Adminstrative Dental Office Assistant

150 hours/Instructor Supported/Books Included

Overview

The Dental Office Assistant course reflects the latest information on operating a dental office. It's logically organized to cover all of the various tasks an administrative dental assistant encounters. It includes CDT-5 Dental Codes, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) guidelines, plus examples of key equipment, forms, and computer technology. A companion CD-ROM simulates dental practice management, offering opportunities to enter and update patient data, post payment and treatment procedures using dental codes, submit e-claims for payment, evaluate reports, and schedule appointments.

You'll also learn about patient care, as well as how to assist with dental office administrative duties. You will acquire the essential skills you need to become an entry-level administrative dental assistant.

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Textbooks Included:

Outline

Dental Office Assistant Module 1

The Dental Assisting Profession

Dental Office Assistant Module 2
Patient Records Management

Dental Office Assistant Module 3
Financial Management

Dental Office Assistant Module 4
Bookkeeping Procedures

Dental Office Assistant Module 5
The Modern Dental Office

Instructor: Wendy Dalton

Computer Requirements

Internet Access

·         Broadband or high-speed internet access is strongly recommended. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.

·         Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware

·         Virtually all Windows-Mac-Linux hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.

·         1 GB RAM recommended

Software

·         Operating Systems

§  Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher, most Linux distributions

·         Web Browsers

§  Mozilla Firefox 2 and 3 (previous versions will work also)

§  Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8

Safari is not currently recommended as it cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors