DA5. 491 Dental Office Records

Basic office principles as related to their application in a dental office. Patient reception, communication, and telephone techniques, appointment scheduling, office record maintenance, financial arrangements and coordination. Purchasing and supply control, management of office equipment, scheduling of meetings/conferences and preparing written communications. Billing insurance companies, collection procedures and computerized billing systems are covered in depth.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Required: Successful completion of Dental Assistant Program winter term.

Offered

Offered Spring only

Notes

Career Technical Education (CTE) Course

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Examine and create patient documents pertaining to records management. Recognize and identify types of communication and understand effective interpersonal relationships. Identify and manage aspects of scheduling. Identify office inventory and supplies.