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Berdan Institute
Berdan Institute The Berdan School for Medical Secretaries was founded in 1970 it became known as the Berdan Institute in 1977. The Dental Assisting Program was started in January, 1979 and now holds American Dental Association Accreditation. Berdan was accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Career College Association in April, 1981. The Medical Assisting Program received full accreditation from the American Medical Association in conjunction with The American Association of Medical Assistants in October, 1989. The campus is located in Totowa, New Jersey and offers a healthcare curriculum in dental assisting, massage therapy, medical coding, and medical administration. To learn about financial aid options and job placement contact the college through the informational request form. To get started and request information on this college or to start the application process, follow the links and fill out the informational request form.
Training Programs
Dental Assisting: The Dental Assistant Program helps the students acquire satisfactory skills and demonstrate competence in a variety of dental office procedures and laboratory techniques. These procedures and lab techniques include: preliminary examination procedure, assisting chairside using four handed dentistry, charting, appointment scheduling, keeping patients records and sterilizing instruments. Under direct supervision of a dentist the qualified assistant may perform expanded functions such as intra-oral procedures in restorative dentistry and oral surgery. The assistant qualified in radiology may also take and expose radiographs.
Massage Therapy: Students receive 750 hours of classroom, lab and clinical instruction. The objectives of the massage therapy program are to give students the necessary entry-level technical, business and professional skills for competency, confidence and achievement in the fields of massage therapy and body work. Students will graduate with a certificate in massage therapy and will be prepared to sit for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Body Works.
Medical Administration: The goal of the Medical Office Administration Program is to train students to acquire satisfactory skills and demonstrate competence in a variety of medical/dental office administration procedures. The medical/dental office administration skills include bookkeeping, billing and collection, records management, patient data collection, typing, transcription, word processing, appointment scheduling, written correspondence and telephone techniques. Claims processors perform benefit calculations necessary to adjudicate claims for employee benefit plans.
Medical Assisting: The Medical Assistant Program consists of 5 - 150 hour classroom and lab instruction modules and a 160 hour externship program. Students are evaluated in all areas of professional and performance skills. Typing, transcription, word processing and computer billing are evaluated utilizing error control and speed building. Graduates of the program will receive a certificate upon completion and are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant exam sponsored by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).
Medical Coding: The Medical Billing/Coding Program is divided into 5 – 125 hour classroom and computer lab instruction modules and a 125- hour externship program. Students are trained in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, office procedures, bookkeeping methods, medical claim theory and practical applications, diagnostic and procedure coding, and computerized simulated office practices. Upon satisfactory completion of the training, students will qualified to assume entry-level position as medical billers/coders performing the procedures outlined above.
Berdan Institute The Berdan School for Medical Secretaries was founded in 1970 it became known as the Berdan Institute in 1977. The Dental Assisting Program was started in January, 1979 and now holds American Dental Association Accreditation. Berdan was accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Career College Association in April, 1981. The Medical Assisting Program received full accreditation from the American Medical Association in conjunction with The American Association of Medical Assistants in October, 1989. The campus is located in Totowa, New Jersey and offers a healthcare curriculum in dental assisting, massage therapy, medical coding, and medical administration. To learn about financial aid options and job placement contact the college through the informational request form. To get started and request information on this college or to start the application process, follow the links and fill out the informational request form.
Training Programs
Dental Assisting: The Dental Assistant Program helps the students acquire satisfactory skills and demonstrate competence in a variety of dental office procedures and laboratory techniques. These procedures and lab techniques include: preliminary examination procedure, assisting chairside using four handed dentistry, charting, appointment scheduling, keeping patients records and sterilizing instruments. Under direct supervision of a dentist the qualified assistant may perform expanded functions such as intra-oral procedures in restorative dentistry and oral surgery. The assistant qualified in radiology may also take and expose radiographs.
Massage Therapy: Students receive 750 hours of classroom, lab and clinical instruction. The objectives of the massage therapy program are to give students the necessary entry-level technical, business and professional skills for competency, confidence and achievement in the fields of massage therapy and body work. Students will graduate with a certificate in massage therapy and will be prepared to sit for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Body Works.
Medical Administration: The goal of the Medical Office Administration Program is to train students to acquire satisfactory skills and demonstrate competence in a variety of medical/dental office administration procedures. The medical/dental office administration skills include bookkeeping, billing and collection, records management, patient data collection, typing, transcription, word processing, appointment scheduling, written correspondence and telephone techniques. Claims processors perform benefit calculations necessary to adjudicate claims for employee benefit plans.
Medical Assisting: The Medical Assistant Program consists of 5 - 150 hour classroom and lab instruction modules and a 160 hour externship program. Students are evaluated in all areas of professional and performance skills. Typing, transcription, word processing and computer billing are evaluated utilizing error control and speed building. Graduates of the program will receive a certificate upon completion and are eligible to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant exam sponsored by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA).
Medical Coding: The Medical Billing/Coding Program is divided into 5 – 125 hour classroom and computer lab instruction modules and a 125- hour externship program. Students are trained in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, office procedures, bookkeeping methods, medical claim theory and practical applications, diagnostic and procedure coding, and computerized simulated office practices. Upon satisfactory completion of the training, students will qualified to assume entry-level position as medical billers/coders performing the procedures outlined above.
