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Title Issue Date    Page Number Keywords / Codes Author

Federal Employee Supplemental Dental Options 2006 Nov / Dec    2 Aetna PPO, GEHA, MetLife, United Concordia, CompBenefits, GHI, Triple-S, CDHP, HDHP

Remember to Count The Bounded Teeth Spaces 2006 Nov / Dec    9 Gingivectomy, gingival flap, osseous surgery, D4210, D4240, D4260, D4211, D4241, D4261

What Type of Tissue was Removed and Why? 2006 Nov / Dec    9 Gingivectomy, gingivoplasty

Quick Tissue Check 2006 Nov / Dec    10 Gingivectomy/gingivoplasty anatomical crown exposure, osseous surgery, excision of hyperplastic tissue

Save the Surprises for Christmas - Just Give Me the Bottom Line 2006 Nov / Dec    11 By Marsha Freeman, financial, payment arrangements

Additional Coding Classes Scheduled 2006 Sept / Oct    1 CDT 2007

CDT 2007 Introduces 23 New Dental Codes 2006 Sept / Oct    1 Code Revision Committee, CRC, prophy, prophylaxis, sterilization, D0120, D0150, D0180, ADA

What's New in CDT 2007? 2006 Sept / Oct    2 January 1, 2007, diagnostic,D0145, D0273 D0360, D0362, D0363, D0486, D1206, D1555, D2970, D4230, D4231, D6012, D6091, D6092, D6093, D7292, D7293, D7294, D7951, D7998, D8693, D9120, D9612

Three Dental Codes Deleted 2006 Sept / Oct    2 D1201, D1205, D6971

Our Readers' Wish List 2006 Sept / Oct    3 CDT 2007, new code, survey

Implant Maintenance: D6080 2006 Sept / Oct    5 Prophy, prophylaxis, narrative cleaning remove

Are Your Patients Refusing Periodontal Treatment? 2006 Sept / Oct    5 By Kathy Forbes, RDH BS, standard of care, informed consent, informed refusal, substandard care

Informed Consent Resources 2006 Sept / Oct    6 CNA HealthPro, Nordic, The Dental Record, Stepping Stones to Success

Five Dental Codes Under Review 2006 Sept / Oct    7 By Wayne S. Silverman, DDS, surgical extraction D7210, one-surface posterior composite D2391, scaling and root planing D4341, composites involving incisal angle D2335, core buildup D2950

Managing Your Patients' Accounts 2006 Sept / Oct    9 By Marsha Freeman, financial, A/R, receivable, arrangements

New ICD-9 Codes For Dental Services 2006 Sept / Oct    9 October 1 2006, approx 30 new, 521.81, 521.89, 523.31, 523.32, 523.33, 523.41, 523.42, 525.61, 525.62, 525.65, 525.66, 526.61, 526.62, 526.63, 526.69, V58.30, V58.31, V58.32

Six Steps to Managing Patient Accounts 2006 Sept / Oct    10 Financial options, arrangements, collect, A/R, billing cycle, statistics, payment,

Coding Pre-Radiation Fluoride Treatments 2006 Sept / Oct    13 Cancer, D5986, D9630, ICD-9, V07.8, 143.0,

Billing CT Scans to Medical 2006 Sept / Oct    14 By Rose Nierman, RDH, 70486, 76377, maxillofacial, pre-surgical, radiology,

Yet Another Medicare Moment 2006 Sept / Oct    16 Opt out affidavit, supplemental, Medi-Gap, MedAdvantage Dental plan, Senior Select

CDT 2007 Workshops 2006 July / Aug    1 Classes, Courses

The Hygiene Issue - Periodontal Disease Demands Our Attention 2006 July / Aug    1 SRP

Claims Denied Due to Untreated Perio Disease 2006 July / Aug    2 Bridge, periapical, bacterial infection

Something More to Chew On… Who Owns the X-Rays? - Are Your Notes Being Read? 2006 July / Aug    2 ADA claim form, report, 999, #35, auto-adjudication,

Answers to Your Top 10 Perio Questions 2006 July / Aug    3 Pocket depths, CEJ, probe, attachment loss, SRP, root surface, radiographs, D4341, D1110, D4342, prophylaxis, D4999, D9430, perio Maintenance, AAP

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