This course reviews, emphasizes and advances quality management skills including time and selfmanagement and professional ethics. Students are introduced to the basic concepts of dental laboratory terms and conditions of employment, self-employment and business management (including profit and loss assessments, productivity and a method for costing production and legal obligations). Students explore personal and market factors that affect a successful dental laboratory business. They will incorporate and present the components of a business plan into a case presentation. Employee management and interpersonal relationships and skills are further emphasized and practiced through role play. Students apply information relating to Dental Laboratory ownership and current professional issues through active participation in classes and seminars.
This course is part of the full-time Dental Technology Program.
Course code: DENT 2330
Credits: 1.0
Tuition: $0*
Length: 30.0 hours
Course outline:
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Additional Information
- Quality management skills: time and self-management
- Self and peer evaluation and critical thinking
- Socio-demographic trends and their influence on business
- Personal factors to consider when contemplating becoming a business owner
- Planning to prepare for small business ownership, including components of a business plan
- Interpersonal relationships and skills
- Professional ethics and professional issues
- Dental laboratory terms and conditions of employment, self-employment, sole proprietorship
- Concepts relating to management of employees and production in a small business
- Methods for costing production
- Personal and market factors that affect a successful dental laboratory business
- Business aspects ownership, including components of a business plan
- Employee management and interpersonal relationships and skills
- Legal obligations (or requirements)
How do I apply for this course?
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
* Fees are approximate and subject to change. Students are required to pay any applicable fee increases. Fees listed are for domestic students. For international programs, visit VCC International.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.
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