STAY OUT OF JAIL: CODING SERIES
Presented by Charles Blair, DDS

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 and October 16, 2018

12:00 p.m. CDT

Series Pricing
Members: $125   Members Staff: $125   Student Members: $62.50      Non-Members: $225
Subject Code: 550 - Practice Management Credits: 2


Individual Pricing
Members: $75  
   Members' Staff: $75     Student Members: $37.50       Non-members: $125
Subject Code: 550 - Practice Management       Credits: 1

STAY OUT OF JAIL: Avoid Coding Errors (Coding Update)
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
12:00 p.m. CDT

Subject Code: 550 - Practice Management       Credits: 1

Coding errors are predictable in today’s dental practice. Stop leaving money on the table as PPOs dominate the marketplace. Learn the top coding errors and how to avoid them. You will also receive information on some of the “hot” sections of the Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT), which you can use to identify and fix coding problems that lurk in your practice. Dealing with dental insurance is overwhelming, but key coding strategies can save you time, prevent hassles and keep you out of jail.

Learning Objectives:
Learn how to avoid typical coding errors through predictive error correction.
Learn about narratives and documentation.
Learn about clinical protocol sequences, particularly periodontal treatment protocol.


STAY OUT OF JAIL: Excel in Insurance Administration
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
12:00 p.m. CDT

Subject Code: 550 - Practice Management       Credits: 1

Dealing with dental insurance can be overwhelming, but key strategies can save you time, prevent hassles and keep you out of jail. You will receive essential tools to properly file dental insurance claims and calculate primary and secondary insurance receipts. In addition, this course will discuss co-pay forgiveness, discounting, multiple fee positioning, patient gifts, NPI numbers and PPO strategies

Learning Objectives:
Learn about co-pay forgiveness, discounting, multiple fees and related topics.
Learn how to handle patient gifts and evaluate PPOs.
Learn about self-funded and insured plans.