- abscess
- abutment
- abutment crown
- accession
- acid etching
- acute periradicular or acute apical abscess
- adhesion
- adhesive
- adjunctive
- administrative costs
- administrative costs
- administrative services only (ASO)
- administrator
- adult dentition
- allogenic
- alloplastic
- allowable charge
- alloy
- alternate benefit
- alternative delivery system
- alveolar
- amalgam
- analgesia
- ANSI/ADA/ISO
- anterior
- anxiolysis
- any willing provider
- apex
- apexification
- apexogenesis
- apicoectomy
- appeal
- areas of oral cavity
- arthrogram
- artificial crown
- assignment of benefits
- audit
- avulsion
- bad faith insurance practices
- balance billing
- barrier membrane
- behavior management
- beneficiary
- benefit
- benefit booklet
- benign
- bicuspid
- bilateral
- biologic materials
- biopsy
- birthday rule
- bitewing radiograph
- bleaching
- bonding
- bridge
- bruxism
- buccal
- bundling of procedures
- cafeteria plan
- calculus
- canal
- capitation
- caries
- carious lesion
- case management
- cavity
- cement base
- cementum
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS
- cephalometric image
- chronic periradicular or chronic periapical abscess
- claim
- claim form
- claimant
- claims payment fraud
- claims reporting fraud
- Classification of Metals
- cleft palate
- clenching
- clinical crown
- closed panel
- closed reduction
- coinsurance
- colloid
- complete denture
- complete series
- composite
- compound fracture
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
- consultation
- contiguous
- contract
- contract dentist
- contract fee schedule plan
- contract practice
- contract term
- contributory program
- coordination of benefits (COB)
- copayment
- coping
- core buildup
- coronal
- cosmetic dentistry
- cost containment
- cost sharing
- coverage
- covered charges
- covered person
- covered services
- cracked tooth syndrome
- crown
- cusp
- cyst
- cytology
- debridement
- decay
- deciduous
- deductible
- dental assessment
- dental benefit organization
- dentin
- dentistry
- Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program (EPSDT)
- edentulous
- eligibility date
- enamel
- endodontics
- endodontist
- equilibration
- facial
- fascial
- filling
- foramen
- fracture
- gate keeper system
- gingiva
- gingivectomy
- graft
- Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
- hemisection
- immediate denture
- impacted tooth
- incisal
- incisor
- indigent
- jaw
- keratin
- keratinized gingiva
- labial
- lesion
- liability
- lingual
- locus
- malignant
- malocclusion
- mandible
- Medicaid
- medicament
- medicament, topical
- mesial
- National Provider Identifier (NPI)
- non-autogenous
- nonparticipating dentist:
- obturate
- obturator
- occlusal
- occlusion
- odontogenic
- odontoplasty
- onlay
- operculectomy
- oral
- orthognathic
- overdenture
- palate
- palliative
- parafunctional
- periapical
- periodontal
- periodontist
- periodontitis
- periodontium
- periradicular
- pulp
- pulp cavity
- quadrant
- radicular
- radiograph
- rebase
- recalcification
- reimbursement
- reline
- root
- root canal
- root canal therapy
- salivary gland
- scaling
- sealant
- temporomandibular (TMJ)
- trismus
- tuberosity
- unerupted
- unilateral
- utilization
- vertical bitewing
- vertical dimension
- vestibuloplasty
- waiting period
- xerostomia
- yeast
- zygomatic bone
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