Program Overview

Dental Office Procedures - HLTH 1017

Dental administrative professionals play an important role in providing support to dental clients and the dental health-care team. Students will identify key dental health team members, and learn about the laws governing dental health professionals. This course introduces students to the skills required to communicate professionally with diverse clients and within the dental team while utilizing practice management systems. The promotion of dental practice marketing and advertising will be examined.

Course details

Course code

HLTH1017

Credits

5

Format and length

• Lecture: 60 hours
• Lab: 15 hours

Prerequisites

To take this course, you must be enrolled in Dental Office Assistant.

Course offerings

Online

• Spring: May 5 - Jun. 27, 2025
• Class: 21532
• Section: O01
• Open Studies: No

Edmonton

• Fall: Oct. 27 - Dec. 17, 2025
• Class: 40499
• Section: O01
• Open Studies: No
• Winter: Mar. 2 - Apr. 23, 2026
• Class: 10449
• Section: O01
• Open Studies: No
• Spring: May 4 - Jun. 26, 2026
• Class: 20147
• Section: O01
• Open Studies: No

Blended course

The course has a mixture of online and in-person instruction.

Edmonton

• Fall: Oct. 27 - Dec. 17, 2025
• Schedule: Mon, Wed: 12:30 - 02:00 pm
• Class: 40497
• Section: BL01
• Open Studies: No
• Winter: Mar. 2 - Apr. 22, 2026
• Schedule: Mon, Wed: 12:30 - 02:00 pm
• Class: 10447
• Section: BL01
• Open Studies: No

Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands, referred to as Treaty 6 Territory and that the City of Edmonton and all the people here are beneficiaries of this peace and friendship treaty.