DEN220 Dental Practice Management

This course introduces the student to administrative procedures for a dental office.  Students 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 such as ADA insurance claim forms with CDT coding. Include also, the importance of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in dentistry and its implications for record-keeping.

Prerequisites: DEN100, DEN110