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ADMINISTRATIVE DENTAL ASSISTANT Enjoy the rewards of working with a dentist to create brighter smiles! This exciting Administrative Dental Assistant Online Program can help you start a new career. You'll learn about patient care, as well as how to assist with dental administrative duties. Gain the edge by acquiring the essential skills you need to become an entry-level administrative dental assistant. Learn to: Interact with patients and the dental team Obtain health histories and maintain patient records Recognize signs and symptoms of illness and disease Understand dental terminology Schedule patients Master recall systems Assist the dentist in caring for patients Perform administrative duties in a dental office You'll also explore effective communication skills. Plus you'll gain the knowledge to assist the dentist with administrative duties such as fee collection, banking, and accounts payable, and you'll acquire basic information about dental insurance. As an administrative dental assistant, you'll be part of a professional dental staff and work on behalf of the patient as well as the dentist, helping to ensure a high level of professional excellence in oral health care delivery. Job prospects for administrative dental assistants are excellent. It's a rewarding career in a growing field. The Administrative Dental Assistant Online Program is a necessity if you wish to work in this exciting, rewarding field. Textbooks are included! REQUIREMENTS: To complete this program, you'll need a PC running Windows 98 or Windows XP. The online portion of this course is Vista compatible; however, the required CDs that accompany the textbooks aren't yet Vista compatible. You'll also need an Internet connection and e-mail capability. Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Acrobat Reader are required for this course. Click here to download the Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the Flash Player. ed2go provides the required textbooks for this course. Each student will receive the following: The Administrative Dental Assistant, by Linda Gaylor Student Workbook to Accompany the Administrative Dental Assistant, by Linda Gaylor PRE-REQUISITES: Students should be proficient in keyboarding, have a basic understanding of a word-processing computer program (Microsoft Word is recommended), and have a command of English grammar and punctuation. No dental office work experience is required. The Administrative Dental Assistant Online Program is for you if you're interested in learning the skills necessary for dental office career opportunities. INSTRUCTOR: Ed2Go (SS-$1995) |