Financial Management In The Dental Office (Chapter 63 Mda)

Front 1

What tow types of bookkeeping systems are used in dental practices

Back 1

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Front 2

What form in the patient record is used to gather financial information from a patient

Back 2

Registration

Front 3

Where in the dental practice is it best for the business assistant to discuss financial arrangements with a patient

Back 3

Private Setting

Front 4

Is money that is owed to the practice consider part of accounts payable

Back 4

No, Accounts Receivable

Front 5

If a dental office does not have a computerized accounts receivable system, what type of system would be used

Back 5

Pegboard System

Front 6

What form is used to transmit a patients fee from the treatment area to the business office

Back 6

Charge Slip

Front 7

What methods of payment can a patient use to pay on an account

Back 7

Cash

Checks

Credit Cards

Front 8

How often should bank deposits be made

Back 8

Daily

Front 9

After how much time should an office begin collection efforts

Back 9

30 Days

Front 10

Give four ways that a business can follow through on the collection of fees

Back 10

Collection Letters

Collection Phone Calls

Collection Agency

Small Claims Court

Front 11

Give an example of fixed overhead

Back 11

Rent or Mortgage

Front 12

After a dental practice pays all practice-related expenses, what type of income is rendered

Back 12

Net Income

Front 13

What type of itemized listing of goods may be included in a shipment of supplies

Back 13

Packing Slip

Front 14

What does C.O.D. mean

Back 14

Cash On Delivery

Front 15

Where in the checkbook do you record the checks written and deposits made on an account

Back 15

Check Register

Front 16

What term is used to indicate that an account does not have enough money in it to cover a check

Back 16

Nonsufficient Funds

Front 17

What three methods are most commonly used to calculate fee-for-service insurance benefits

Back 17

Usual

Customary

Reasonable

Front 18

What is a specified amount of money that an insured person must pay before the insurance goes into effect

Back 18

Deductible

Front 19

A child or spouse of an insurance subscriber is considered to be a

Back 19

Dependent

Front 20

Is is possible to be covered under tow insurance policies

Back 20

Yes, Dual Coverage

Front 21

How is insurance submitted

Back 21

Paper Claim

Electronic Claim

Front 22

What CDT section of service would include radiographs

Back 22

Diagnostic

Front 23

What CDT section of service would include an amalgam restoration

Back 23

Restorative

Front 24

What CDT section of service would include a full denture

Back 24

Removable Prosthodontics

Front 25

What CDT section of service would include root planing and curettage

Back 25

Periodontics