The 2017 Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature or CDT is now available with the most accurate and up-to-date dental procedure codes that offices and insurance companies use. The ADA now offers a CDT 2017 Coding Companion to go along with the CDT to help dental teams choose the correct code and reduce rejected claims.… Continue Reading Order CDT 2017 by Sept. 14 and save 15 percent
The Wisconsin Dental Association has scheduled education meetings in each of the four counties (Brown, Marathon, Polk and Racine) where the Medicaid pilot program will be implemented to provide member and nonmember dentists and their staffs with additional pilot information. The WDA and state Medicaid program representatives will provide background on the pilot and detailed… Continue Reading Dental Medicaid pilot program – educational meeting dates set
The American Dental Association will host an “Understanding Section 1557” webinar on Aug. 30 at noon. This webinar will review top takeaways for covered practices, ADA advocacy efforts, tips for implementation and also provide continuing education credit. The Office of Civil Rights decided not to delay enforcement of this rule which goes into effect Oct.16,… Continue Reading ACA Section 1557 Final Rule webinar: “Understanding Section 1557”
Navigating the third-party payer world can be difficult not only for patients, but for staff and dentists as well. The ADA has created a new web page on www.ada.org to help members with various dental benefits issues. Find information on topics ranging from third-party advocacy to dental plan education to trends to member support on… Continue Reading American Dental Association adds dental benefits content to ADA.org
Most often, ForwardHealth is the payer of last resort for any covered service. This means services should be billed to commercial health insurance prior to being submitted to ForwardHealth for payment. Providers are required to indicate the appropriate other insurance indicator (OI) on dental claims and to report the outcome of any other commercial insurance… Continue Reading ForwardHealth (Medicaid) requires other insurance info on claims
Q: Can a hygienist use the laser for scaling and root planing patients when the dentist is not on the premises? A: The Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board does not define the tools used for treatment within statute and a laser would be considered the tool being used in conjunction with scaling and root planing. After… Continue Reading Dental hygienists and lasers
It has been a well-known, long-time issue in the dental treatment and billing world that there has been a great need for a code to bridge the gap between patients who only need a regular prophylaxis and those who are not quite to the scaling and root planing stage of treatment yet. Since providers must… Continue Reading New 2017 code to bridge prophylaxis, scaling and root planing gap
WOHC will be hosting meetings throughout Wisconsin to identify assets and barriers to oral health care in each of five public health regions. The purpose is to foster collaborative relationships in local communities, share best practices, identify strategies and discuss a variety of workforce models in place across the country. Meetings will be held: Northeastern… Continue Reading Wisconsin Oral Health Coalition to host five regional meetings across Wisconsin
The following course fulfills the Occupational Safety and Health Administration bloodborne pathogen standard, new chemical hazard communication standard and meets the infection control continuing education requirements (three CE credits) needed for Wisconsin dentist and dental hygienist licensure. Sponsor: Dental Express Staffing, LLC Speaker: Nan Dreves, RDH, MBA and president of Professional Health Horizons Location: Dental Clinic of… Continue Reading OSHA training for dental offices – “The OSHA Show”
On Tuesday, April 12, the American Dental Association held a webinar reviewing Medicare and the three options available to dentists so Medicare patients can continue receive their prescriptions drug coverage. The recording of the webinar can be viewed by ADA/WDA members online at: https://success.ada.org/en/practice/medicare/medicare/medicare-and-part-d-webinar Additional resources are also available through the ADA Center for Professional… Continue Reading ADA Medicare and Prescription Drug Coverage webinar highlights