Dental Assisting Candidate– Interview Questions CDA has developed interview questions for members to assess their need for a new dental assistant, View resource Dental Assisting Candidate– Interview Questions
Dental Assisting Categories Summarizes allowed duties and educational requirement for all dental assisting categories. View resource Dental Assisting Categories
Dental benefit contracting: It’s not all about the fees In this article you will learn how to weigh the costs before you sign a dental benefit participating provider agreement/contract. View resource Dental benefit contracting: It’s not all about the fees
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 01: Understanding Dental Benefit Plan Coverage Overview of the types of dental coverage and the differences between dental and medical coverage, in order to aid dentists in explaining dental coverage to patients. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 01: Understanding Dental Benefit Plan Coverage
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 02: Understanding Dental Benefit Plan Contracts & Fees Defines the types of plans to consider for your practice, contracting & contract analysis, billing & how to establish fees and more. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 02: Understanding Dental Benefit Plan Contracts & Fees
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 03: Verification and Explanation of Dental Benefit Coverage Tips for verifying coverage with a patient's plan and providing explanation to help patients interpret benefits, limitations, exclusions, financial responsibility and how to maximize coverage. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 03: Verification and Explanation of Dental Benefit Coverage
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 04: Understanding Coordination of Benefits Understanding plan policies for coordinating payment of benefits when enrollees or policyholders have more than one dental benefit policy. Explanation of CA law pertaining to coordination of benefits. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 04: Understanding Coordination of Benefits
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 05: Working with Patients and Their Plans Help patients understand the relationship the practice holds with plans; overview of: in network, out of network, pre-authorization, predetermination, discounts, dual coverage and claims. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 05: Working with Patients and Their Plans
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 06: Completing and Filing the Claim Form Common reasons for claim delays and denials; correct use of procedure codes, Tax Identification (TIN) and National Provider Identification (NPI); practice’s fee schedule and radiographic image attachments; electronic claim (E-Claim) filing. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 06: Completing and Filing the Claim Form
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 07: Billing Medical Plans Learn cross-coding: billing medical insurance in a dental office; how to select the correct CPT code and ICD-10 codes when billing medical plans. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 07: Billing Medical Plans
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 08: Explanation of Benefits Understand the elements of the Explanation of Benefits and what to look for. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 08: Explanation of Benefits
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 09: Managing Payment Problems Learn about your rights and actions you must take when dealing with refund demands made by dental benefit plans. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 09: Managing Payment Problems
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 10: Understanding the Claim Appeal Process California law requires every dental plan to have a formal procedure that providers can use to dispute/challenge actions/decisions made by the plan. Overview of plan legal requirements, steps to appealing claims, filing a payment disputes. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 10: Understanding the Claim Appeal Process
Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 11: Understanding Dental Benefit Plan Audits Understanding dental plan authority in quality assurance assessment audits, requirements for the dental practice and best practices for patient records. View resource Dental Benefit Plan Handbook – Chapter 11: Understanding Dental Benefit Plan Audits
Dental Benefits – What You Need to Know This resource may be shared with patients to address some of the common questions about dental coverage and where to go when they are experiencing challenges with their dental plan. View resource Dental Benefits – What You Need to Know
Dental Board - Notice of Licensure Must be accessible to public view on the premises where dental services are provided. Required information must be in at least 48-point type. View resource Dental Board - Notice of Licensure
Dental Board of California Infection Control Regulations Copy of California Code of Regulations Title 16 Section 1005, which require written protocols for instrument processing, operatory cleanliness, and injury management. Updated Sept 2011. View resource Dental Board of California Infection Control Regulations
Dental Health History Form Form designed for a provider who wishes to collect more in-depth dental health history that is not covered on the Confidential Health History Form, as well as assess the patient’s oral health and/or cosmetic concerns. View resource Dental Health History Form
Dental Incorporations - What You Need To Know When starting a new business one of the first things to consider is a business structure. Legally, your business structure options include sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, and corporation. View resource Dental Incorporations - What You Need To Know
Dental Materials Fact Sheet FAQ Dental practices must provide a copy of the Dental Board-approved Dental Materials Fact Sheet to a patient or guardian at least once prior to performing a restorative procedure on that patient. View resource Dental Materials Fact Sheet FAQ
Dental Office Waste Management Options A table of options for managing medical, hazardous, and universal wastes and a list of mail-back medical waste vendors. View resource Dental Office Waste Management Options
Dental Plan Credentialing Dental credentialing is the first step in is the process of a dentist entering into a contract with a dental benefit / insurance carrier. Learn more about it in this section of the resource. View resource Dental Plan Credentialing
Dental Plan Questions are Attempt to Ascertain Primary Payer Clarifying dual insurance and coordination of benefits "rules" when it pertains to the children of divorced parents. What questions to ask and the "rules" surrounding who is primary and secondary. View resource Dental Plan Questions are Attempt to Ascertain Primary Payer
Dental Practice Marketing and Advertising 101 Essential information on dental practice marketing and advertising, from how to start the marketing process to applicable laws and ethics in California. View resource Dental Practice Marketing and Advertising 101
Dental Radiographic Film Quality Assurance Requirements Dental practices using traditional film radiography must meet regulatory standards for quality assurance. This regulation summary includes a sample office policy and a template for a corrective actions log. View resource Dental Radiographic Film Quality Assurance Requirements