| Dental and medical secretaries are like a personal | | | | drug dealers. If you want to make a career in this field, |
| secretary and clerk to the dentists or physicians. They | | | | then high school education is a must, apart from that |
| take down various notes from the doctor and type | | | | some basic training with a qualified doctor or a |
| them out for them, apart from that they look after the | | | | secretarial background may help. Nowadays, people |
| inflow of patients, file the patient's medical records, | | | | with good computer skills are given more preference. |
| payment bills, and do other odd jobs. | | | | There are vocational training courses offered by |
| Following are some of the features of a qualified | | | | community colleges and institutes for a successful |
| medical secretary: | | | | career as a medical or dental secretary. These |
| * A medical secretary has to have a comfort level | | | | courses have duration of 1 to 2 years. |
| with their doctor and an in-depth understanding of the | | | | Job Opportunities and Salary |
| various medical processes and terms used by them. | | | | Many dentists, private doctors and hospitals often |
| * They save the doctor's time by giving them a short | | | | have vacancies for a job as a medical secretary; you |
| report of the present medical condition of the patient. | | | | may also check the daily newspapers or online news |
| * Arranging for appointments with the doctor is also | | | | portals for such job opportunities. If you want to apply |
| one of the important functions. | | | | in a government sector, then there are preliminary |
| * They see to it that patients with serious medical | | | | examinations for securing a job post. Many medical |
| ailments are able to have a quick appointment with the | | | | and dental assistants work around 40 hrs in a week |
| doctor, when attending such emergency cases; a | | | | as per the schedule of their employer; many have to |
| smart secretary tactfully handles all the other patients. | | | | work during evening time and on Saturdays. |
| A successful career as a medical secretary | | | | Earnings depend on the educational background, |
| Most of the dental or medical secretaries work in | | | | training experience and geographical location. Medical |
| private clinics of the medical doctors or dentists. There | | | | and dental assistants earn a mediocre salary of |
| are many who take jobs in large multinational hospitals | | | | around $27,00 or more annually. Other benefits like fully |
| and state-of-art clinics. Some of these secretaries | | | | paid vacations, free health insurance and paid sick |
| prefer to wok in dental laboratories or with medical | | | | leave are also available in such careers. |