Assignment Task: The dental assistant looks over the day's schedule and notices that the first patient is scheduled for a class II posterior direct restoration on tooth #3. The dental assistant reads the notes in the chart and notices that the patient has not decided whether to have an amalgam or a composite filling. Although the patient has not arrived, the dental assistant wants to have the room set up to be ready for either situation.
1. What should be included on the checklist?
2. What instruments are needed for the amalgam and composite procedure?
3. What materials are needed for the amalgam and composite procedure?