

The Dental Office program teaches students the technical skills and knowledge that are necessary for entry-level employment in the business of the dental office. This program prepares students to handle duties such as scheduling appointments, answering phones, handling collections, marketing the practice, preparing insurance claims, working with patient accounts, researching and following up on insurance claims, answering questions about payments, resubmitting insurance claims for payment, preparing accounts for statements, handling patient charts, controlling inventory, managing the office, and administering finances. Upon completion of this program, students will be awarded a State Radiology Certificate, CPR and HIPAA Certificate.
DENTAL OFFICE
DATC CERTIFICATE OF PROGRAM COMPLETION
CORE COURSES (1395 Hours Required)
| Course No. | Course Title | Hours
|
| BTEC 1010 | Keyboarding I | 60 |
| BTEC 1110 | Computer Literacy | 90 |
| BTEC 1131 | Word Processing Applications I (MS Word 2007) | 60 |
| BTEC 1510 | Business English | 90 |
| BTEC 1520 | Business Correspondence | 90 |
| MATH 1000 | Math I | 60 |
| BTEC 1015 | Financial Operations for Health Care | 60 |
| ACCT 1310 | QuickBooks for the Non-Accountant | 45 |
| DENA 1010 | Dental Terminology | 30 |
| DENA 1020 | Dental Law and Ethics | 30 |
| MEDO 1525 | CPR for Health Professionals | 15 |
| MEDA 1300 | Psychology for Healthcare Professionals | 30 |
| DENA 1030 | Dental Assisting Anatomy and Physiology | 60 |
| DENA 1040 | Dental Assisting Clinical Procedures I | 30 |
| DENA 1050 | Dental Assisting Clinical Procedures II | 90 |
| DENO 2110 | Clinical Dental Procedures Overview | 150 |
| DENA 2070 | Dental Office Administrative Procedures I | 60 |
| DENA 2080 | Dental Office Administrative Procedures II | 60 |
| DENO 2090 | Dental Office Administrative Procedures III | 60 |
| DENA 2060 | Dental Radiology | 90 |
| WKSK 1400B | Workplace Relations - Blended | 60 |
| WKSK 1500B | Job Seeking Skills - Blended | 30 |
| DENO 2200 | Dental Office Site Observation | 30 |
TOTAL: 1395 Hours