An Introduction to

Dental Spanish:

Learn Spanish terminology for the

      General greetings

The oral exam

Oral hygiene

    Dental assistant

     General dentistry

Course Objectives: At the end of the course the active participant should be able to:

         Greet and welcome Spanish speaking patients who come to the dental office or clinic

         Demonstrate the application of Spanish with an emphasis on simple conversations built around six helping verbs

         Perform an oral exam and talk about a patients problems in Spanish

         Talk about oral hygiene and general dentistry in Spanish

$ 145 - DDS/$120 -Hygienist & Auxiliares/$99 office staff and students

Includes 6  hours of classes, 20 page manual including pronunciation guide,

dialogues and dental terminology

(The Kansas Dental Board approves this course for 6 credit hours)

Speaker: Gene Flanery

Adjunct Spanish Instructor

University of Missouri School of Dentistry

in Kansas City, MO

       and author of Conversational Spanish for Dentistry (study guide and instructional CDs)

Sponsored by Spanish Plus: "Specializing in health care Spanish since 2001.

Tentative Fall Schedule:

Friday - Sept. 7, 2007 - Great Bend

Friday - Sept. 14, 2007 - Ottawa

Saturday - Sept. 15, 2007 - Pittsburg

Friday - Sept. 21, 2007 - Garden City

Friday - Sept. 28, 2007 - Atchison

Saturday - Sept. 29, 2007 - Manhattan

Friday - Oct. 5, 2007 - Hays

Saturday - Oct. 6, 2007 - Salina

Friday - Oct. 12, 2007 - Wichita

     8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Meeting places to be announced.

For further information or to sign up

contact Gene Flanery (913) 706-6766

flanerman@aol.com  or go to

registration

Here’s what participants are saying about the course at UMKC School of Dentistry:

“Excellent skills to teach us Spanish for the dental practice. Highly recommended class.” Phillip Farruggia DDS

“I think the course should be offered at state meetings and by local societies.” William Donigan DDS

“The Spanish you never got in high school.”

E. Martin DDS

"It was a great class! A way to make the appointment easier for both patient and staff." Liz McGohan, front desk

"You learn some good key terms that will help you and the patient get through an appointment. I thought the class was great! Thank you!"

"The class was very informative. The instructor was very good."

"I enjoyed the class and am inspired to continue learning Spanish. I also enjoyed the singing and the fun environment."

(A complete set of dental Spanish materials will be available for purchase at discount prices)