Dentistry has been forced to accommodate change during the COVID-19 era. One accommodation is teledentistry. But you might be wondering if you can adapt it to your practice management platform - such as Open Dental.
More on how teledentistry works with Open Dental in a moment…but first let’s clarify teledentistry’s benefits.
Contactless patient interactions were once one of those accommodations made for specific circumstances. Now, teledentistry is among the leading ways to integrate contactless consultations into your normal patient care routine.
Teledentistry provides a secure, video-driven, real-time interaction with patients. It’s also useful for specialist consultations alongside a variety of other relevant benefits.
Remember…seek confirmation from your state/region dental organization prior to using or promoting teledentistry as a service.
Creating an interface for teledentistry within Open Dental will enable you to seamlessly schedule your patients.
Now you’re ready to begin following the essential teledentistry protocols within your Open Dental platform.
Two primary codes are to be applied to your teledentistry patient consultations.
List and track your coding and accounting functions for teledentistry within your Open Dental accounting system. Also, the ADA provides guidance for all things billing and coding related to virtual patient consultations.
When conducting virtual/remote procedures you’ll need to switch your “Place of Service” to “Telehealth.”
Follow your routine claim delivery process. The exception now is that you’ve applied the required and designated code for the particular teledentistry consultation (synchronous or asynchronous).
Teledentix is an innovative, turn-key teledentistry solution created by Virtual Dental Care. The all-in-one platform will enable you to adapt teledentistry (using your Open Dental platform) to your patient care and extend your services beyond the walls of your dental practice.
Contact us about Teledentix and discover its easy interface with your current dental practice management platform, including Open Dental.
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