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Generally, dental receptionists:
Greet people as they come into the office.
Answer clients' questions.
Schedule appointments.
Take and process payments.
Perform administrative tasks (answer the phone, take messages, contact clients, file records, basic accounting, and more).
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
Additional Skills
- Provide basic information to clients and the public
- Order office supplies
- Maintain records
- Data entry
Specific Skills
- Send invoices
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Record and relay information
- Perform clerical duties, such as filing and sorting and distributing mail
- Operate switchboard or telephone system
- Obtain and process information required to provide services
- Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
- Answer, screen and forward telephone calls
- Receive and issue payments
Work Setting
- Health services
Typing (Words Per Minute)
- 0 - 40 wpm
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Windows
- Switchboard 1-25 lines
- Electronic mail
- Electronic scheduler
- General office equipment
- Internet browser