The American Dental Association will hold a webinar covering information for dentists wishing to treat Medicare beneficiaries and outlining other new requirements for Medicare billing set to begin next month.
The webinar, called Medicare Claims Submissions & Administrative Modifiers: Updates for Dentists Treating Medicare Beneficiaries, will feature two member dentists who will help providers understand how to best prepare for treating Medicare beneficiaries. They are Caroline Zeller, D.D.S., member of the Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention, and Stephen Morgan, D.D.S., chair of the Dental Content Committee and member of the Council on Dental Benefit Programs.
Beginning in 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Medicare would pay for limited dental services that were inextricably linked to the clinical success of a medical procedure. Since then, the agency has stated it will now pay for dental services linked with the following clinical scenarios: