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Dental Front Office Clerk Certificate

IN OUR DENTAL FRONT OFFICE PROGRAM, YOU WILL LEARN:

  • dental terminology 
  • dental billing and coding 
  • administrative duties
  • legal requirements on reporting and patient privacy

This series of courses prepares students for front office work in a dentist’s office. Student will gain basic keyboarding and computer application skills as well as oral communication and general customer service skills. Students will also learn how to create a resume and prepare for a job interview.

The core requirements include nine courses--no electives. Students must satisfactorily complete all nine courses to be awarded a certificate of completion.

COMPLETION ESTIMATE: 15 months
GRADE: Pass/No Pass

Average Annual Wage: $34,800 

Salary information is based estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Enroll in these courses first and attend when not in other courses:

  • STV 210 Dental Front Office
  • STV 11 Beginning Keyboarding

Take in the following order:

  • STV 70 Introduction to Computers
  • STV 80 Windows
  • STV 100 Beginning MS Word

Take at any time, in any order:

  • STV 34 Filing Fundamentals
  • STV 50 Customer Service Skills
  • STV 35 On-the-Job Communication

Final course:

  • STV 40 21st Century Employment Strategies

If you are interested in these certificates, please take a few moments to fill out this form to allow us to better serve you now and in the future: Student Interest Form

For more information about these certificates, contact Yazaret Mascorro at (818) 240-1000 ext. 5690 or email mascorro@glendale.edu.