Return on Investment

What are the advantages of using phototherapy in dentistry and how can it make you money?

Codes covered directly for many clinical indications?
Financial benefit for dental practice (the codes below are Canadian codes and are billed as a procedure, not by the therapy)
 
Reduced use of post-operative medications?
Important when treating an aging population due to concerns with drug interactions
 
Done by dental auxiliary staff?
Allows dentists to treat more patients
 
Practice Builder?
Patients leave the office pain-free and will refer others to the office
 
Attraction of New Patients?
Use of phototherapy will draw new patients to your practice
 
Allows dental practitioner to treat conditions that would otherwise be done by a specialist?
Conditions such as facial pain or pedodontic restorations can be done in-office
 
Reduced post-op problems and pain resulting in a decrease in out-of-office emergency calls
 
Allows effective diagnosis of dental conditions that would otherwise be difficult for both the practitioner and patient?
Dentist can utilize the increase in microcirculation to both diagnose affected teeth and identify the problem causing the pain
 
Better Patient Management?
Enhanced care for your patient ensures regular visits to the office and future referrals (e.g. treating jaw pain after long treatment, pain caused by treatment and decreasing effects of freezing more rapidly)
 
Risk free?
Hundreds of studies have shown no side effects to phototherapy treatment


TREATMENT
CODE
PRICE
Acute Muscle Nerves
41221
$69/unit
Acute Oral Infection (any herpes lesion or Apthous ulcers)
41211
$69
Desensitize
41301-41309
$54/unit
Part of Splint Adjustment
41621
$56/unit
Pericoronitis (and Perio Abscess)
42831
$69/unit
Specific Exam (Endo Diagnosis)
  
$29-$118 (depending on how complicated)

*These are the Ontario fee’s for 2007. For each Country, there may be some variation. This is to be used as an indication of the billing available with laser treatment.

 

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