Dental Office Administration Certificate Program

Begin a new career as a Dental Office Receptionist in 5 short weeks!

Our Dental Receptionist Program teaches front office procedures for the general and specialty dental practices and clinics. Our program includes instruction in professional ethics, dental terminology, dental insurance, and use of office equipment, not to mention training on the most popular dental software. This is a rapid study program, requiring a great deal of study over a short period of time.

A Career as Dental Office Receptionist can offer you:

• A career that is in high demand
• A starting salary of $9-$17 per hour
• Employment in a stable field
• Opportunities for personal advancement
• A professional work environment providing a wide range of duties

Program Basics:

• Length: 5 weeks (40 Hours)
• Classes are held on Wednesday and Friday from 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Our Training Course Provides:

• Targeted instruction focused entirely on the dental profession, ensuring our students are job ready upon completion
• Highly Qualified instructors with over 25 years of dental office and small business management experience
• Small class size, allowing for one on one time with the instructor
• Hands on experience in both administrative and clinical duties
• Classes are held in an actual dentist's office, when patients are not present
• Convenient evening classes
• A condensed training program which allows our students to learn a new career quickly with a minimum of time and expense
• Our Textbooks, Workbooks and CD Rom Training Software are excellent training tools
• A Professional Resume for each graduate
• CPR Training (optional)

Lectures include:

• Dental Terminology
• Tooth Identification Systems
• Anatomy of the tooth
• Medical History Charting
• Medical Emergencies
• Dental Materials
• Dealing with Special Needs Clients
• Phone Technique & Etiquette
• Insurance Billing & Codes
• Treatment Planning & Estimates
• Appointment Control
• Recall Systems
• Patient Charts & Dental History
• Bookkeeping Systems
• Accounts Receivables & Collections
• Standard Office Procedures
• Operation of Office Equipment
• Supply Ordering
• Optional CPR Training

A trained dental assistant reduces the stress on both the patient and doctor, and keeps the practice growing and profitable.  Given the shortage of trained dental assistants, the existing obstacles for a person to go to school for training and the unwillingness of dentists to train someone from “scratch”, MIHC came into being.

For more information regarding class times and tuition, call our offices at (708) 366-6767 or send us a message using our contact form.