Meet Your Expert
Kathy has been a dental hygienist, educator, speaker, author, consultant, seminar, and study club leader for over 40 years. She speaks frequently about the correct classification, documentation, treatment planning, and CDT procedure code selection for patients receiving dental hygiene treatment. In addition, she holds a license with the ADA for Current Dental Terminology© which allows her to provide the most up-to-date understanding of current procedure codes.
She has authored articles for RDH Magazine, Dentistry Today, and other publications specifically addressing dental hygiene treatment planning and correct CDT procedure code selection. Her national engagements include presentations to the American Dental Association, ADHA Center for Lifelong Learning, RDH Under One Roof, and the Pacific Northwest Dental Conference.
Kathy’s most recent honors include being selected as a recipient of the 2023 Sunstar RDH Achievement of Distinction in the category of Entrepreneurship and being selected as a member of the inaugural class of Fellows for the American Dental Hygienists’ Association.
She currently serves as a Director for the DentalCodeology™ Consortium, reviewing and developing procedure codes relevant to dental hygiene practice and providing testimony to the Code Maintenance Committee of the American Dental Association each year.
For more information on Kathy, Please click on this link to visit her website.
Training Sessions by Kathy S. Forbes
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You may think it’s easy to accurately code for dental hygiene services now that CDT code D4355 updates are active … Well, think again. IMPORTANT: Auditors are paying special attention to how you apply CDT code D4355, because of its history of being billed incorrectly. Even an innocent mistake can lead to allegations of fraud and significant penalties. There are […]
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You may think that dental coding for hygiene services is easy. Well, think again. Unless every single person in your practice is involved in the dental coding and billing for your hygiene services, from your dental hygienist to your practice manager, and has a mastery of the related code descriptors and their usage requirements – YOU ARE LOSING MONEY. IMPORTANT: […]
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Getting reimbursed for Periodontal Maintenance (D4910) is a pain. Insurance denies the claims, and the patients don’t think they should have to pay. However, improving your reimbursement for Periodontal Maintenance doesn’t have to feel like an uphill battle. Do it right, and you can add thousands of dollars to your bottom line. It’s about so much more than just submitting […]
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