Coronal Polishing

Packets are emailed out in time for you to have those two (2) weeks before the course. If two weeks has passed, please check your junk/spam folder.

Yes.

Yes, BUT if you are in your first or third trimester, you must provide a stand-in patient.  See the course requirements for more details.

No.  Your exam patient cannot be another dental professional (dental assistant, dental hygienist, dentist, etc.)

Stand-in Patients are ONLY REQUIRED IF you do not qualify to be a patient (see Course Requirements).

During the Coronal Polishing course, students practice on each other.  The purpose of the Stand-in Patient is to give another student someone to practice on in the event you cannot be practiced on.

Stand-in Patients are needed Saturday afternoon AND Sunday morning.  You may use more than one stand-in patient.  Unlike Exam Patients, Stand-in Patients MAY be another dental professional.  Your Stand-in Patient MAY NOT serve as your Exam Patient.

Your course schedule will tell you when your Stand-In Patient needs to arrive.

Yes.  You can use another dental professional, but they cannot be someone taking the course with you.

No.  Your stand-in 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 crown or fixed bridges.  3 of those teeth have cavities which leaves the patient with 21 natural teeth. That patient would qualify.

No.

Yes.  The Invisalign buttons do not create a problem for this course.

No, disclosing solution will be provide.  In fact you are required to use the disclosing solution provided by the school.