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CEU's may be submitted starting June 1st of each perspective year...you must sign into your members dashboard and select the "upload CEU" button.

You may register for the CDC-S exam at the following URL https://www.adcaonline.org/certification/cdc-s

No, this is not within the scope of practice for a dental hygienist. The dentist must be present and review the documentation as well as add to the documentation to make this a valid billable code.

Yes, you may bill a limited exam with an extraction code.

Depending on the type of material used for the immediate partial dentures they codes will be as follows: D5221 immediate maxillary partial denture - resin base D5222 immediate mandibular partial denture - resin base D5223 - immediate maxillary partial denture- cast metal framework D5224 - immediate mandibular partial denture - cast metal framework

Codes are as follows: Root planning and scaling will depend on how many teeth in the quadrant were scaled...you will either use D4341 for 4 or more teeth or D4342 one to three teeth. The anesthesia is included in this procedure and therefore has no code. D9610 will be used for the antibacterial gel D1320 (more)

You must have the provider write a narrative based on the patient circumstance and documentation of "medical necessity" found in the patients chart.

D2955

Login to the members area and login to the classroom are completely separate, they are not the same and login to the classroom does not appear in your members area. Login information is given to you in a separate email from your instructor.

Except that D7550 is removal of sloughed off bone due to infection and blood supply. The RVUs assigned to this for payment do not constitute removal of a simple bone spur.