Today’s dental professional recognizes that there is a requirement for caring, well-trained, multi-skilled dental auxiliaries because of the tremendous advances in technology, along with public demand for quality care. The Dental Administrative Assistant program is designed to provide employment-ready, comprehensively trained graduates.
Students will:
- Develop the knowledge and skills to cope with dental emergencies and how to deal with special needs and medically compromised patients.
- Explore dental hand instruments and accessories, anesthesia and pain control, radiographic imaging, intraoral imaging and extraoral imaging, general dentistry, fixed prosthodontics, removable prosthodontics, and dental implants, and endodontics.
- Explore the administration of a dental office: understanding human behavior and cultural diversity, communication pathways, patient needs, and telephone skills, written communication, dental office procedures, computer applications in dentistry, record keeping, filing and scheduling, recall programs, and inventory. Students also learn about general accounting in a dental office, accounts payable, payroll, and insurance.