School of Health Professions - Dental Office Administration

Dental Office Administration
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Program Length:	Core Courses: 1410 hrs
College Credit Available:	No
Apprenticeship Available:	No
Wage Summary:	Average mid-range: $8:80 per hour
Federal Financial Aid:	Yes
VA Qualified:	Yes
Special Requirements:	Open to qualified high school and adult students
Hours Available:	Mon.-Fri. 7:40am - 2:30pm; Mon - Thurs 6pm-9pm

Administrative Dental Assistants are responsible for the business area of the dental office. This training prepares the students to handle duties such as scheduling appointments, answering phones, handling collections, marketing the practice, preparing insurance claims, work with patient accounts, research and followup on insurance company and the dental provider, answer questions about payments, resubmit insurance claims for payment, prepare accounts for statements, answer phones, handle collections and handle patient charts. Students learn inventory control, office maintenance and management, and financial administration. This study will prepare the student to become an administrative dental assistant.

Enrollment for this program is year round.

Dental Office Administration Certificate Requirement
(core courses: 1380 hours required) 

Keyboarding 1 (60 hrs)
Computer Literacy (90 hrs)
Word Processing Applications 1 (90)
Business English (90 hrs)
Business Correspondence (90)
Dental Terminology (30)
Dental Law and Ethics (30 hrs)
Dental Assisting Anatomy & Physiology (60 hrs)
Dental Assisting Clinical Procedures I (60 hrs)
Dental Assisting Clinical Procedures II (105 hrs)
Dental Radiology (90)
Dental Office Administrative Procedures I (90 hrs)
Dental Office Administrative Procedures II (30 hrs)
Clinical Dental Procedures Overview (150 hrs)
Financial Procedures for the Dental Office (60)
Dental Office Administrative Procedures III (75 hrs)
Dental Office Site Observation (30 hrs)
Math 1 (60)
Psychology for Healthcare Professionals (30)
Workplace Relations (60 hrs)
 

Electives Available
(30 hours required)
(Electives Available Based on Local Employer Requirements)

Special Applications (1-180)
Job Seeking Skills (30)

Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) Certificate of
Completion for Dental Office Administration
Core Course: 1380 hrs
Electives: 30 hrs
Total: 1410 hrs