Dental Office

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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 TitleHours
BTEC 1010Keyboarding I60
BTEC 1110Computer Literacy90
BTEC 1131Word Processing Applications I (MS Word 2007)60
BTEC 1510Business English90
BTEC 1520Business Correspondence90
MATH 1000Math I60
BTEC 1015Financial Operations for Health Care60
ACCT 1310QuickBooks for the Non-Accountant45
DENA 1010Dental Terminology30
DENA 1020Dental Law and Ethics30
MEDO 1525CPR for Health Professionals15
MEDA 1300Psychology for Healthcare Professionals30
DENA 1030Dental Assisting Anatomy and Physiology60
DENA 1040Dental Assisting Clinical Procedures I30
DENA 1050Dental Assisting Clinical Procedures II90
DENO 2110Clinical Dental Procedures Overview150
DENA 2070Dental Office Administrative Procedures I60
DENA 2080Dental Office Administrative Procedures II60
DENO 2090Dental Office Administrative Procedures III60
DENA 2060Dental Radiology90
WKSK 1400BWorkplace Relations - Blended60
WKSK 1500BJob Seeking Skills - Blended30
DENO 2200Dental Office Site Observation30

TOTAL: 1395 Hours

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