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Dental Assisting Institute
Begin Your New Career Today!
Begin Your New Career Today!
Student Handbook
DENTAL ASSISTING INSTITUTE'S INSTITUTIONAL PHILOSOPHY We at Dental Assisting Institute are dedicated to preparing individuals to become qualified Dental Assistants. In striving to fulfill our goals and mission, Dental Assisting Institute has adopted the following objectives: • Provide our students with the highest quality intensive short-term program in dental assisting. • Provide a clean, high-tech facility to stimulate student's intellectual ability. • Provide our students with the opportunity to work under the supervision of a skilled dentist and his/her highly skilled auxiliaries. • Provide all variations of dental assisting to allow students to be versed in all aspects of dental assisting. • Provide each student with ...
Course Outline
The following subjects are covered in depth from both a didactic and a practical clinical experience. The morning lecture is followed by an afternoon of clinical, hands on training in the operation of all the equipment, instrumentation, and materials used in our state-of-the-art practicing dental office. I. Dental Theory and Terminology A. Dental and oral anatomy, tooth numbering system B. Instrument nomenclature and identification for all aspects of General Dentistry C. Dental Terminology D. Equipment operation, chair positioning, assistant equipment usage II. Receptionist-Front Desk Office Management A. Phone techniques and appointment book control B. Billing and accounting systems C. Billing: accounts receivable and accounts payable, collections D. Filing insurance forms III. ...
