PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS
BOARD APPROVED COURSE PF144 ($450)
This is a two-Saturday, 16-Hour course.
This is a Dental Board of California approved course that meets the requirements for California Dental Assistants (DAs) for qualification for the RDA Ca Dental Board Exam.
Effective Jan. 1, 2025, completion of a Board-approved Pit and Fissure Sealants Course is now required to apply for RDA licensure. (SB 1453 Ashby, Chapter 483, Statutes of 2024)
FEE:
$450.00 The tuition fee Includes all supplies, materials, equipment, tools, handouts, etc. for course completion except for PPE.
WHAT TO BRING:
- Copy of current CPR / BLS Card from approved AHA or ARC providers
- Copy of Hepatitis B Immunization Record or copy of signed and dated Hepatitis B Vaccine Declination Form
- Copy of 8-Hour Infection Control Certificate
- Copy of Coronal Polishing Certificate
- PPE
It is the responsibility of the candidates to bring their own PPE (Head Caps, Disposable Gowns, KN95 Masks, ASTM Level III Masks, Face Shields, Gloves, etc.). A candidate who has incomplete PPE will not be allowed to perform clinical procedures.
PROGRAM:
- Theoretical classes, lab exercises, clinical exercises and written exam.
- Lab exercises on mounted typodont mannequins.
- Clinical application of pit and fissure sealants on 16 virgin (un-restored, decay-free) posterior teeth on four live patients no younger than 12 years old.
- Each patient must have a minimum of one qualified posterior tooth per quadrant (Total of four patients needed, two for clinical homework experience and two for actual exam day patients). Both exam day patients will be graded for final exams.
- It is the candidates’ responsibility to find and bring their own patients.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
The fee for this board approved Pit and Fissure Sealant Course is $450.
Part of the fee is a NON-REFUNDABLE processing fee of $50.
Any cancellations, regardless of reason, TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CLASS WILL RECEIVE NO REFUNDS WHATSOEVER AND THE ENTIRE PAYMENT IS FORFEITED.
Course Dates:
Saturday, Jul. 12 & 26, 2025
Saturday, Dec. 6 & 13, 2025
More dates may be opened for this course depending on demand.
If you are interested in taking this course, please call us at (213) 389-6211. You may also download and fill up the registration form below and email to us at drfdelapena@gmail.com or fax to (213) 389-4168.
