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Live Webcast

All-Star Dental Summit: Best Practices in Dental Reimbursement & Malpractice Risk


Faculty:
Paul Bornstein, DMD, |  Eric Bornstein, DMD
Duration:
15 Hours
Product Code:
VLW020704
Brochure Code:
16197
Media Type:
Live Webcast
Access:
Access for 90 day(s) after program date.

Dates


Description

What you didn’t learn in Dental School

Is the risk worth the reward? Why not take the reward without the risk? Vyne Education proudly presents a comprehensive, multi-day event, designed with your dental practice and your team members in mind. We have partnered with dental experts with a combined 50 years of unique experience, Drs Paul and Eric Bornstein, to provide you with an exclusive course focused in Dental Coding and Billing, Fraud, and Malpractice Risk Mitigation, all in one luxury location. Join us as we teach you the best practices in how to succeed, increase your income by THOUSANDS, and to decrease your risk. 

 


Course Content

Day One: Dr. Eric Bornstein, DMD

MALPRACTICE DEFINITIONS

  • What are the “Triggers” to dental malpractice?
  • Why do patients sue their dentist?
  • How worried should you be if you are sued?
  • What are your rights if you are sued?
  • What are your patients’ rights when they sue you?

 

DAY-TO-DAY MALPRACTICE TRAPS TO LOOK OUT FOR AND PREVENT

  • Common mistakes made by dentists every day
  • What is today’s Standard of Care for all dental procedures?
  • What is Protective Record Keeping Basics?
  • What are Protective Procedure Basics – and patient management?
  • Do you really understand the legal definition of Informed Consent and how important it is?
  • What is Informed Refusal?

 

APOLOGY LAWS AND WHY THEY ARE CRUCIAL

  • Do you know what an Apology law is?
  • Learn what to say to a patient when an error is made
    • How an Apology Law protects you when you apologize to a patient
  • What NOT to say to a patient when an error is made

 

REVIEW REAL MALPRACTICE JUDGEMENTS AND REAL CASES

  • Oral Surgery
  • Implants
  • Oral cancer
  • Infection
  • Resistant Pathogens
  • Failure to refer
  • Endodontics
  • Periodontics
  • TMJ
  • Missed diagnosis
  • Wrongful Death

 

USING NEW CDT CODES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM MALPRACTICE

  • D0415
  • D0414
  • D0431
  • D0490
  • D9311
  • D9992

 

HOW TO PREVENT YOUR STAFF FROM GETTING YOU SUED

  • What can your hygienist write in the patient record?
  • What can your assistant write in the patient record?
  • What should NEVER go in the patient record?

 

RECENT JUDGEMENTS AGAINST DENTISTS THAT YOU WANT TO AVOID

  • Hospitalization from poorly treated infection - $1.25 Million and $4.5 million
  • Wrongful death - $2.0 Million
  • C-Diff infection from Clindamycin - $500,000
  • Implant lost in the sinus - $1.0 Million
  • Undiagnosed Oral Cancer -  $1.5 Million
  • Unrecognized resistant pathogen infection - $750,000

 

TECHNOLOGY: WHAT NEEDS TO BE WELL UNDERSTOOD, WITH PROOF-OF-TRAINING, BEFORE YOU USE ON YOUR PATIENTS

  • Modern Antibiotic and Antifungal prescribing in the era of resistant pathogens
  • Lasers
  • Cone beam X-rays
  • Anesthesia Systems

 

HOW DO FRAUD AND MALPRACTICE GO TOGETHER?

  • Why you should bill for certain CDT codes even if you know insurance will not pay for them?
  • When should you refer a patient to a specialist?

 

Day Two: Dr. Paul Bornstein, DMD

 

Course Content

THE DENTAL CONTRACT

  • Insurance carrier rights
  • Standard of care! Why this is important
  • Trends in today's contracts
  • Evidence-based dentistry is King
    • Changes in benefit frequency
    • Oral-systemic disease link
    • PPO participation

 

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT

  • Fees
  • Patient communication and managing the patient
  • What consultants look for—common practice mistakes
  • The importance of self-auditing records
  • Risk management tips

 

AVOIDING DENTAL FRAUD

  • Avoiding "red flags"
  • Bundling and unbundling
  • Suspicious claims
  • Fee discounts
  • Over-utilization
  • Accepting Medicaid: Should you/shouldn't you?

 

THE COMPLETE CLAIM FORM - 2018

 

LEARN IF YOU ARE VIOLATING THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT

  • Most dentists don’t realize they are in violation – or the possible penalties
  • How to look at claims like a claims reviewer
  • Correct x-ray, photograph, and narrative submission

 

INSURANCE STRATEGIES/EFFECTIVE CDT CODING AND BILLING

  • Learn how the insurance company thinks
  • The truth about insurance company stall tactics—Are they real?
  • Effect of the HIPAA laws on coding
  • Tips you can use to keep your practice afloat in a down economy
  • Identify the biggest loss of income for your office and how to correct it
  • CDT—the latest additions and revisions
  • Documentation needed to support claims or appeals when sent to insurance companies
  • Correct use and maximization of codes

 

SPECIAL AREAS OF ATTENTION

  • Learn to bill periodontal services correctly
  • Fraud: Prevent fraud from occurring in your billing

 

Credits



Faculty

Paul Bornstein, DMD, Related seminars and products


PAUL BORNSTEIN, DMD, has reviewed thousands of claims, helped draft contracts, and developed fraud detection guidelines as Chief Dental Consultant for a national insurance company. In addition, Dr. Bornstein has over 30 years of dental practice experience. He served as an instructor and assistant professor for Tufts School of Dental Medicine and as a member of the diagnostic department for the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Bornstein has lectured in 44 states including the Yankee Dental Conference, the Greater New York Meeting, and the Big Apple Dental Meeting on dental insurance, fraud, and HIPAA. He has published articles on insurance and fraud issues in Dental Economics and Dental Practice Report. Dr. Bornstein is a member of the American Dental Association and the American Association of Dental Consultants. Dr. Bornstein's seminar is based on his unique experience of being on both sides of the claim form. Participants can expect to receive the most current and accurate information available on optimizing insurance reimbursement.


Eric Bornstein, DMD Related seminars and products


ERIC BORNSTEIN, DMD, has been a Dental Malpractice Expert Witness for 15 years, working on such cases for wrongful death, laser injury, missed diagnoses, nerve damage, implant errors, and TMJ mistakes. He has trained dentists and physicians nationally in the use of medical devices, and has been involved in litigation both for and against medical and dental device companies. His experience with medical devices also includes multiple FDA applications and authoring safety manuals. In addition, he has served as an integral part of professional human clinical trials for periodontal therapy, MRSA infections, and fungal infections. Dr. Bornstein is widely published in journals such as Compendium, Dentistry Today, Trends in Photochemistry & Photobiology, Current Trends in Microbiology, Dental Equipment & Materials, and Dental Products Report. He has lectured all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, the UK, Germany, and Israel. Participants can learn from his unique experiences working for and against lawyers to protect themselves from future lawsuit and financial loss.


Additional Info

Program Information

Access Period for Live Webcast For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time. You will have access for 90 days after the program for review.
Webcast Schedule

Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.


Target Audience

Dentists and Practice Owners, Front Office Personnel , Office Managers , Multi-practice Corporate Managers, Schedulers , Hospital Dental Personnel, Treatment Coordinators, Insurance Billing and Collection Personnel, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Attorneys

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