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Medical & Dental Series:

Certificate Programs

Learn how you can get started with American Career Institute! Our medical and dental programs will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to start or advance your career in the growing healthcare industry. Learn more about how you can get started on a career in which you can make a real difference – in your life and in the lives of others.

Dental Assisting - Certificate

Dental assisting is an allied health profession whose practitioners function as crucial members of the healthcare delivery team. These individuals train to assist a dentist and the members of the healthcare team in administrative and/or clinical work. Dental assistants keep the offices and clinics of dentists running smoothly by performing delegated duties within the supervising dentist's scope of practice.

Clinical duties may include taking medical histories; explaining treatment procedures to patients; preparing patients for examinations; and assisting the dentist at chairside during the examination by obtaining dental records, handing instruments and materials to the dentist, and keeping the patients' mouths dry and clear by using suction or other devices.

Some dental assistants prepare materials for impressions and restorations, take dental X-rays, and process X-ray film as directed by a dentist. They also may remove sutures, apply topical anesthetics to gums or cavity-preventive agents to teeth, remove excess cement used in the filling process, and place rubber dams on the teeth to isolate them for individual treatment.

Those with laboratory duties may make casts of the teeth and mouth from impressions, clean and polish removable appliances, and make temporary crowns. Dental assistants with office duties schedule and confirm appointments, receive patients, keep treatment records, send bills, receive payments, and order dental supplies and materials.

Medical Assisting - Certificate

Due to the aging population and ever-changing healthcare technology, careers in healthcare are among the most stable. With the Medical Assisting program, you'll receive an introduction to the medical assisting profession, medical terminology, and the systems and functions of the human body.

Study medical concepts in theory, then apply what you've learned in real medical situations, such as recording electrocardiograms for those studying cardiology. You'll also acquire necessary office skills and study the business side of the medical practice along with its legal and ethical responsibilities.

Once you've completed all classes in the program, you'll participate in an externship to receive invaluable practical experience under the supervision of the school and a cooperating physician's office, clinic or other healthcare facility.

Medical Coding and Billing - Certificate

In the healthcare industry, proper recordkeeping is essential. As a medical coder, you classify medical data from patient records. The Medical Coding & Billing program provides you with the skills necessary to become an important member of the healthcare community. You can learn to review patients' records and assign numeric codes for each diagnosis and procedure. You will learn:

• ICD-9 and CPT-4 coding
• Medical terminology
• Medical billing and insurance
• Medical ethics and law
• Introduction to pharmacology

Additionally, you will learn more about the growing importance of security and privacy of medical records, as required by HIPAA (Healthcare Insurance, Portability and Accountability Act). Externships provide you with valuable practical experience under the supervision of the school and a cooperating physician's office, clinic or other healthcare facility.

Successful completion of this program prepares you for the American Academy of Professional Coders examination for Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification. Additionally, you prepare for the American Health Information Management Association Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) and Certified Coding Associate (CCA) examinations.

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