

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 (1470 Hours Required)
| Course No. | Course Title | Hours
|
| DENA 1040 | Dental Assisting Clinical Procedures I | 30 |
| DENA 1050 | Dental Assisting Clinical Procedures II | 90 |
| BTEC 1010 | Keyboarding I | 60 |
| BTEC 1110 | Computer Literacy | 90 |
| BTEC 1130 | Word Processing Applications I (MS Word) | 90 |
| BTEC 1510 | Business English | 90 |
| BTEC 1520 | Business Correspondence | 90 |
| DENA 1010 | Dental Terminology | 30 |
| DENA 2070 | Dental Office Administrative Procedures I | 60 |
| DENA 2080 | Dental Office Administrative Procedures II | 60 |
| DENA 1020 | Dental Law and Ethics | 30 |
| DENA 1030 | Dental Assisting Anatomy and Physiology | 60 |
| DENA 2060 | Dental Radiology | 90 |
| DENO 2110 | Clinical Dental Procedures Overview | 150 |
| DENO 2200 | Dental Office Site Observation | 30 |
| MATH 1000 | Math I | 60 |
| MEDA 1300 | Psychology for Healthcare Professionals | 30 |
| WKSK 1400B | Workplace Relations - Blended | 60 |
| WKSK 1500B | Job Seeking Skills - Blended | 30 |
| BTEC 1015 | Financial Operations for Health Care | 60 |
| DENA 2090 | Dental Office Administrative Procedures III | 60 |
| ACCT 1310 | QuickBooks for the Non-Accountant | 45 |
TOTAL: 1470 Hours