Dental Receptionist

Job Description

Summary of Job Profile:

  • Attend to patients on the phone and in person. Co-ordinate and organize appointments and administration to facilitate the efficient running of the dental office.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Pre-Clinical Management

  • Greet patients, answer phone with in 3 rings and answer to enquiries accurately.
  • Check answerphone messages / missed calls and return calls.
  • Call all patients to confirm appointments / If no response sends SMS/Email
  • Send SMS confirmations for appointments and birthday alerts.
  • Answer and manage incoming calls
  • Respond accurately and comply to requests for information
  • Schedule patient appointments
  • Confirm upcoming appointments and recalls according to office protocol
  • Monitor all doctors’ appointment diary to ensure their patients have the correct booking, and their preferences are being met whenever possible.
  • Call all waiting list appointments when availability is there to accommodate all patients.

Patient Management: –

  • Register new patients according to established office protocols
  • Assist patients to complete all necessary forms and documentation
  • Verify and update patient information
  • Inform patients of dental office procedures and policy
  • Move patients through appointments as scheduled, for patients coming late check with Doctor and advice patients.

Post Clinic Management: –

  • Patient Care Calls for all patients with exception of ortho, routine exam & cleaning – report any problems to appropriate dentist or practice manager
  • Enter all relevant patient information into data system
  • Collect and receive payments from patients at time of treatment, recording correctly, Tally cash / credit cards report and hand over to person in charge.
  • Complete and send Daily Income Report to all relevant managers.
  • Inform patients of financial treatment plan options
  • Arrange payment schedule with patients

Insurance and Admin Function: –

Maintain and manage patient records in compliance with privacy and security regulations

  • Arrange patient charts for next day appointments
  • Fill in cancellations and no-shows
  • Organize referrals to other branches and any specialists
  • Dispatch lab work appropriately
  • Prepare claim forms for dental insurance
  • Arrange supporting documents for insurance claims
  • Sort and distribute incoming and outgoing post
  • Ensuring the reception and your working area is kept clean at all times.
  • Perform other related duties as required

Key Competencies

Communication skills, information collection and management, planning and organizing, accuracy, customer service skills, team work, initiative, adaptability, confidentiality.

Education and Experience

  • General education degree or high school diploma
  • Knowledge of dental terminology, procedures and diagnosis
  • Knowledge of computer and relevant software applications
  • Knowledge of general administrative and clerical procedures
  • Working knowledge of dental insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: AED1.00 – AED2.00 per month