D2980 is a "crown" repair to a prosthetic not a filling in a natural tooth surface. It is to repair a material failure as in fracture. It would be any part of the crown. If a filling is needed to repair decay below the crown's...
Ruth Nguyen has been with eAssist since March 2014. She had randomly come across an ad regarding eAssist and applied due to a recent relocation for her husband's employment. She has a love of dentistry and after working in the field for 22 years in...
By: Natalie Lucken, Account Manager Most of us are already familiar with the acronym DSO, which stands for Dental Service Organization. But what do they do and why would a dentist want to join? Here’s a quick definition: Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) contract with dental practices...
By: Belle DuCharme, RDA, CDPMA Dental Assistants are highly valued and necessary to the successful dental practice; just try to operate without one for a day. Licensing and certification of dental assistants not only helps increase their recognition and pay but also improves the efficiency and...
At the time I first found eAssist which was about March of 2014, I was working for a Third Party Administrator that was part of a huge Integrated Healthcare System called Renown Health in Reno Nevada, I worked for Hometown Health as a claims examiner....
When patients are in the chair, the treatment plan option sheet is prepared on the computer software by the dental assistant or the dental hygienist at the direction of the dentist. Many times the dentist will enter the treatment. This information is used to generate...
A 2012 PricewaterhouseCoopers survey found that nearly 90% of people ages 18 to 24 would trust health care information found via social media and shared with friends. This doesn’t preclude older generations, as 56% of those ages 45 to 64 would do the same. ...
Waiver of copayment(coinsurance) a BIG NO! from the ADA (American Dental Association) “The “ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct” discusses copay forgiveness in section 5.B. 5.B. REPRESENTATION OF FEES. Dentists shall not represent the fees being charged for providing care in a false...
Technology today is requiring many patients to access your website and can contact your practice via email to set up appointments and to get relevant information. The email communication between multiple providers involved in a patient’s care has become standard for most of practices. Being...
New code coming in 2018 to help with Diabetes screening. D0411 HbA1c in office point of service testing Dentistry is moving into the realm of total body health with each year. This is exciting as we in the profession know the mouth and the oral health can...
