REGISTRATION CATEGORY	EARLY 4/14	REGULAR	ONSITE 6/16
DENTIST - FDA/ADA MEMBER	$69	$79	$89
NON-MEMBER DENTIST	$79	$89	$99
TEAM MEMBER	$49	$59	$69
DENTAL STUDENT	$49	$59	$69

Description:

Want to increase your communication, case acceptance and patient education? This lecture is a super basic insurance focused overview for clinical team members. Although insurance is not your main role as a clinician, it is important to have the basic knowledge to use for fantastic patient care. With proven techniques, this lecture will be a helpful resource for the entire clinical team and a great refresher for administrators, too. Let’s make your day flow more efficiently and skip unnecessary headaches!

Learning objectives:

Participants will be able to:

• create a resource sheet that you can take back to your office for immediate use.
• critically think about the clinical side of Common Dental Terminology (CDT) codes
• learn codes for, but not limited to: diagnostics, preventative treatment, restorative procedures, implant placement and oral surgery.
• understand the basics of a PPO and HMO plan (and discuss from your own experiences with dental insurance, too)!
• practice narratives for educating patients about the clinical side of insurance.
• discuss the pain points of insurance basics and what you can do to be your own resources.
• apply learned insurance skills with numerous case studies to interpret.