The war on fraud and its effect on dentistry

Article Abstract:

Dentists must be aware of the different types of fraud so they can prevent it from happening in their office. It is estimated that 10% to 15% of national health care expenditures are lost to fraud. Fraud in medicine usually arises from improper billing. Billing mistakes can be accidental, so investigators usually focus on those that appear to be intentional. Types of fraud include billing for services not actually rendered, billing for services more expensive than those that were actually rendered, waiving co-payments, and providing un-proven treatments.

Analysis, Medicaid fraud, Medicare fraud

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Automated personal health inventory for dentistry: a pilot study

Article Abstract:

The authors discuss testing they did to see if it would be better to have patients enter their medical/dental histories directly into computers instead of writing them in pen, requiring data input. They found the patients did well at it, had no objections to the procedure, and the benefits, in addition to input being direct was improvement in legibility and completeness. They advise that that the dental professionals review the data prior to joining it into the data base.

Methods, Medical history taking

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Anxiety and pain measures in dentistry: a guide to their quality and application

Article Abstract:

Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale is most useful in measuring anxiety in clinical practice whereas Kleinknecht's Dental Fear Survey may be more useful in research settings. The McGill Pain Questionnaire is the best measure of pain, although a visual analogue scale may be best in the clinical setting.

Evaluation, Diagnosis, Measurement, Pain, Anxiety, Health status indicators

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