12-Month Course Access
Provides:
- 5-lesson course specifically designed for individuals who deal with insurance claims in an orthodontic practice
- Course assessments to check progress and knowledge
- 8 CE credits
Price range: $300.00 through $340.00
Course Length/Learning Time: 10 hours
The Academy of Insurance Coordinators is an online educational program for team members who fill the vital role of filing insurance claims in an orthodontic office. From becoming familiar with defining CDT codes and understanding how to submit accurate insurance claims, this program is perfect for new and experienced Insurance Coordinators and an excellent tool for cross-training other key team members.
Use this course to train your insurance coordinator and ensure they thoroughly understand orthodontic insurance, coding, billing, and benefits management, enabling accurate claims submission and efficient patient coverage handling. This training helps streamline office workflows, reduce billing errors, and maximize insurance reimbursements for the practice.
Meet your instructor
Dr. Doug Depew D.M.D M.S
Dr. Doug Depew is the founder and Academic Director of Trapezio, an online training platform created to provide orthodontic practices with accessible, role-specific education for their team members. With decades of experience running a successful orthodontic practice, he understands how vital a well-trained team is to the growth and success of an office. Trapezio was designed to make training simple, effective, and available anytime, giving practices the tools they need to build confident, capable teams.
Since its launch, Trapezio has grown into a trusted resource for orthodontic practices nationwide, offering courses for clinical team members, office managers, treatment coordinators, and more. Each course is structured to strengthen skills, improve efficiency, and empower team members to thrive in their roles. Dr. Depew’s vision has always been to support both the professional growth of orthodontic teams and the overall success of orthodontic practices. Through Trapezio, that vision continues to transform teams and the care they provide.
Educational and Learning Objectives Explored
1. Orthodontic Insurance
Orthodontic Insurance – Lesson 1 provides valuable insight on accepting insurance at your practice, the different types of insurance providers, and the pros and cons of each type. You’ll get an understanding of the positive effects of accepting insurance at your practice, including free marketing and increased patient traffic. This lesson also explains indemnity plans, which are the traditional fee-for-service plans. Next, we look at the participating provider plans, or PPOs, which generally require the doctor to provide a discounted rate to the insurance company. The benefit to this is the practice has increased exposure to potential patients through the insurance company’s marketing efforts.
2. Orthodontic and Dental Benefits Codes
As the insurance coordinator, you’ll need to become familiar with the codes used for properly filing a claim. Lesson 2 provides information and guidelines to help you navigate through the coding maze.
3. Insurance Billing
Lesson 3 offers suggestions to establish an insurance protocol in your practice that will make the process go much more smoothly. We will also offer six tips to help maximize your efforts when completing insurance claims, from verifying coverage to claim reimbursement. Then you’ll see how to create a form for the front desk receptionist that gathers all of the necessary information for each patient.
4. Tips for Success
Lesson 4 offers tips for success that address challenging situations you may face when dealing with insurance. In this lesson, we will also shed light on the concern and confusion over what codes are changed, updated, or deleted.
5. ACA and Medical Claims
In Lesson 5, you’ll become familiar with the Affordable Care Act and its impact on orthodontics. We’ll discuss dual coverage and filing claims under both the patient’s health insurance and the patient’s dental insurance. This lesson also defines medically necessary care, which can mean filing claims under their health insurance versus their dental insurance.
Release Date: May 1, 2013 | Review Date:November 20, 2023 | Expiration Date: November 20, 2026
