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Spanish
for Dental Staff
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This
program is designed to train non-Spanish-speaking dental office and oral
surgical personnel in functional Spanish skills. Emphasis is placed on
enhancing patient care, facilitating registration and dismissal, reducing
the Spanish-speaking patient’s fear and anxiety, and improving patient
involvement in dental procedures. No prior knowledge of Spanish
necessary.
This program is intended to train:
 | Dentists |
| Dental
Assistants & Dental Hygienists |
| Oral Surgeons &
Surgical Nurses |
| Receptionists
and Office Managers in a Dental Office |
Upon completion, participants will be able to use Spanish to:
| Register
patients |
| Obtain
medical history |
| Engage
in office etiquette |
| Explain
routine procedures |
| Give
directions to patients during procedures |
| Explain
anesthesia |
| Explain
billing procedures |
| Instruct
patients concerning medications |
| Instruct
patients concerning post-operative problems |
Methods of Instruction include modeling, intensive drill, choral
response, alpha-beta line, learning pairs and triads, Total Physical
Response, role-playing, simulations, and situation cards. The manual is
divided primarily between office nursing and hospital nursing. |
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