DENT 1280 - Dental Practice Management
2 Credits
This course is an overview of duties performed by a dental assistant with emphasis on patient registration, medical history forms, telephone skills, appointments, recordkeeping, and correspondence. It also will provide the student with knowledge ofprofessional ethics and dental laws with emphasis on the Minnesota Dental Practice Act. Students will write the Minnesota Dental Jurisprudence Exam. Prerequisites: Admission to Dental Assisting Program or instructor permission
Learning Outcomes
Identify the importance of staff and patient communication. Understand the Minnesota dental practice act and they professional standards for licensure. Demonstrate the importance of communication in an organizational culture and common organizational cultures that could be applied to a dental practice. Identify the importance of dentistry as a service profession.
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