WorksheetsDental Financing and Dental Care
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
What year was the first model for dental insurance in U.S.
1900
1970
1954
1966
Which payment method involves patients paying for each service rendered in dental care?
Barter systems
fee for service
HMO
Encounter payments
Historically financing of dental care was the responsibility of
dentist and patient
employee and patient
Government and employer
None of answers are correct
Write the answer:
Medicare is health insurance specifically for people
(a)
Medicaid program is different from Medicare in that Medicaid is based on
(a)
What is the government's role in funding dental care?
fund programs for improving oral health care
Funds programs that provide research
planning and development of dental programs
Regulation and quality assurance and assessment of programs
All are correct
What payment is based on an office visit and always the same regardless of the service rendered
Barter
Captiation
Fee for service
Encounter
Which payment methods is least common and often in rural settings.
Fee for service
Capitation
Barter system
Encounter
all are correct
If a dental provider contracts with a program to provide all or most dental services to subscriber's for payment on a per capita basis, this is an example of what type of payment method?
Preferred Provider Organization
Capitation Plan
Dental Service Corporation
Health Maintenace Organization
Non of the answers are correct
Which Insurance was developed in early 1970's to provide comprehensive health care to enrolled individuals and families in a specific region with fixed payments to decrease healthcare cost?
Capitation Plan
Prepaid group practice
Commercial Insurance Plan
Health Maintenance Organization
Health Service Corporation
Who were primarily responsible for financing dental care historically in the United States?
Only the government
Private insurerers
the government and private sectors
patient and dental provider
The Fedeeral government funds dental care delivery through a variety of programs for improving the nation's ability to improve oral healthcare
Which of the following statments are correct about federal block grants
cover all dental services
is an unrestricted federal grant to a state or local government
it is restricted on how it can be spent
can be used to to help cover operational cost only
What is the primary document used in dental billing?
Insurance policy
Treatment plan
Patient record
Dental claim form
When CHIP was originally established in 1997 it did not include dental benefits
What does the acronym D.S.O mean
(a)
A DSO is a business entity that contracts with dental practices to manage non-clinical operations and administrative tasks
What is the term that refers to the portion the patient pays for service that is not covered by the third party?
Deductible
Exchange
Insurance payment
copayment
Which of the following are examples of dental coverage within federal health programs
Chip
Tricare
VA
Medicare
All are correct
Dental Hygienist can lobby for oral health campaigns and programs on local and national levels. Explain how you can be a leader in oral health campaigns.
