Evaluation of the Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) Training Program. Volume I. Study Findings

摘要

The utilization of dental auxiliaries to perform expanded functions has been widely identified in the literature as a means of effecting an increase in the volume and mix of services provided by the dental delivery system, while assuring the quality of those services and, possibly, with production costs at the same or somewhat lower levels. Federal support of initiatives to encourage the effective utilization of auxiliary personnel has been continuous since the early 1960's, including the Dental Auxiliary Utilization (DAU) Program (1961-1972), the Dental Manpower Development Center research and training efforts in Louisville, Kentucky (1964-1976), and the Training in Expanded Auxiliary Management (TEAM) Program (1971-present).