The college with the employer develops and documents an individu-alized plan for the student. The plan relates the workplace train-ing and experiences to the student's general and technical course of study. The guided external experiences may be paid or unpaid. Seminar topics focus on the practicum experiences and critique of performance. Professional Concepts 3 cr.
Emphasis is placed on the development of professionalism for the dental office.
Study of prevention of dental disease, oral hygiene instruction, fluoride application, community dental health, and nutrition. Development, implementation and evaluation of a community dental health project. Dental Office Management 2 cr. An introduction to business office procedures, including telephone management, appointment control, receipt of payment for dental services, completion of third-party reimbursement forms, supply inventory maintenance, data entry for charges and payments, managing recall systems, utilizing dental computer software, and operating basic business equipment. Specific subjects and credits to be announced in Schedule of Classes.