Dental Office and Chairside Assistant
The dental office and chairside assistant program is designed
to provide you with knowledge of valuable clinical, laboratory
and administrative procedures in a dental office environment.
The comprehensive and intensive curriculum will equip you with
the skills to perform the following essential tasks: prepare
clients for examinations and treatments, perform radiological
procedures, and prepare dental materials and equipment. To
provide efficient office support, you will learn vital
administrative procedures that include bookkeeping and
scheduling tasks. You will be familiarized with basic manual
and computerized office methods. The variety of duties taught
in this program will allow you to be challenged by diverse
responsibilities in the dental workplace.
Intra-Oral Level II Dental Assistant
This diploma program is both comprehensive and intensive. The
level I components of the program train individuals in a broad
range of clinical and laboratory skills. In their assisting
role with a dentist, they may prepare the treatment rooms;
sterilize, disinfect and transfer dental instruments; assist
with the suctioning apparatus; and prepare dental materials.
Administrative education includes basic manual and computerized
office procedures such as bookkeeping and appointment control -
equipping the graduate with skills to contribute in all areas
of a dental office.
The intra oral (level II) dental assistant will work both
independently and as a valued member of the dental team. Under
the direction of a dentist, graduates may take and process
radiographs; polish teeth; apply fluoride treatments; instruct
clients in oral hygiene; place pit and fissure sealants; apply
topical anesthetic; apply desensitizing agents; polish
restorations; oral irrigation; apply over-the-counter whitening
agents; or take preliminary impressions for study casts.
Addictions and Community Services Worker
The Addictions and Community Services Worker program is
designed to provide you with knowledge of valuable community
outreach programs and services. Through classroom and hands-on
instruction, you will gain essential tools to offer vital
assistance in the areas of alcoholism, drug abuse, family
violence and the aged.
Additionally, your active participation in our learning system
will enable you to develop the educational and hands-on
abilities to succeed as a health care professional.
You will be prepared to gain entry-level employment in an array
of settings that include: child, youth, and family social
service agencies; group homes; correctional and community
mental health centers; and facilities for the physically and
developmentally handicapped.
Some career opportunities include:
- Social Worker
- Program Coordinator
- Case Manager
- Substance Abuse Counselor
- Intervention Specialist
Cardiology Technologist
This program is designed to prepare students for an exciting
and challenging career in cardiac diagnostic testing. Students
will learn how to perform and interpret electrocardiograms and
exercise tolerance testing. They will also learn to read and
generate Holter monitoring and telemetry reports. Career
opportunities exist in hospitals, cardiovascular clinics,
physicians' offices, medical laboratories and diagnostic
imaging centers.
Hospital Patient Registration Specialist
The hospital patient registration specialist program trains
individuals in the intricacies of administration procedures
found in departments such as emergency, admissions, outpatients
and bed control. This involves, for example, gathering patient
demographics, working with computerized databases, admitting,
discharging and transferring patients, and managing the beds
within the hospital. Students will become adept at interacting
with patients and staff in all types of situations, some
traumatic, others common, and will be able to maintain a
professional manner throughout any emergency. As a result of
the computerized link to the hospital, the practicum hours
within a hospital, and intensive study, the graduate will be
capable of working in any of the fast-paced hospital
departments.
Massage Therapy
The massage therapy program has been designed to prepare
students to take the Registration Examinations of the College
of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO). The material in the
program is therefore consistent with the required knowledge and
skills as outlined by the CMTO. The program's primary goal is
to provide learning opportunities that promote basic knowledge,
skills, ethics and behaviors that will enable the graduate to
successfully practice massage therapy in a variety of health
care settings.
Medical Laboratory Assistant
The objective of this program is to help individuals prepare
for the challenges of a career within the medical environment.
Graduates enjoy the greatest career satisfaction when they are
scholastically prepared, hold a solid, practical understanding
of their responsibilities and begin their positions with a
healthy attitude. Everest College seeks to develop all of these
attributes within each student. The program provides both
theoretical and practical instruction in a well-equipped
classroom / laboratory setting. In class learning is
supplemented during the enrollment period by clinical work
experience in any of the fast-paced hospital departments.
Medical Office Administration
This medical office administration program is designed to
provide students with the business, technology and
communications skills needed to work in a private physician's
office, single or multi-specialty clinic, or hospital setting.
Emphasis is placed on medical terminology, body systems,
medical transcription and medical office procedures. In
addition, the program fosters the development of interpersonal
skills, organizational effectiveness, and communication skills
necessary to function in a medical environment.
Pharmacy Technician
This comprehensive program prepares individuals to achieve
competency in the skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to
enter the Pharmacy environment as a Pharmacy Technician.
Emphasizing a customer-centered approach, this program also
helps develop the proper attitude and sense of responsibility
necessary for success in the progressive field of Pharmacy.
Physiotherapist Assistant
The Physiotherapist Assistant program has been designed to
train individuals to work in partnership with, and under the
supervision of, physiotherapists. The primary goal is to
provide learning opportunities which promote basic knowledge,
skills, values and behaviors that will enable the graduate to
implement delegated tasks, under supervision and direction,
within a variety of health care and community settings. Upon
successful completion, students will receive a diploma as a
physiotherapist assistant.
