Module 4: Patient Information and Assessment Flashcards
Assessment
The process of collecting data and then evaluating or drawing conclusions from the findings
Chronologic
Arranged according to the time of occurrence; earliest to most recent.
Demographics
Personal information that can include address, phone, and work information; also, statistical characteristics of populations.
Diagnosis
Identification or determination of the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of a patient’s history and examination findings
Forensic
Pertaining to the identity of an individual on the basis of scientific methods postmortem.
Litigation: Act of initiating legal proceedings, as in a lawsuit.
Medical Alert
To bring attention to a specific medical or clinical condition.
Quality Assurance
Program in place for monitoring and evaluating a project, service, or facility to ensure that standards of quality are being met.
Registration Act
Act of completing forms by providing personal information
Detection
Act or process of discovering tooth imperfections or decay
Extraoral
Outside the oral cavity.
Intraoral
Within the oral cavity.
Mobility
To have movement
Palpataion
Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue
Probing
Use of a slender, flexible instrument to explore and measure the periodontal pocket
Restoration
The use of a dental material to restore a tooth or teeth to a functional permanent unit
Symmetric
Balanced or even on both sides.
Active Files
Files of patients who have been seen within the past 2 to 3 years.
Buffer Time
Time reserved on the schedule for emergency patients.
Call List
List of patients who can come in for an appointment on short notice.
Chronologic File
Filing system that divides materials into months (and possibly days of the month).
Cross-reference File
A file in which each item is listed in alphabetical order by name and its document number is provided
Daily Schedule
Printed schedule that is copied and placed throughout the office for viewing by staff only.
Downtime
Waiting period between patient procedures
File Guides
An insert placed between files that displays the letters or numbers of the patient records that follow it
Filing
The act of classifying and arranging records to be easily retrieved when needed
Inactive Files
Files of patients who have not been seen over the past 3 years.
Ledger
A financial statement that documents all account transactions.
Patient of Record
Individual who has been examined and diagnosed by the dentist and for whom treatment has been planned
Units of Time
Time increments used in planning appointments.
Assignment of Benefits
An authorization by the patient to the insurer to pay a dental insurance claim directly to the third party (dentist)
Carrier
An insurance company that agrees to pay benefits claimed under a dental plan
Co Insurance/ Co Payment
A way of sharing or splitting the cost of dental services between the dental plan and the insured patient. A common division is 80/20.
Deductible
Specified amount that the insured must pay toward the cost of dental treatment before the benefits of the plan go into effect
Dependent
Child or spouse of the subscriber.
Eligibility
The process of determining whether the patient is eligible for benefits
Exclusions
Services not covered by a dental policy.
Maximum
The maximum dollar amount a benefits plan will pay toward the cost of dental care over a specified period of time, usually 1 calendar year.
Pre Determination/ Pre Treatment Estimate
This is a procedure to submit a treatment plan to the insurance company before treatment begins. The carrier returns the treatment plan indicating the patient’s eligibility, covered services, and benefit amounts that are payable
Provider
The dentist who renders treatment to the patient.
Subscriber
Also, known as the insured, this is the person who represents the family unit in relation to the dental plan.
