Nebraska Dental Assistants
Association
NDAA Annual Session
Friday, April 11, 2025
Cornhusker Marriott ~ Lincoln, NE
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2025 NDAA Session Schedule
Friday,
April 11: Location: On-Site Only at Cornhusker Hotel, Lincoln
Speaker
Bios and NDAA Registration online at: http://www.nebraskadentalassistants.org/
($0 for NDAA member, $100 for non-NDAA members Late fees apply after March 31)
Morning Sessions (NDAA joins
NDA – Sessions 2, 3, 5, and 6 or 7)
7:00
- 8:00 AM – Check-In
7:30 - 8:30 AM – What Are the Hot Issues Facing Dentistry? How the ADA and NDA Are Responding (1 CEU)
- Speaker: Dr. Brett Kessler, ADA President (NDA
Session 2: Townhall with Keynote Opening Address)
8:30 - 9:30 AM – The Future of Dentistry: How 5 Key Trends Will Reshape Dental Practices
in the Next 10 Years
(1 CEU)
· Speakers: Dr. Brett Kessler, ADA President &
Brittany Flynn, Health Policy Institute (NDA Session 3)
9:30 - 10:00 AM – Cyber
Security and Your Dental Office (0.5
CEU)
- Speakers:
Dave Johnson, Pediatric Dental Specialists & Brad Osborn, IT Director, Bizco Technologies --Room: Exhibit
Hall (NDA Session 5)
10:00 - 11:30 AM – (Choose One)
- The Future of Dentistry in Nebraska: What Nebraska Dentists Are Saying in ADA Surveys
& How We Might Respond as a Profession (1.5 CEU)
- Speaker: Brittany Flynn,
Health Policy Institute –(NDA Session 6)
- Dentistry
at a Crossroads: What’s New with Digital Dentistry, Workflow, AI, and the Future of Dentistry (1.5 CEU)
- Speakers: Drs. Gerard Kugel & Greg
Bennett –(NDA Session 7)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM – Exhibit
Hall (1 CEU)
Afternoon Sessions (NDAA-Specific Meetings & Speakers)
12:30 - 1:30 PM – Luncheon & Awards --House of Delegates, Installation of Officers,
1:30 - 2:30 PM – Outbreaks and Breaches in Dental Infection
Control (1 CEU)
- Speaker: Dr. Richard Hankins, Nebraska ICAP
2:30 - 3:30 PM – Air Quality in the Dental Setting (1 CEU)
- Speaker: Kate
Tyner, BSN, RN, CIC, Nebraska ICAP
3:30 - 4:30 PM – Update
on Bloodborne Pathogens (1 CEU)
- Speaker: Dr. Juan Teran, Nebraska ICAP
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6/2018
Permit Courses for
LDA's...Board of Dentistry approves Nebraska ADA-CODA schools to offer courses after board approval.
Please contact your local ADA-CODA Dental Assisting Program for more information on the Permit courses for Licensed
Dental Assistants.
Courses include educational requirement for
the individual Permits:
- Nitrous Oxide Administration and Monitor Permit
- Fixed Prosthodontics Permit
- Removable Prosthodontics Permit
- Pediatric Fixed Prosthodontics Permit
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Complete required Education, Training and Testing to Expand your scope!
Application for Expanded Scope Function Permit/s
for the LDA
Dental Impressions for Fixed ProsthodonticsDental Impressions and Minor Adjustments for Removable ProsthesesCement Prefabricated
Fixed Prostheses on Primary TeethMonitoring and Administration of Nitrous Oxide
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Application for Expanded Function Permits for the LDA
History
of LB 18 for Nebraska Dental Assistants
LB 18
Unlicensed Dental Assistants
- Requirements to perform x-rays and coronal polishing remain the same
- May apply topical local anesthesia under indirect supervision of a licensed dentist
- May monitor nitrous oxide analgesia if board-approved CPR certified
and when under indirect supervision of a licensed dentist
- May
perform duties delegated by a licensed dentist for the purpose of assisting the licensed dentist in clinical and clinical-related
duties as allowed in regulations and rules adopted under the Dentistry Practice Act
Licensed Dental Assistants
- Licensed dental assistants may perform all
duties authorized for an unlicensed dental assistant
- Qualify
through education (graduation from a CODA accredited program) OR experience (1,500 dental assisting work
hours within the past five years)
- To apply: complete application,
pay application fee, and provide proof of
- Age
(19 years old or older)
- Citizenship/Lawful presence
- Results of CDA sent directly from DANB to the Licensure
Unit
- Passing score on the Nebraska jurisprudence exam
for Dental Assistants
Licensed Dental Assistants - Permits
- Available to licensed dental assistants
- Four
additional education and competency Permits
Take dental impressions for fixed prostheses
Take dental impressions and make minor adjustments for removable prostheses
Cement prefabricated fixed prostheses on primary teeth
Monitor and administer nitrous oxide analgesia
Expanded Function Permit - Licensed Dental Assistants
- Available to licensed dental assistants
- Must have 1,500 hours experience as a licensed dental assistant to apply
- Two levels:
Level one simple restorations (one surface)
Level two complex restorations (multiple surfaces)
Questions? Contact our office at (402) 471-2118 or at
DHHS.MedicalOffice@nebraska.gov.