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"🎉 *Celebrating Oral Medicine and Radiology Day at Joy Konark!* 🦷 Today, we honor the incredible contributions of oral medicine and radiology specialists in enhancing dental care. At Joy Konark, we're proud to support dentists and patients alike with our advanced CBCT technology, offering precise diagnostics for better oral health. Join us in celebrating this special day and learn how our expertise is lighting up smiles everywhere! #OralMedicineDay #Radiology #DentalCare #JoyKonark"

The Role of CPT Codes in Healthcare CPT codes are essential for coding various medical procedures, examinations, and services. These five-digit codes cover a wide range of medical activities, from anesthesia and surgery to radiology and pathology, ensuring precise and standardized medical billing. Each department's codes start with a specific number: 0xxxx: Anesthesia 1xxxx-6xxxx: Surgery 7xxxx: Radiology 8xxxx: Lab and Pathology 9xxxx: Medicine 99xxx: Evaluation and Management Understanding these codes helps streamline medical documentation and billing processes, contributing to more efficient and effective healthcare delivery. #CPTCodes #MedicalCoding #Healthcare #MedicalBilling #Examinations #Procedures

Introduction to CPT Coding 🔍 Understanding CPT Codes: An Overview The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) book is essential for coding procedures, examinations, and services in the medical field. Developed by the AMA and CMS, it's updated annually on January 1st.   Key Points: - Procedures: Surgeries - Examinations: Lab tests, radiology - Services: Evaluation, management, anesthesia   CPT codes are 5-digit numerics where the first digit indicates the specialty: - 0xxxx: Anesthesia - 1-6xxxx: Surgery - 7xxxx: Radiology - 8xxxx: Lab and Pathology - 9xxxx: Medicine - 99xxxx: Evaluation and Management   Stay tuned for more insights on how to navigate and utilize the CPT book effectively! #MedicalCoding #CPT #Healthcare

decided [on the fly this afternoon] to add a short exercise/activity to this evening's presentation to the local dental society printed copies of radiographs and CBCT images from several interesting cases I've had over the years and set them on the tables, and after dinner I started the presentation with some basic questions to the audience based on the case number that each table had; the interactions were lively, and though some of the cases and pathologies reviewed were unfamiliar, I was able to create a safe learning space and was told afterward that people enjoyed the exercise and did not feel stressed about whether or not they knew the answers or not [and in fact several people asked if they could have copies of those cases for study, since the feedback I received was that they had seen much of this multiple times in their clinical practices] the next thing I did change was to my pacing and emphasis so that I was able to speak for about 30 minutes, then allow for a five minute stretch break, then speak for about another 30 minutes, and complete the entire presentation in an hour and 30 minutes [against the 1:15 that I had planned] and still found that the audience [about 30 people, both dentists and hygienists] was engaged and that several people stayed around for about another 30 minutes to ask additional questions, share cases, and ask me for my thoughts on management of abnormalities they've discovered on their own radiographs one of my goals when speaking to these groups is not to simply lecture, but to create something of an experience, and based on the feedback people gave me immediately afterwards, I feel as if I hit my marks #dentistry #radiology #oralpathology #diagnosis

💥 Last chance to watch our free CE Webinar with DEXIS and Dr. Judy McIntyre. 💥 The webinar covers these CE Learning Objectives: ✅ Describe how CBCT is a useful adjunct in addition to 2D radiology ✅ Practice conveying the importance of CBCT to patients ✅ Identify how to review and analyze limited field of view 3D scans for endodontic applications ✅ Recognize how CBCT can help in the assessment of endodontic case complexity ➡️ https://ow.ly/RrgS50Pj5bo ⬅️ #dentalwebinar #dentalce #endodontics #endodontist #dentaleducation #cecredits #endopractice #DEXIS

Dr. William Wiley explains how Cassini Surgical Guidance, as part of the larger Cassini Connect O.R. surgical suite, helps eliminate surgical error and lead to confidence in the O.R. #theworldinvision #premiumcataractsurgery #flacsconnectivity #cassini #colorledtopography #cataract #flacs #formidableconnection #ophthalmology #cassiniconnect #cassiniconversations #diagnostics #surgicalplanner #surgicalguidance

Exciting advancements in phalloplasty procedures! A study in #3dprinting in Medicine, showcases how patient-specific 3D models enhance surgical planning for anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap phalloplasty. Surgeons can now create precise models from CT scans, enhancing their understanding of complex vasculature and improving surgical outcomes. Read the article to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dQ4EDBw7 #3Dprinting #MedicalInnovation #SurgicalPlanning #patientspecific #MakeAdditiveForkForYou

Listen as Dr. William Wiley shares the advantages of the Cassini Connect O.R. surgical suite. He explains how intraoperative surgical guidance helps surgeons ensure proper lens placement and elimination of errors, ultimately leading to a streamlined O.R. from end to end when utilizing Cassini technology. See more at the brand-new EyeTube Spotlight page: https://bit.ly/3Yl0PYS (Cassini Technologies) #ad #theworldinvision #premiumcataractsurgery #flacsconnectivity #cassini #colorledtopography #cataract #flacs #formidableconnection #ophthalmology #cassiniconnect #cassiniconversations #diagnostics #surgicalplanner #surgicalguidance

Pre-Clinical Assessment Program (PCAP) is a user-friendly portal designed for medical assessment. Users can input their medical conditions and upload essential medical files, including X-rays, Ultrasound, MRI, and CT-Scan data in DICOM format. Doctors can assess the patient's condition by viewing these DICOM files within the website/web app using a specialized DICOM Viewer. Doctors can provide comments on the DICOM files and recommend appropriate surgical procedures based on their evaluation. Patients have the option to complete pre-operative questionnaires, follow the Doctor's recommendations, and prepare for their surgery accordingly. Once ready, patients can plan their journey for the surgery, sharing their travel details and itinerary within the portal. Following the surgery, patients can continue to follow recommended post-operative steps, such as undergoing tests, taking prescribed medications, and filling out post-operative questionnaires. .... ➤ To read more, click on the link: https://bit.ly/3tRncbg https://bit.ly/3tT0JdQ .... #medicalassessment #preclinicalprogram #DICOMFiles #surgeryrecommendations #medicalportal #healthcaretechnology #patientcare #healthcaresolutions #cureotour #cureotourapp #appdevelopment #globalhealthcare #travelhealth #medicaltourism #globalaccess #medicalsolutions #healthcaresolutions

It was an absolute pleasure to participate and talk at the ECDMFR Congress in Freiburg 2024, bringing some insight into the possibilities using MRI in a dental clinical setup (#ddMRI) to visualize inflammation and tissue alterations in the apical area of teeth. As dentists we tend to rely on images showing us a crime scene 'post-factum'. We're great at deduction and use it to lead us to a clear picture of what has occurred in our patients. But playing Sherlock Holmes is tough, and sometimes a little CCTV help could help us in getting a clearer view of what's going on in the jawbone and soft tissues - even while it is happening! ddMRI presents as an imaging modality comparable to CBCT in depicting apical periodontitis in our small pilot study - but what does the future hold? What doors could this unlock for us? This is what intrigues me: Can this modality help us rethink how we diagnose and monitor this and other illnesses? Can we individualize on a whole new level how we approach this kind of patient? Will this make us rethink how we approach and treat certain illnesses and states - not only apical periodontitis? I believe we can... ...in the not too far future. 🧲🩻 Magnets are pretty cool! 🤩 EADMFR | European Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology #dentalradiology