As an integral part of the dental healthcare team, a dental support technician is responsible for managing the daily operations of the dental office while providing a caring environment for patients. This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the dental office and the role of the administrative dental assistant. Students will learn how to manage patient records, maintain office inventory, conduct scheduling, and recall functions, submit and manage patient insurance claims, and utilize technology to ensure a well-structured administrative system. Upon completion of this course, students will be fully prepared to become vital members of the dental healthcare team.
This course prepares the student to take the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) Dental Support Technician Certification (DSTC) certification exam.
Students will:
- Gain knowledge on the fundamentals of a dentistry practice and how to run various parts of the facility flawlessly
- Acquire and comprehend various ethical, psychological, and personal situations that they may run across when assisting patients
- Learn core fundamentals about basic dentistry and preclinical dental skills
- Review, comprehend, and understand common clinical dental procedures and the use of dental radiography
- Comprehensively analyze and learn a number of different specialties dentists can focus on in their practice
- Apply knowledge to run a safe, clean, and sanitized dental office or facility
- Examine various career paths and opportunities for continuing education to further one’s career
Delivery: Online Self-paced. Must be completed within 6 months of starting the course.
165 Hours
TUITION COST: $1,999
All necessary course materials and exam voucher are included.
CERTIFICATION(S):
This course prepares the student to take the American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) Dental Support Technician Certification (DSTC) certification exam.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Internet Connectivity Requirements:
- Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.
Hardware Requirements:
- CPU: 1 GHz or higher
- RAM: 2 GB or higher
- Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
- Speakers / Headphones
- Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)
Operating System Requirements:
- Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
- Mac OSX 10 or higher.
- Latest Chrome OS
- Latest Linux Distributions
NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.
Web Browser Requirements:
- Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
- Latest Mozilla FireFox
- Latest Microsoft Edge
- Latest Apple Safari
Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):
- Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
- PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
- Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.
For more information and to enroll please call, email or visit us:
Beaufort Mather Campus
Coleman Hall (Building 2)
Beaufort South Carolina
Monday–Thursday, 8:30AM to 5:30PM
Phone 843-525-8205 or email cewd@tcl.edu
Colleton Adult Learning Center
500 Forest Circle
Walterboro, South Carolina
Mr. Phillip Taylor, Colleton Workforce Solutions Manager, TCL
Monday, 4PM to 9PM
Office 843-782-0014 or cell 843-599-1711
Email: ptaylor@tcl.edu
