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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ROP DENTAL CAREERS (Y)  #0928

This 2-semester course provides students with basic knowledge of the duties of a dental assistant. After classroom instruction, students receive in-service training in a local dental office where they observe and perform dental procedures. This community class training consists of approximately 220 hours. After placement, students will follow a training plan for their assigned dental facility 4 days per week and will report for classroom instruction 1 day per week.

ROP DENTAL RADIOLOGY  #0941

The course encompasses didactical, laboratory, and clinical instruction in radiation safety.  Areas of instruction include, but are not limited to, radiation production and safety, intraoral exposure techniques, film processing, reading, and mounting.
 

ROP HOSPITAL OCCUPATIONS  (Y)  #0944

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This 9-month course begins in August and provides students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to obtain entry-level employment or decide on a specific focus for further vocational training in a variety of health settings.

After spending the first 18 weeks in the classroom learning how to work in a patient care setting and studying medical terminology, vital signs, CPR, and basic anatomy and physiology, the student is then placed in one of the many health care community classroom sites.

Students have the opportunity of firsthand experience in as many as three different settings, allowing them to pursue a specific area in higher education and/or gain employment upon completion of the course.
 

ROP MEDICAL ASSISTANT  (Y)  #0945

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The Medical Assistant course will prepare the student for both the administrative and clinical functions in a medical office setting. Initial instruction will focus on the “core curriculum,” including those areas common to both areas of medical assisting, including Ethical and Legal Considerations, Medical Terminology, Body Structure and Function, Infection Control, etc.

Building on the core curriculum, the student will then progress to the administrative and/or clinical segments for more specific instruction and training necessary for successful employment in a doctor's office or clinic setting. Because the job title of Medical Assistant applies to an individual who can perform both administrative and clinical duties, it is strongly recommended that the student complete both segments of the course. This Medical Assistant course will include both classroom and community site training.