Program Description
Evidence-based and data-driven decision making increasingly characterize operational and funding decisions in the healthcare sector. As a result, there is a growing demand for employees with sound data analytic skills.
This program enables students to become proficient in the practices and techniques used in the employment of healthcare informatics. Students learn how to leverage health data, which anticipates and responds to organizations’ needs. They acquire skills to analyze quantitative and qualitative information to help facilitate health care delivery, patient safety and health, and decision making within and across healthcare facilities and organizations. A focus on the blending of three skills areas: technical, inter-professional and “soft” interpersonal skills, makes this program distinct.
Confederation College’s Dental Assisting (Levels I and II) certificate program will provide students with the knowledge and hands-on practical skills they need to work in a dental office. As a dental assistant, students will become a vital member of the oral health team who works in a collaborative, professional and ethical manner. The one-year certificate program prepares students for a variety of related tasks such as clinical chair-side assistant; laboratory, radiography, and/or administration; and health education and promotion. Courses cover many topics such as microbiology, dental radiography theory, orofacial anatomy, dental materials, dental office procedures and medical interventions.