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    Restorative Functions Certification

    For Restorative Functions certification, submit this application form and the required documents.

    Instructor Requirements

    1. Trainers of educators must have taught these procedures in an accredited dental education program.
    2. Allied Restorative Functions Educators must have completed a course taught by trainers
    3. Supervising dentist is present in the clinic while the procedures are being performed
    4. A contract between the school and an outside clinic is utilized.
      1. A contract must be utilized between the school and the schools outside-instructing-staff for continuity/consistency of instruction, evaluation requirements and communication with the schools course instructors.
      2. The contract stresses personal supervision. Both the dentist and student sign the contract.
      3. The instructors do a final evaluation.

    Admission Requirements

    1. Qualifications for participants include:
      1. Licensed Dental Assistant
      2. Licensed Dental Hygienist
      3. Current student in an accredited hygiene program
    2. Qualifications for School/course:
      1. The course shall be provided by an CODA accredited school

    Curriculum Components

    1. The restorative procedures include:
      1. Place, contour, and adjust amalgam restorations
      2. Place, contour, and adjust glass ionomer
      3. Adapt and cement stainless steel crowns
      4. Place, contour, and adjust Class I, II, and V supragingival composite restorations on primary and permanent dentition.
    2. The course contains three sections: 1) Didactic; 2) Pre-clinical/Laboratory; and 3) Clinical:
      1. There are two testings for demonstration of competency
        1. After completion of didactic and laboratory/preclinic
        2. Final Clinical Test
      2. The participant can go no longer than a year between sections, and/or must prove competence upon entrance to each section.
      3. The participant must complete clinical and the final exam within one year. If more time is needed, then an extension request must be submitted to the Board of Dentistry and school. See Extension Request listed below.
      4. Pre-clinical or Laboratory - the numbers below are guidelines as to how many teeth are required to obtain competency; the main criteria is the student must prove competency in primary as well as permanent dentition. Competency is determined by the instructing staff.

    i. Amalgam

    • Class I, II, V
    • 12 – primary teeth
    • 28 – permanent teeth

    ii. Glass Ionomer

    • Class I, II, V
    • 10 – primary teeth
    • 16 – permanent teeth

    iii. SS Crowns

    • No specific number of teeth indicated to obtain competency

    iv. Composite

    • Class I, II, V
    • 6 – primary teeth
    • 18 - permanent teeth

    e. Clinical requirements must include a minimum of 20 patient experiences, which involves primary and permanent dentition. Course participants must complete the restorations below to an acceptable level of competency prior to requesting the final clinical exam:

    i. Amalgam

    • Class I, II, V

    ii. Glass Ionomer

    • Class I, II, V

    iii. SS Crownsiv. Composite

    • Class I, II, V

    3. Must include a component that sufficiently prepares the student to adjust the occlusion on the newly placed restorations.
    4. A Dentist (Dental Therapist/Advanced Dental Therapist) does the prepping of the tooth that is to receive the restorative material. 

    Registration Requirements of School and Participant

    1. The school shall send a course syllabus to the Board of Dentistry.
    2. The school shall submit a list of course participants to the Board of Dentistry.
    3. The school shall request from the Board of Dentistry the required Restorative Function Registration Form for the student to fill out upon completion of the course requirements.
    4. The student shall submit to the Board office the required Board of Dentistry Restorative Function Form.
    5. The student shall submit to the Board of Dentistry a certificate of completion.
    6. The Board of Dentistry shall send recognition of completion to the student.
    7. Upon completion of training and registering, the credential RF shall be utilized.

    Time Involvement

    Education will dictate time involved. Completion depends on how fast the student completes and passes all the evaluation requirements of the course and patient experiences.

    Extension Requests

    The Course provider will decide on the request validity and monitor. The clinical and competency requirements must be completed within one year and only upon approved demonstrated circumstances to the course provider will one extension of six months be granted.

    Restorative Programs

    University of Minnesota
    School of Dentistry - CE Department
    Phone: 612-625-1418
     http://www.dentistry.umn.edu/continuing-dental-education/courses/restorative-expanded-functions-80-hour-training-program

    Metropolitan State University
    700 East Seventh Street
    St. Paul, MN 55106-5000
    Phone: 651-793-1302
    www.metrostate.edu

    Northwest Technical College
    905 Grant Avenue SE
    Bemidji, MN 56601
    (218) 333-6658
    https://www.ntcmn.edu/

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