In general, Coding is critical as it can indirectly affect medical care, particularly as it relates to insurance reimbursements. In today’s fee-for-service medical environment, physicians are increasingly required to list underlying conditions, untreated diagnoses, and preconditions. Having the proper medical coding ensures that insurers have all the diagnostic codes required for appropriate payment.

Dental coding takes information about diagnoses, treatments, procedures, medications and equipment and translates them into alphanumeric codes. Coding is an important step required to submit medical claims with insurers and bills for insurers and patients. All dentists must receive “training so that they can identify situations when the new codes might apply, understand when it’s necessary to gather more information on medical conditions related to a procedure, and document procedures fully so that they can be eligible for medical billing whenever possible”. (Taxin, 2018)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Explain the most necessary areas of Dental billing

• Discuss the need for correct Dental Coding

• Analyze the utilization of correct codding for correct revenue payments

• Discuss how to meet the criteria of JAWDA elements for Data certification

COURSE WILL COVER

• Explain the most necessary areas of Dental billing

• Discuss the need for correct Dental Coding

• Analyze the utilization of correct codding for correct revenue payments

• Discuss how to meet the criteria of JAWDA elements for Data certification

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

1. Dental Specialists

2. General Dentists

3. Dental transcriptionists

4. Dental Billing/ Coding staff

5. Dental Insurance and Pre-authorization staff

6. Dental Coordinators and nurses

7. Dental documentation experts and improvement teams