Coronal Polishing
This FAQ is specifically for the Coronal Polishing course. For questions relating to courses in general, please refer to the General Questions.
- When will I receive my course packet?
- Do I have to wear scrubs?
- Can I take this course if I am pregnant?
- Can my Exam Patient be another dental professional?
- Do I Need A Stand-In Patient?
- Can my Stand-In Patient be another dental professional?
- Can I use the same person as my Stand-In Patient AND my Exam Patient?
- Can my patient have cavities?
- Can my patient have generalized gum line decalcification?
- Can patients have Invisalign buttons.
- Do I need to bring Disclosing Solution?
- When will I receive my course packet?
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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.
- Do I have to wear scrubs?
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Yes.
- Can I take this course if I am pregnant?
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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.
- Can my Exam Patient be another dental professional?
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No. Your exam patient cannot be another dental professional (dental assistant, dental hygienist, dentist, etc.)
- Do I Need A Stand-In Patient?
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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.
- Can my Stand-In Patient be another dental professional?
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Yes. You can use another dental professional, but they cannot be someone taking the course with you.
- Can I use the same person as my Stand-In Patient AND my Exam Patient?
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No. Your stand-in patient must be a separate individual.
- Can my patient have cavities?
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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.
- Can my patient have generalized gum line decalcification?
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No.
- Can patients have Invisalign buttons.
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Yes. The Invisalign buttons do not create a problem for this course.
- Do I need to bring Disclosing Solution?
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No, disclosing solution will be provide. In fact you are required to use the disclosing solution provided by the school.