Dental Business Assistant Certificate

This accelerated full-time program (24 weeks) is scheduled over two semesters and prepares you to manage the office workflow in a dental practice. Content includes dental science, charting, business communication, billing, financial management, and computer skills. Graduates have excellent job prospects and our employment rates are consistently high.

Courses in Program

Semester 1

• Introductory Dental Office Management
• Keyboarding and Document Processing for Health Care Administration
• Business Communication For Health Care Administration
• Role Concepts in Health Care Administration
• Dental Insurance and Financial Management
• Introduction To The Dental Office
• Dental Terminology

Semester 2

• Employment Preparation
• Computerized Dental Practice Management
• Work Experience for Dental Business Assistants

Note: All program requirements must be met withing 2 years of program start date. Dental Terminology and Computerized Dental Practice Management have time limits for currency.

Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

• Credit in English 30-1 or 30-2 or equivalent  

• Credit in Grade 10 Math (excluding 10-4 and 16 levels) or equivalent

• Successful completion of the General Equivalency Development test (GED) with a standard score of 520 in Language Arts: Reading and Writing and 450 in Math

• Satisfactory results on the BVC Admissions test

Pre-Program Requirements
The criteria listed below must be completed prior to the first day of classes:

• Submission of a current Police Information Check (PIC)
• SFA/CPR Health Provider taken within six months prior to work experience

Note: Students who have not submitted their documents by the start of the program will have their Letter of Admission withdrawn.

This program requires students to have certain immunizations completed prior to the programs first clinical or work experience. Upon acceptance, applicants will receive immunization information as part of their acceptance package. Applicants must follow the directons provided in this information.  

English Language Proficiency Requirement

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Transferability

None