On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to dental and medical practitioners and consumers about the risk for dental diseases, including caries, oral infections and the loss of teeth from transmucosal buprenorphine medicines used to treat opioid use disorder and pain, as reported by Reuters.
Effective for dates of service January 1, 2022 and forward, the Department of Social Services (DSS) has incorporated the January 2022 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) changes by replacing deleted current Dental Terminology (CDT) codes with newly added CDT codes to the Dental adult and children fee schedules.
Check out the Fall 2021 Provider Newsletter Online! – This edition includes Fee Schedule Changes for 2022, Diagnosis Code Requirements for Dental Claims, Dental Bill of Rights and Supplementing Guidance for Treatment Planning and Radiographic Imaging Requirements and more.
As you know, the Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) has had some significant successes in recent years, including key victories earlier this year on central components of the Dental Bill of Rights.
The DSS is requiring that all dental providers who will perform more than one endodontic, crown or prosthodontic procedure on a HUSKY Health member’s permanent dentition submit a treatment plan document with radiographic imaging and supporting documentation to the Connecticut Dental Health Partnership (CTDHP) as described in Provider Bulletin PB 2021-61.
- Fee Schedule Changes for 2022
- Diagnosis Code Requirements for Dental Claims
- Dental Bill of Rights
- Supplementing Guidance for Treatment Planning and Radiographic Imaging Requirements
This virtual educational activity (webinar) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM is jointly provider by Connecticut Hospital Association in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Pregabalin (Lyrica) was originally FDA approved as an anti-epileptic drug, also called an anticonvulsant. It works by slowing down impulses in the brain that causes seizures. Pregabalin also affects chemicals in the brain that send pain signals across the nervous system and is used to control neuropathies, or nerve pain and “Restless Leg Syndrome”.
Effective for dates of service September 1, 2021 and forward, the Department of Social Services (DSS) is implementing dental claim submission diagnosis code requirements to further align electronic claim submission with the 2019 American Dental Association Form common format for reporting dental services.
Dental professionals should get vaccinated for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases, according to the Connecticut State Dental Association in a recently released statement. The Association, which advocates for its 2,300 members statewide, “strongly” encourages dental professionals to get vaccinated in accordance with the American Dental Association’s policy, the statement reads.