Overview
Delivery Mode: ONLINE
- This program will be delivered online during COVID-19.
- Your education is our priority and we will continue to deliver the applied instruction, collaborative experience, and industry connections that you expect from BCIT.
BCIT students acquire the critical skills necessary to manage the day-to-day front desk procedures performed in a computerized dental office.
Explore areas such as patient charts and records, related accounting, business communication, and marketing within the dental office.
Graduates will have a working knowledge of dental terminology, clinical and billing procedures, insurance company protocols and fee guides, telephone skills, and appointment scheduling.
Prepare for a challenging and exciting career with BCIT as a Dental Office Receptionist in as little as 12 weeks at night plus a few Sundays.
BCIT’s dental office receptionist course graduates are in demand.
Scheduled Intakes 3 times a year, courses start in:
- January, April, and September
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Entrance Requirements
Formal application to the Statement of Completion is not required, as this is not a BCIT credential. Upon successful completion of these three courses, a Statement of Completion will be issued.
To be successful in this program, you must be able to communicate at a BC Grade 12 English level.
This line of work requires you to be detail-oriented, able to work well with the public, and dental terminology requires the utmost accuracy in spelling.
Students need to be Windows PC literate and able to manage files prior to starting COMP 0285. (COMP 1002 or equivalent knowledge)
International applicants
This program is not available to international students. View available programs
Scheduled Intakes
January, April and September
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Costs & Supplies
Tuition and books for all three courses is less than $1600.
Tuition fees
Please see the Part-time Studies Tuition & Fees page for information on part-time tuition fees.
Books & supplies
Required texts are available to registered students through the DTC Bookstore, currently for less than $100 for all 3 courses.
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Courses
Class hours
Evenings and some weekends at the Downtown Campus.
Program delivery
Face-to-face classroom and computer lab, course-by-course. Students are encouraged to complete all three courses in the same term. We have been running these courses for around 20 years and there is a very high success rate of students getting jobs based on completing these 3 courses.
Program matrix
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Required Courses: | Credits | ||
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COMP 0285 | Dental Office Computer Systems | ||
COMP 0885 | Dental Office Receptionist | ||
COMP 0985 | Advanced Dental Insurance Billing |
Check current availability of courses for this program.
Transfer credit
Do you have credits from another BC/Yukon post-secondary school? Do you want to know if they transfer to courses here at BCIT? Check out BCIT's Transfer Equivalency Database to find out.
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Program Details
Computer hardware and Internet requirements
COMP courses are now conducted entirely online until further notice. Students must provide a current model PC desktop or laptop with a webcam, microphone and have high-speed internet access. Courses will be delivered in real-time and may use two-way audio and video as well as group work.
Students must be computer literate and be able to log in during regularly scheduled class hours in order to participate and complete each COMP course. Please contact the department via email: cstpts@bcit.ca if you have any questions.
- Attendance and participation are mandatory.
- Accuracy with spelling and math is required.
- The passing grade for each course is 70%.
Program length
Students are encouraged to complete this program in as little as 3 months part-time.
Grading
These 3 courses may be completed simultaneously. A pass of 70% is required in order to pass each course. Grading is S/U.
Program location
Downtown Campus
555 Seymour Street
Vancouver, BC
Continue your education
A BCIT Statement of Completion is issued upon success in all three of these courses. Students may be eligible for continuing dental education credits as per the College of Dental Surgeons of BC.
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Faculty, Advisors & Staff
- Erin McCaffrey – Chief Instructor
- Karen Lee – Computing Part-time Studies Program Assistant
- Joanne Atha – Computing Part-time Studies Coordinator
- Kevin Cudihee – Program Head, Computing Part-time Studies
- Aaron Hunter – Acting Associate Dean, BCIT Computing
Advisory committee
Erin McCaffrey and input from local dental practices.
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