What is required to complete expanded functions training?

• A. Certification by DANB or 2 years clinical dental assisting experience
• B. Passing a state board written exam only
• C. Completion of any dental assisting program
• D. DANB certification only

Answer: (A)

Expanded functions training can be completed through one of two recognized pathways: either you hold certification from a recognized credentialing body (DANB) or you have two years of direct clinical dental assisting experience. These two avenues provide demonstrated competence in the skills that expanded functions require, whether through formal certification or substantial hands-on practice. The other options don’t fit because a state board written exam alone doesn’t cover the expanded duties pathway, completing any dental assisting program isn’t, by itself, enough to qualify for expanded functions, and claiming certification only ignores the alternative route of gaining two years of experience.