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Getting Started

Assessing Your Needs
Embarking on any educational program means making decisions about how you will learn as well as what you want to learn.

Before you register for a dentalprolearn course, you should give serious consideration to your commitment to a long-term educational plan, as well as how you will fit new responsibilities related to studying and completing assignments into your life.

What do you want to accomplish? Are you interested in professional development to improve your knowledge and skills in the workplace? Do you want to stay on top of trends and issues in a demanding and evolving profession? Or are you looking for a career change or new skills to help you seek promotion in your current place of employment?

To be a successful online learner, all you need is:
To be goal oriented.
To be committed. You will need to devote approximately 4 to 10 hours for each course.
To be comfortable with technology. While you don't need to be a computer expert, you should be comfortable using the Internet and following written instructions on how to access or download different software programs.

Technical Requirements
Dentalprolearn has been developed to accommodate the most basic technical requirements, however, there are some issues you need to know:

Here are the minimum recommended technology requirements for taking an online course:

  • Dentalprolearn is not currently designed for Macintosh Computers
  • Minimum operating system - Windows 95 or higher
  • Minimum 32 MB of RAM
  • Minimum display - 256 colour or higher
  • Sound card
  • Speakers
  • An Internet connection speed of 28.8 kbps or higher
  • Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
  • Note, the system works with Netscape and Firefox, but some courses are compatible only with Internet Explorer.
  • Word processing program - MS Word or MS Word compatibility
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher.
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