Why Federal Truth in Lending is important
Federal Truth-in-Lending Act All policies and procedures used in collection must conform with both federal and state law, and any applicable ethical obligations. At the federal level, physicians who want…
Medicare and Dental Coverage
Medicare’s dental coverage is limited. If you have Original Medicare (Part A and Part B), you won’t be covered for most dental services and supplies, including: Dental exams Routine cleanings…
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Opioid Prescribing Limitations
ADEA State Update: Opioid Prescribing Limitations In July, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed legislation that would prohibit prescribers from prescribing more than a seven-day supply of opioids for the treatment…
Medicare Oral Benefits
Theresa Pablos, associate editor at DrBicuspid.com, wrote a great article called, Keep Thinking You Don’t Need To Worry About Medicare. Take a look at it. Why is this important? Daily…
Accidents! Yes that is Medical Billing
Most dentists don’t realize how frequently they see patients who have had an accident or trauma affect their dental health. Of course we are all familiar with the frantic calls…
Appealing a claim, don’t be afraid to know what you are talking about.
Some strategies to use for ensuring a peer review are the following: Provide the treating physician’s background and specialty credentials. Follow this with a request for the credentials of the…
Update your office to Oral Medicine
An oral medicine doctor is trained to diagnose and manage patients with disorders of the orofacial region, essentially as a “physician of the mouth.” An oral medicine doctor has a…