Taking Advantage of Cross-Coding

How many times has a patient come into your office and asked if you will bill their medical insurance for a procedure? Most offices usually respond by saying, “No”.  This usually is because the office does not know how to bill dental procedures to medical insurance...

Decoding the new CDT code changes

Every year, the ADA comes out with new CDT code changes. This means they have added new procedure codes, deleted procedure codes, or revised procedure codes. This year there are 15 new codes, 5 revised codes, and deleted codes. It is important to take time to look at...

Accommodating new and perio patients

Your hygiene department depends on a continuous influx of new patients and the diagnosed treatment of patients with perio disease. But you might be creating a catch-22 with your scheduling habits. Hygiene Most of us would agree that scheduling patients for their next...