Dental Administrative Assistant

Program Description

The Dental Administrative Assistant program will help prepare you for a career in dental administration and is designed for students with prior clinical training or experience in the dental field. The program is a blended learning program and instruction is provided with online distance learning for lecture materials and hands-on experience with instructor supervision for laboratory skills.

Upon satisfactory completion of the program detailed below, students will be granted a certificate from Northwest Career College, which will qualify them to become a certified dental administrative specialist and obtain an entry-level to mid-level administrative position in a dental practice. Computer and Internet Access are required to complete this program.

Program Length

12 Weeks
*Actual program length (in weeks) may vary due to holidays and scheduled administrative breaks.

Class Schedule

Monday - Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Day Shift)
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Night Shift)

Course List

Detailed course descriptions can be found in Addendum G - Course Information.

Course Name and Number	LECTURE HOURS	LAB HOURS	CREDIT HOURS	CLOCK HOURS
DAA105 – Health Information and Dental Records Management	65	15	7.0	80
DAA106 – Introduction to Billing, Coding, and Claims	65	15	7.0	80
DAA107 – Financial and Practice Management	65	15	7.0	80
Total	195	45	21.0	240

This is such an amazing school!! I previously went to a school that shut down without any warning a couple months before my graduation date. I had student loans and transfer credits that I was told couldn’t even be transferred to most schooIs. I wasn’t sure where to go or who to turn to. Northwest sat with me took the time to go over all my paper work, student loans and credits and worked me into their program so I didn’t have to start all over again! They are an amazing support team and have been there for me every step of the way! Now that I look back I’m so happy I got the opportunity to attend Northwest I’ve learned so much and have a forever home. Thank you NCC you are truly changing lives!!!

Charmaine Frederico

Graduated April 1, 2019

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