You’d be a great match for the dental sector. Check out the administrative profession!
You’d be a great match for the dental sector. Check out the administrative profession!
Depending on the size of the dental clinic, the administrative tasks are carried out by one or more people. Some clinics have only one secretary, some have several, and others even have clinic coordinators or managers. The nature of the work will vary depending on the work environment you choose!
In most dental clinics, it is the dentist who performs management tasks. However, often due to a lack of time, they assign these tasks to a coordinator, a manager or a secretary. So, your daily routine might also include:
In Quebec, no professional, college or university training is required to hold an administrative position in a dental clinic. However, some clinics prefer to hire people who have a DVS in secretarial or dental secretarial studies or any other administrative training. Contact the clinic of your choice to find out more!
The following institutions offer the Dental Secretary program:
While trying to decide on her next career move, Kalyann wondered how she could combine her two main interests: healthcare and administrative work. One of her aunts, who works at a dental clinic, told her about the role of dental administrative assistant—a job that would allow her to do just that.
Excited by the idea, Kalyann registered for a brief dental administrative assistant training program that took just three weeks to complete. By the end of it, she had already landed a job at the clinic she goes to for her own dental care. Needless to say, the placement rate is very high!
Kalyann loves her job, which allows her to explore her interests and develop trusting relationships with patients. She considers herself the clinic’s “secret weapon”. And who knows? Maybe this position will lead to other opportunities within the clinic further down the road.
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