Browsing: Scaling and root planing

Dear Dianne,I have written to you in the past and always await your advice RDH magazine because the topics are so relevant to our everyday practical…

Disease managementWhen pathogenic biofilm causes disease (gingivitis, periodontal disease, peri-implant disease) in a susceptible host, the oral health care provider must develop a treatment plan framework…

We owe code D4346 to eight hygienists who came together to create a code that was missing from the CDT Code. Back then there were two…

In our last article, “Dental Insurance Claim Reimbursement: Clinically Optimizing Scaling and Root Planing,” we discussed the non-negotiable claim for scaling and root planing reimbursement: visible…

I recently received this common dental coding question. I am confused about the correct code for a perio patient who has undergone scaling and root planing…

After Minnesota’s Medicaid dental benefits for adults were reduced due to budget cuts in 2009, the state successfully expanded its set of Medicaid benefits for adults,…

Periodontal Industry According to the latest Future Market Insights industry report, the global size of the periodontal industry is expected to reach a valuation of US$…

Previously, the D0210 nomenclature stated that this was an intraoral-full series of radiographic images, usually consisting of 14 to 22 periapical and posterior bite images. The…

Dental technology is constantly evolving, which means patient care techniques are also changing. While it can be daunting to keep everything straight, there are tools to…

My article on dental insurance claim reimbursement called “X-rays and Narratives for Crowns, Inlays, Core Buildups” covers the common radiographic and narrative requirements for crowns, inlays,…