Dental Practice Management

DEN220 Dental Practice Management

College of Health Science Dental Assisting Department

Course Description: This course introduces the student to administrative procedures for a dental office. Students will learn to develop skills in communications and interpersonal relations, appointment scheduling and recall systems, supply and inventory control, account payables and account receivables (collections) as well as other business procedures. Included also, the importance of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in dentistry and its implications for record-keeping. Students will learn to pronounce, define, and spell key terms.

Credit Hours: 1.00

Prerequisites: DEN100, DEN110

Corequisites: None