NEWS RELEASE - STATE TO PROVIDE TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR EXPANDED FUNCTIONS DENTAL ASSISTING COURSE - The Vermont State Dept. of Economic Development will provide 50 percent tuition support to individuals participating in the EFDA Program. Call Kathy DeLucco 802-857-7000 ext. 1720 for details.

• Tuition - $5,275.00 (1/2 price tuition available for qualifying students). The 6 weeks summer training is offered June 21 to July 30, 2010.
• Tooth Morphology Course. This course will be offered on January 20, 21, 22, 2010. This course is a prerequisite to the 6 weeks of training offered in the summer of 2010. The cost of the course is $280.00 ($215.00 if you qualify for the discount). If a student takes the Toothy Morphology course, it is not a guarantee that they will be accepted into the EFDA Program. If the applicant is accepted in to the 2010 EFDA Program, the price of the course will be deducted from the tuition.
• Applicant interviews February 2010.
• Candidate will know of acceptance by April 23, 2010.
• Once student receives acceptance to the program, a $500.00 non-refundable deposit is due by April 30, 2010.
• Full tuition payment is due May 21, 2010.
• Student is eligible for 75% tuition reimbursement if he/she withdraws for a medical emergency (doctor note requested). There will be no refund issued after June 7, 2010.
• Tuition includes textbook and a typodont.
• Loupes will be required for the EFDA program this year. A student discount will be available through a dental distributor.
• Twelve students will be enrolled in the 2010 EFDA Program.
  
  The student must have a sponsoring restorative dentist participate with him/her in the program. The dentist will be responsible for supervising the student’s field training. Clinical field training starts immediately following the 6 week training. The student and dentist have until December 31, 2010 to complete the required clinical competencies. A bench test will be administered in January, 2011. Upon successful completion of this test, training is finalized.
• The dentist and the student are also obligated to participate in the Satellite Guidelines Meeting consisting of an on-site visit to Vermont Dental Care in Winooski, VT. This early June meeting is mandatory and includes a tour of the facilities, observing an EFDA in a clinical situation. After the tour, participants return to the CTE Dental Assisting classroom to review forms and answer questions. The meeting is held in the afternoon and lasts no more than 2.5 hours. The date will be determined and student/dentist notified.

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