Hospital receptionist vs dental receptionist

The differences between hospital receptionists and dental receptionists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a hospital receptionist and a dental receptionist. Additionally, a dental receptionist has an average salary of $34,359, which is higher than the $31,183 average annual salary of a hospital receptionist.

The top three skills for a hospital receptionist include patients, front desk and PET. The most important skills for a dental receptionist are patients, customer service, and phone calls.

Hospital receptionist vs dental receptionist overview

	Hospital Receptionist	Dental Receptionist
Yearly salary	$31,183	$34,359
Hourly rate	$14.99	$16.52
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	23,800	66,076
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Hospital receptionist vs dental receptionist salary

Hospital receptionists and dental receptionists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hospital Receptionist	Dental Receptionist
Average salary	$31,183	$34,359
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $37,000	Between $27,000 And $42,000
Highest paying City	-	Bellingham, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of Southern California
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between hospital receptionist and dental receptionist education

There are a few differences between a hospital receptionist and a dental receptionist in terms of educational background:

	Hospital Receptionist	Dental Receptionist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Hospital receptionist vs dental receptionist demographics

Here are the differences between hospital receptionists' and dental receptionists' demographics:

	Hospital Receptionist	Dental Receptionist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 10.8% Female, 89.2%	Male, 4.9% Female, 95.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 27.0% Asian, 5.5% White, 52.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between hospital receptionist and dental receptionist duties and responsibilities

Hospital receptionist example responsibilities.

Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Provide administrative support to staff members across a fast-pace medical practice, maintain office operations, and assist patients and guests.
Interact with clients regarding pet care.
Assist both the doctors and clients to assure that the pet's medical needs are meet.
Handle clerical tasks for the hospitals such as answering phones, greeting patients and visitors, record and chart keeping.
Establish accurate accounts for each guest upon check-in according to their requirements and ensure guest paperwork or documentation are filed appropriately.

Dental receptionist example responsibilities.

Manage an adjoining veterinary supply shop that sell medications, animal food and pet equipment.
Perform administrative and receptionist duties by managing patient records while staying in compliance with HIPAA and JCAHO.
Manage Eaglesoft system thereby maximizing and balancing the calendar of appointments to drive practice revenue while maintaining optimal practice productivity.
Assist office management and staff with administrative projects/responsibilities such as managing time-sensitive projects, filing, copying, and collating materials.
Register new patients according to office protocol using EagleSoft.
Experience in PPO and some HMO insurances.

Hospital receptionist vs dental receptionist skills

Common hospital receptionist skills

Patients, 21%
Front Desk, 16%
PET, 14%
Data Entry, 8%
Reservations, 8%
Phone Calls, 6%

Common dental receptionist skills

Patients, 35%
Customer Service, 17%
Phone Calls, 10%
Patient Accounts, 8%
Front Desk, 3%
HMO, 3%

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