Dental consultants meeting May 7-9

Greenville, Ind.鈥擳he spring meeting of the American Association of Dental Consultants will convene May 7-9 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The theme of this year’s workshop is Navigating the Changing Landscape of the Dental Consultant.

The meeting is intended for dentists and others actively involved in the dental insurance business.

Conference speakers include industry experts on clinical dentistry and dental claims management. Presentations and speakers will include:

• The Future of Private Dental Practice, Dr. Omer K. Reed;
• The Future of Dental Education, Dr. Jack Dillenberg;
• Saliva Detection of Oral Cancer and Other Diseases, Dr. David Wong.

A panel will present experts’ views on the Medicaid program from federal, state and insurance carrier perspectives. Panel experts will include: Dr. James E. Thommes, senior dental director for Doral Dental; Dr. Robert L. Birdwell, vice-chair of the Medicaid/ SCHIP Dental Association; and Dr. Conan Davis, chief dental officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (SCHIP is the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.)

Two claims review sessions will present experts’ views on topics including: claims and coding, standard of care, quality of diagnostics and opinions on proper claims handling.

For more information or to register, go to the AADC Web site, contact Judy Salisbury, AADC executive director, by phone at 1-812-923-2600 or 1-800-896-0707 or e-mail jsalis913@aol.com.