DAS140: DENTAL OFFICE PROCEDURES & BILLING

This course will prepare students for administrative tasks in a dental office. Students are provided with an overview of the dental office management systems: the computerized dental practice, information management, patient scheduling, recall systems, inventory management, and dental office business equipment. Managing dental office finances entails financial arrangements and collection procedures, insurance processing, and accounts payable and accounts receivable. Students are introduced to dental practice management software where the students input patient information, schedule appointments and handle billing. The rules and function of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Administrative Simplification, as it applies to the dental healthcare system, are reviewed. Career development techniques along with the importance of professional oral and written communication in the dental office are also examined.