Expanded Function Dental Health Aide EFDHA I/II

Expanded Function Dental Health Aides can be educated to either place restorations or provide cleanings.

Expanded Function Dental Health Aide I

  • Obtain BLS certification
  • Must complete DHA Core Curriculum, Primary Oral Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Basic Dental Procedures, and Dental Assistant Function courses
  • Trained to provide a dental prophylaxis (cleaning) or
  • Trained to provide basic restorative function, which is the placement fillings. The types of fillings that the training focuses on are Class I, Class II, Class III and Class V restorations.
  • These are two separate courses and each require a preceptorship
  • A student can complete one or both courses
  • Once certified in dental prophylaxis and after completing the village based dental practice course the dental prophylaxis EFDHA can work under indirect or general supervision

Expanded Function Dental Health Aide II

  • Obtain BLS certification
  • Must complete DHA Core Curriculum, Primary Oral Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Basic Dental Procedures, Dental Assistant Function, EFDHA I Basic Restorative Function courses
  • Trained to provide advanced restorative function, which is the placement of fillings. The types of fillings the training focuses on are complex restorations including cuspal coverage Class II restorations, and Class IV restorations or Stainless Steel Crowns
  • Requires a preceptorship of either 50 complex restorations or 20 stainless steel crowns
  • Once certified an EFDHA II can work under indirect supervision

Expanded Function Dental Health Aide Certification

All Dental Health Aides earn certification from the Alaska Community Health Aide Program Certification Board.

EFDHA Preceptorship Checklist – DARC Reviewed 11/9/23
EFDHA Prophylaxis Only Preceptorship Checklist – DARC Reviewed 11/9/23
EFDHA 80-hour Recertification Checklist – DARC Reviewed 11/9/23
EFDHA 8-procedure Prophylaxis Recertification Checklist – DARC Reviewed 11/9/23

CHAPCB Applications

The CHAPCB office receives, screens and tracks all applications for certification. The Board currently meets three times a year, meeting dates are posted on the https://akchap.org website. Formal action to approve/deny applications is during regular Board meetings.

Applications may be submitted in an electronically scanned format or by hard copy.

CHAPCB Application

Submit applications by email or hardcopy to:

Email: chapcb@anthc.org

Mailing address:

Community Health Aide Program Certification Board
c/o Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
4115 Ambassador Drive, 3rd Floor
Anchorage, Alaska 99508