Description

Enjoy the rewards of working with a dentist to create brighter smiles! This exciting Administrative Dental Assistant Online Program can help you start a new career. You'll learn about patient care, as well as how to assist with dental administrative duties. Gain the edge by acquiring the essential skills you need to become an entry-level administrative dental assistant.

Learn to:

• Interact with patients and the dental team
• Obtain health histories and maintain patient records
• Recognize signs and symptoms of illness and disease
• Understand dental terminology
• Schedule patients
• Master recall systems
• Assist the dentist in caring for patients
• Perform administrative duties in a dental office

You'll also explore effective communication skills. Plus you'll gain the knowledge to assist the dentist with administrative duties such as fee collection, banking, and accounts payable, and you'll acquire basic information about dental insurance.

As an administrative dental assistant, you'll be part of a professional dental staff and work on behalf of the patient as well as the dentist, helping to ensure a high level of professional excellence in oral health care delivery. Job prospects for administrative dental assistants are excellent. It's a rewarding career in a growing field.

The Administrative Dental Assistant Online Program is a necessity if you wish to work in this exciting, rewarding field. Textbooks are included!

Upon registering, you're given an initial six months to complete the program. Should you need more time, you may request a six-month extension at no additional charge.

Outline

1. The Dental Profession

   1. Orientation to the Dental Profession: Dental Basics
2. Interpersonal and Communication Skills
3. Communication Skills and Telephone Techniques
4. Written Correspondence
5. Patient Relations
6. Dental Healthcare Team Communication
7. Records Management
8. Patient Clinical Records
9. Information Management
10. Scheduling and Recall Systems
11. Dental Patient Scheduling
12. Recall Systems
13. Dental Insurance Processing
14. Financial Management
15. Financial Arrangements and Collection Procedures
16. Bookkeeping Procedures: Accounts Receivable
17. Bookkeeping Procedures: Accounts Payable
18. Office Equipment and Inventory
19. Inventory Management
20. Office Equipment
21. Computers in the Dental Office
22. Employment Strategies

Demo

Additional Info

Languages

English

Course Length

150.00 hours

Duration of Access

All of our programs are self-paced and open enrollment, so you can start them when you want and finish them at your own pace. Most programs allow you 180 days after you register to complete them. If you need more time, extensions are available.

Instructor

 Cindy Lamkin has been employed in the dental field for over 20 years. She graduated from the University of South Dakota with a degree in dental hygiene. In addition to practicing clinical hygiene, she has also worked in dental office administration and treatment coordination. Her career includes general dentistry, as well as specialty practices of periodontics, endodontics, pedodontics, and orthodontics. Cindy has both her Registered Dental Assistant and Registered Dental Hygienist credentials, and she is licensed to practice in multiple states.

Prerequisites/Audience

Students should be proficient in keyboarding, have a basic understanding of a word-processing computer program (Microsoft Word is recommended), and have a command of English grammar and punctuation. No dental office work experience is required.

The Administrative Dental Assistant Online Program is for you if you're interested in learning the skills necessary for dental office career opportunities.

Requirements/Materials Included

To complete this program, you'll need a PC running Windows 98 or Windows XP. The online portion of this course is Vista compatible; however, the required CDs that accompany the textbooks aren't yet Vista compatible. You'll also need an Internet connection and e-mail capability. Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Acrobat Reader are required for this course.

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Gatlin International provides the required textbooks for this course. Each student will receive the following:

The Administrative Dental Assistant, by Linda Gaylor
Student Workbook to Accompany the Administrative Dental Assistant, by Linda Gaylor