Seacoast Career Schools

To prepare students to obtain entry-level positions in health care services or wellness and personal services: promoting, maintaining or restoring health and well-being.

A growing number of Dental Assistants are expected to be hired in private dental offices and dental clinics to perform routine tasks so that Dentists can devote more time to complex procedures. In fact, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Dental Assisting is expected to be one of the fastest growing occupations over the 2004-14 projection period.

Seacoast's Dental Assisting program prepares graduates to assist in a variety of dental office procedures. This program gives students a background in dental anatomy, pathology, and terminology, and includes the study of dental materials, radiography and chairside assisting techniques. Graduates of the program will be trained and prepared to assist dentists with exams, perform a variety of dental procedures including instrument preparation, taking dental x-rays, conducting dental laboratory procedures, as well as reception and office management procedures.

Dental technology is a rapidly developing field with new materials and techniques constantly being utilized in today's dental office. Seacoast Career Schools' Dental Assisting Program provides students with training in today's technologies.

Get the training you need to succeed at Seacoast Career School, a leader in career-focused education. The medical assistant programs offered at Seacoast are designed to give students hands-on training in both the clinical and administrative procedures necessary to securing entry-level employment. Students who enroll in the Professional Medical Assistant training program will gain a strong foundation in the following areas:

• Medical Terminology
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Patient care procedures
• Pharmacology
• Medical office procedures
• Computer literacy
• Communication skills

Upon completion of the program, graduates will be prepared to take the medical assistant certification exam and secure a job in the rapidly-growing healthcare field. As a certified medical assistant, you'll have the ability to work in a variety of medical settings, including doctors' offices, hospitals, specialty offices and clinics.

At Seacoast Career School, we prepare students for some of today's fastest growing careers, such as Health Claims Specialist-a booming sector of the healthcare field that is expected grow even further as more people require medical care. As a student in our Medical Billing and Coding program, you'll receive comprehensive training in the basic claims processes associated with medical insurance and third party reimbursements.

Seacoast is an established medical billing and coding school that meets both national and state accreditation standards. Students will develop the skills necessary to complete insurance forms and solve common problems through a series of courses that emphasis the knowledge of insurance terminology, diagnostics, procedural coding and records management. Upon completion of their medical billing and coding training, graduates will be well prepared to perform insurance verification, pre-authorization referrals and to code and bill insurance claims.