DENTAL FRONT OFFICE/ BILLING AND CODING

GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DENTAL FRONT OFFICE/BILLING AND CODING

This certificate is designed for students who are preparing for a position as a in the office of dentists, dental clinics, oral surgeons' office, orthodontist offices, and allied facilities.
This certificate does not satisfy the major requirements for the Associate in Science degree.

PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE		UNITS
CABOT 103 or equivalent	CABOT 102	English for Business	4
Eligibility for ESL 133 or ENGL 189	CABOT 103	Business Vocabulary Development	3
	CABOT 104	Filing Methods and Systems	1
	CABOT 200	Introduction to Computer Keyboarding	1
Completion of 12 units with a 2.5 GPA or better and concurrent enrollment in 3 additional units Enrollment in 7 units including CO ED 102, and employment related to major	CABOT 050* or CO ED 102*	Internship (CABOT) Occupational Work Experience	1-3 or 1-3
	CS/IS 191	Internet Orientation	1
	MOA 187	Dental Front Office/Dental Billing and Coding	4
CABOT 102 MOA 182, CABOT 205 or equivalent, and CABOT 103	CABOT 105 or CABOT 260 or MOA 190 and CABOT 156	Introduction to Office Correspondence Beginning Microsoft Office Applications Machine Transcription - Medical Voice Recognition	3 or 4 or 1 and 1
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		18

* Must be in a dental office.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

October 2011	GCC Catalog 2011-2012
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