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Advanced Dental Insurance Billing COMP 0985

Computer Systems Course

Course details

This hands-on course is designed for students who have strong English communication skills. Participants gain hands-on experience with advanced front desk billing procedures. There is a focus on: all dental fee guides, insurance company rules and regulations, working with dual insurance claim forms, preauthorizations', insurance and patient payment calculations. Exercises include how to effectively troubleshoot insurance payments and how to deal with treatment rejections. COMP 0985 may be taken simultaneously with COMP 0285 and COMP 0885. A BCIT Statement of Completion is issued upon success in all three of these courses. Some students may also be eligible for continuing dental education credits as per the College of Dental Surgeons of BC. Please Note: The utmost attention to detail and accuracy is required; the passing grade of this course is 70%. Upon successful completion students will be familiar with advanced dental office billing procedures.

Prerequisite(s)

  • Dental office experience, completion of a Dental Receptionist or Dental Assisting program or currently enrolled in COMP 0885.

Credits

0.0

Cost

$375.47 - $384.54 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.

Course offerings

Spring/Summer 2023

Below is one offering of COMP 0985 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.

CRN 28760

Duration

Sun Jun 18 - Sun Jul 16 (4 weeks)

  • 4 weeks
  • CRN 28760
  • $375.47
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Jun 18 - Jul 16 Sun 11:00 - 17:00 Downtown DTC Rm. 400
Instructor

Erin McCaffrey

Course outline

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Cost

$375.47

Important information
  1. Departmental approval needed
  2. Please email cstpts@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __. ***COMP 0885 MUST be completed first or taken simultaneously with COMP 0285 and COMP 0985. Course is 24 hours on campus. ***CLASS SIZE LIMIT: Once the enrolment limit has been reached (FULL), you will not be able to join this class –no capacity override. This course is offered every term, so you will also have the opportunity to take it next term. Late registration is not permitted. No class July 2.
Status

Fall 2023

Below is one offering of COMP 0985 for the Fall 2023 term.

CRN 32370

Duration

Sun Nov 19 - Sun Dec 10 (4 weeks)

  • 4 weeks
  • CRN 32370
  • $384.54
Class meeting times
Dates Days Times Locations
Nov 19 - Dec 10 Sun 11:00 - 17:00 Downtown DTC Rm. 400
Instructor

Erin McCaffrey

Course outline

Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.

Cost

$384.54

Important information
  1. Departmental approval needed
  2. Please email cstflex@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __. ***COMP 0885 MUST be completed first or taken simultaneously with COMP 0285 and COMP 0985. Course is 24 hours on campus. ***CLASS SIZE LIMIT: Once the enrolment limit has been reached (FULL), you will not be able to join this class –no capacity override. This course is offered every term so you will also have the opportunity to take it next term. Late registration is not permitted.
Status

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Explain dual insurance policies.
  • Work with updated Ministry and First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) Program insurance guidelines.
  • Accurately calculate patient differences created by insurance policy maximums and limitations.
  • Follow the most current dental insurance company's protocol and rules.
  • Perform daily billing and advanced billing tasks in a dental office.

Effective as of Winter 2021

Related Programs

Advanced Dental Insurance Billing (COMP 0985) is offered as a part of the following programs:

School of Computing and Academic Studies

  1. Dental Office Receptionist
    Statement of Completion Part-time

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