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Description
The Administrative Dental Assistant Course will provide the skills you need to become a dental assistant and have a rewarding career in dental medicine.
Why take dental assistant training?
- An Administrative Dental Assistant is a rewarding career
- An Administrative Dental Assistant is a valuable member of a professional dental team
- The demand for professional dental assistants is strong and expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations at least through 2012.
Quality and convenience.This is a great program to help you become a dental assistant quickly and easily. You can enroll in our online dental assistant courses any time of the year and everything is included, including textbooks.
The self-paced, online dental assistant course will prepare you to become a dental assistant from your own home, while studying at your own pace.
When you complete this course and become a dental assistant, you will:
- >Become part of a professional team and interact with patients
- Understand, obtain and maintain patient records
- Understand and use proper dental terminology
- Be prepared to assist the dentist during patient visits
- Use computers and information management systems
- Understand the basics of oral health
- Understand the basics of oral health
- Recognize oral health symptoms and problems
An Administrative Dental Assistant may be responsible for an interesting variety of tasks, depending on the size of the dental office. Tasks may range from managing various business activities like purchasing, billing and scheduling, to medical activities such as x-rays, chairside assisting or infection-control procedures. These activities require good communication skills, a willingness to take on responsibilities, and the ability to learn.
This online dental assistant course is available at accredited partner institutions. The price may vary slightly at each institution. Because the certificate of completion comes from a major college or University, you can be assured of receiving exceptional value.
Outline
- Orientation to the Dental Profession
- Dental Basics
II. Interpersonal and Communication Skills
- Communication Skills and Telephone Techniques
- Written Correspondence
- Patient Relations
- Dental Healthcare Team Communication
III. Records Management
- Patient Clinical Records
- Information Management
IV. Scheduling and Recall Systems
- Dental Patient Scheduling
- Recall Systems
V. Dental Insurance Processing
VI. Financial Management
- Financial Arrangements and Collection Procedures
- Bookkeeping Procedures: Accounts Receivable
- Bookkeeping Procedures: Accounts Payable
VII. Office Equipment and Inventory
- Inventory Management
- Chapter Sixteen - Office Equipment
VIII. Computers in the Dental Office
IX. Employment Strategies
Additional Info
- Languages
- English
- Course Length
- 240.00 hours
- Duration of Access
- 6 months
- Instructor
- Carline Dalgleish
- Prerequisites/Audience
Students should be proficient in keyboarding, have a basic understanding of a word-processing computer program (Microsoft Word recommended), and have a command of English grammar and punctuation. No dental office work experience is required.
The target audience for the Administrative Dental Assistant Program is individuals interested in learning job skills for dental office opportunities or individuals interested in changing job skills to become administrative dental assistants.
- Requirements/Materials Included
- This course is compatible with Windows Vista Operating System.
This course can be taken on either a Mac or a PC. There are no specific computer requirements other than an Internet connection and email capability.
GES 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