Title: Assist with an amalgam procedure.
Course: Dental Careers II (14054-II) > Section: Demonstrating Chairside Procedures

Assisting should include

- preparing the instrument tray
- placing and removing matrices
- mixing and manipulating bases, cements, and amalgam with an amalgamator
- placing amalgam
- polishing amalgam
- placing and removing the rubber dam
- disposing of amalgam
- delivering pre- and post-operative instructions.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are three hand-cutting instruments?
- What instruments are found on an amalgam tray setup?
- Why is calcium hydroxide used?
- What is the purpose of the matrix band and retainer?