Every year, the American Dental Association (ADA) reviews and updates CDT codes to document services dentists provide. Dentistry is constantly evolving and annual updates to CDT codes provide a means to accommodate the adoption of modern devices and technology by...
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New Year Resolutions to Improve Oral Health
It’s time for some New Year resolutions. Are your dental hygiene habits as good as they should be? Good dental health is associated with good overall health. Most of us have imperfect oral hygiene habits, which results in gum diseases. To reduce the risk of oral...
ICD-10 Codes to Report Common Dental Diseases
Practicing regular dental care habits and maintaining good oral hygiene are important to ensure healthy teeth and gums. Dental medical billing and coding can be quite challenging. For dental practices, reporting symptoms, diagnoses and treatments of different dental...
Coding Tooth Developmental Disorders with the Right Codes
Dental development or odontogenesis is a very complex process that begins even before birth. Both deciduous teeth (primary or baby teeth) and permanent teeth (secondary or adult teeth) undergo a development process that involves a sequence of steps. Several problems...
Dental Billing Best Practices to Focus on
Dental insurance billing is one of the most critical operations for a dental office. A proper dental billing system is important to collect payments on time for dental services performed in a practice. Dentists can rely on professional dental billing companies to...
Increasing your Dental Practice Revenue During the Holidays
The holidays are a special time for everyone. Most dental practices are closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. While taking a break off from work is crucial for both dentists and their staff, the holidays can potentially slow down busy practices and...
What Are the CDT Codes for Dental Bridge?
It is a known fact that an adult person has 36 permanent teeth including wisdom teeth. However, according to the reports by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Americans aged between 20 and 64 had only 24.92 permanent teeth as of 2016. Likewise,...
Dental Billing Codes for Gingivectomy – A Surgical Periodontic Procedure
Regarded as a common and serious kind of gum infection, periodontal disease occurs due to infections and inflammation of the gums and bone that surround and support the teeth. According to the American Dental Association nearly 47.2 percent of Americans over age 30...
How to Avoid Common Dental Billing Errors
The dental billing and claims submission process involves many complex steps. Even simple errors can lead to denials and cash flow interruptions. Correcting mistakes and resubmitting claims is a costly and time-consuming process. While working with an experienced...
Key Performance Indicators that Signify the Health of your Dental Practice
The prime focus of a dental practice is on providing quality care. However, running a dental practice is like running any other business and dentists have to pay attention to their bottom line. Making data-driven decisions by tracking key performance indicators (KPIs)...
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Natalie TorneseCPC: Director of Revenue Cycle Management
Natalie joined MOS’ Revenue Cycle Management Division in October 2011. She brings twenty five years of hands on management experience to the company.
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Meghann DrellaCPC: Senior Solutions Manager: Practice and RCM
Meghann joined MOS’ Revenue Cycle Management Division in February of 2013. She is CPC certified with the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
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Amber DarstSolutions Manager: Practice and RCM
Hired for her dental expertise, Amber brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the dental revenue cycle management (RCM) services to MOS.
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Loralee KappSolutions Manager: Practice and RCM
Loralee joined MOS’ Revenue Cycle Management Division in October 2021. She has over five years of experience in medical coding and Health Information Management practices.