After years of working to better understand how accurate coding affects the dental revenue cycle, I attended this year’s ADA Code Maintenance Committee meeting as an observer. What I found confirmed ...

Denied dental insurance claims don’t have to mean lost revenue. With the right coding, documentation, and appeal strategies, many rejections can be reversed. By understanding common denial reasons and ...

Each Current Dental Terminology (CDT) code is a set of three written components for dental procedures that cover oral health and dentistry. The components are as follows: The procedural code is a five ...

Dental insurance eligibility verification is now a cornerstone of smooth operations, clear patient communication, and reliable cash flow. With 2026 CDT updates, higher denial rates, and shifting ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...