According to DDPA 2020 Adult’s Oral Health & Well-Being Survey, “more than 1 in 4 Americans (27%) who’ve bypassed dental care admit they were scared of going to the dentist.” Providing care for patients with dental anxiety requires time and patience. In busy dental offices, this can be a challenge to keep in mind, and […]
Dental medical billing and cross-coding can be complex, especially when you aren’t confident in establishing medical necessity. Medical and dental providers and payors use the same terminology, which means that confusion is alarmingly common when it comes to submitting dental procedures to a medical payor for reimbursement. Let’s take a closer look at tips for […]
The American Dental Association’s Code Maintenance Committee (CMC) is responsible for keeping the CDT code set timely, relevant, and applicable to the standard practice of dentistry. The updates to the CDT codes in 2023 became effective on January 1. Many of these updates involve dental imaging – including several revisions, new codes, and deletions within […]