\/dental-assistant-certificate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"917\" class=\"elementor elementor-917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43116e3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"43116e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Your professional education will include some of the most relevant and up-to-date training available in the area.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0em;\">The training involves both lecture and lab work to maximize knowledge and hands-on skills. Better yet, our classes are scheduled for maximum flexibility to accommodate students who are working full- or part-time while studying for a certificate or associate degree.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0em;\">By earning an Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) certificate Dental Assistants can return to the field of dentistry with a broader skill set and increased earning potential. They can also opt to continue on to secure their associate degree in dental hygiene or a related field. Your skills would be especially valuable for private dental offices and dental clinics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0em;\">At Central Penn, our faculty will help you develop the skills to build enriching relationships with patients and provide preventive dental care that will prevent pain, tooth loss, and other serious dental issues in years to come. Flossing, fluoride, x-rays, and schedule may be all in a day\u2019s work.<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0em;\">CERTIFICATE IN EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASSISTANT<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0em;\">Dental assistants can expand their skill set by earning the Certificate in Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA). An EFDA performs all the duties of the dental assistant, along with placing and carving amalgam and composite restorations, placing sealants, doing coronal polishing, applying fluoride, and placing bases and liners, matrix bands, wedges and rubber dams.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0em;\">The program takes a blended approach to learning. The first term involves lectures, along with hands-on labs in the Summerdale area on Saturdays. The second term will consist of an externship to expand clinical experiences. When the program is completed, students are eligible to apply for the State Board Licensure exam.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0em;\">The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that the labor market for EFDAs will grow at 18 percent over the next 10 years, far faster than the national average for other fields.<\/span><\/p><p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0em;\"><i>Lectures will all be on-line and labs will be held on-ground.<\/i><\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d64007 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d64007\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0f4049\" data-id=\"d0f4049\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3ff541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3ff541\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fc44d0\" data-id=\"4fc44d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4af17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4af17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Earn Your Certificate at Central Penn?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9133db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9133db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Central Penn, we value the importance of real-world education. We believe that when paired with the theories, concepts and strategies taught by our accomplished faculty members, your well-rounded education will take you far.<\/p><p>Our students deserve a quality education, so we provide just that. 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