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Yes, but if you prefer not to be practiced on, you must provide a practice patient. See the next FAQ on practice patients below.
Practice Patients are ONLY REQUIRED IF you do not qualify to be a patient or prefer not to be practiced on by another student.
During the Coronal Polishing course, students practice on each other. The purpose of the Practice Patient is to give another student someone to practice on in the event you cannot be practiced on.
You are REQUIRED to bring a practice patient if:
Your course schedule will tell you when your Practice Patient needs to arrive.
No. Your exam patient cannot be another dental professional (dental assistant, dental hygienist, dentist, etc.)
Yes. You can use another dental professional, but they cannot be someone taking the course with you.
No. Your practice patient must be a separate individual.
Your patient needs 20 natural teeth without decalcification (aka. decay). The patient’s mouth doesn’t have to be cavity-free AS LONG AS they have 20 natural teeth that do NOT have cavities. Teeth with restorations (filled cavities) are acceptable.
Example: Patient has 24 natural teeth without crowns, buttons, or fixed bridges. 3 of those teeth have cavities which leaves the patient with 21 natural teeth. That patient would qualify.
No. The only exception to Invisalign buttons is if they have 20 or more qualifying teeth that are free of buttons, crowns, or fixed bridges.
No, disclosing solution will be provided. In fact you are required to use the disclosing solution provided by the course.
