By Belle DuCharme, CDPMA, Director of Training Programs for eAssist In today’s world of dental claims the term “medical necessity” used to be referenced to medical claims only and was not a concern for dentists and their business teams. Recently dental claims have been denied for...
By Melinda Wilhelm, VP of Operations When you hear the words dentist and entrepreneur it is usually not in the same sentence but in today’s world it should be. To manage a successful dental practice takes training in business planning and execution. Dentists want to do...
This year, according to Dental Assisting National Board, Inc., U.S. News and World Report, the Chicago Tribune and Forbes have listed dental assisting again as one of the top job (#17) opportunities in the United States. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has calculated that dental assisting...
Being related to the patient such as a spouse or sibling does not give you the right to be able to acquire dental or medical records without the signed consent of the patient on record. A dental office reported that an irate husband came into...
The need for dental office staff to become proficient in medical billing continues to increase as the push to bill medical insurance for many services is driven by insurance company policy provisions. Here are some resources to help your practice. This is not an endorsement. The following...
Sarah Stetson had been taking care of her mother in the spring of 2015 when she lost her. Heartbroken and devastated, she did not have the desire to return to the workforce full time. While looking for a dental job that she could do from...
Washington — The Senate July 13 passed a new bill that allows veterans to purchase low premium dental coverage from private insurers. The VA Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act, sponsored by Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., transitions a dental insurance pilot program that was established in 2014 to...
With proof of “medical necessity” being sought to validate dental claims with the crossover of medical to dental policies there is ever increasing evidence of more medical diseases linked to bacteria present in the mouth. According to an article in The Explorer, June 2016 edition...
The average stay in a dental practice for a majority of workers is about two years. Most dentists want long-term employees because it brings stability to the practice and the patients don’t like a change in staff. This two year turnaround has been a constant...
Racheal Grant has been immersed in the dental field her entire career life. Not only is it something she is good at, but it is truly a passion of hers. That passion was her priority until God blessed her with the beautiful chance to become...
