
Benefits of Medical Billing for Maxillofacial Surgeons
By Laurie Owens CPC, CPB, COC Devdent Director of Medical Billing Education At 16 years of age and having been in orthodontics for 6 years, my wisdom teeth needed to be removed. If these pesky posterior third molars were not removed expeditiously, all the work my orthodontist had accomplished would have been compromised. Let me tell you, I was an oral mess, Malocclusion class II, multiple maxillary and mandible defects, vertically displaced dentition, deviation in opening and closing mandible, limited range of motion, and a lot more. I was the poster child of orthodontics and maxillofacial procedures! Reflecting upon the surgeons involved with my oral care, I remember asking how much my “bad mouth” would cost my mom financially. Her