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Kaplan Continuing Education’s Online Program is Designed to Prepare You With a Dental Office Management Education

Professionals in the dental field are some of today's fastest growing jobs, and the future employment outlook is expected to be excellent. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, long-term national employment in this sector is expected to grow much faster than average through 2018.*

As an administrative dental assistant, you could provide critical services for the efficient and profitable operation of practices and clinics. Professionals in the field are familiar with basic dental terminology, medical records management, privacy laws, insurance rules, basic billing practices, insurance coding, and financial management.

The Kaplan Continuing Education (KCE) Dental Office Management Certificate consists of 6 courses that are to be completed within 6 months.

Imagine What You Can Do

    Manage

    Dental and medical records

    Create

    A more cost-effective practice

    Master

    The basic terms of dental terminology

    Provide

    Critical services for an efficient office or clinic

    Examine

    Billing practices and coding

 

Imagine Where You Could Apply

Dental care is expected to grow for some very basic reasons including population growth, greater retention of natural teeth, and an increased focus on preventative dental care. Because of this potential growth, the availability of administrative support positions at dental practices is expected to increase.*

Is The Program Right for Me?

If you are interested in gaining job skills to pursue administrative dental office opportunities, the Dental Office Management Certificate may be suited to you. It is designed to provide the administrative skills to help you develop into a competent, successful office assistant.†

Courses include:

  • Introduction to the Dental Profession
  • Dental Terminology and Anatomy
  • Patient and Interoffice Communication 
  • Dental Procedures and Dental Coding 
  • Dental Insurance and Fiscal Management
  • Fundamentals of Dental Office Management

For complete course descriptions, click here.

Program Prerequisites

  • High School Diploma or GED

Program Length

  • 6 months

Tuition

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Program Comparison

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Take the First Step

In 6 months or less, you can prepare to pursue a more rewarding career with the help of Kaplan Continuing Education’s online dental office management program. Take the first step by calling 866.542.4042 (Toll Free) or click here for more information.

* Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Dental Assistants, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos163.htm. National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions, and do not guarantee actual job growth.



*Kaplan Continuing Education's (KCE) programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, KCE does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job or employed at all.

Note: Kaplan Continuing Education (KCE) makes no representations or warranties as to whether our programs meet specific state and/or national regulatory/licensure requirements. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the appropriate regulatory agency for such information. Although certain KCE programs are designed to prepare students to take specific certification exams, KCE cannot guarantee that individual students will pass those exams.

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