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Virginia Commonwealth University
1981
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University of Virginia and Virginia Commonwealth University Dental School
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About Roy
Dr. Roy Shelburne, DDS
Professional Speaker. Dental Consultant. Recovering Rule-Bender. Occasional Chaos Coordinator.
Most dental speakers teach documentation, coding, and compliance from textbooks. Dr. Roy Shelburne teaches it from experience... and experience taught him with a baseball bat.
A former practice owner, consultant, board member, ADA subject matter expert, and professional survivor of spectacular adversity, Roy has spent years helping dental teams protect their practices, maximize legitimate reimbursement, and avoid the kinds of mistakes that can turn a normal Tuesday into a career-defining disaster.
Known for mixing brutal honesty, practical wisdom, and enough humor to make compliance almost enjoyable, Roy delivers programs that leave audiences laughing, learning, and nervously reviewing their clinical records before they leave the parking lot.
His philosophy is simple:
"If it's not in your clinical record, you didn't see it, you didn't say it, you didn't do it, it didn't need to be done, and it doesn't exist... at least according to the people trying to take your money."
Whether he's exposing coding mistakes that leave money on the table, revealing documentation disasters waiting to happen, or teaching teams how to survive audits, complaints, and legal scrutiny, Roy brings a level of authenticity that can't be taught and certainly can't be faked.
Part educator, part cautionary tale, part motivational speaker, and part stand-up comedian trapped in a dentist's body, Roy's mission is to help practices thrive, not merely survive.
Because learning from your own mistakes is expensive.
Learning from Roy's mistakes is considerably cheaper.
Courses
Description
Description\nWhen the practice is paid rapidly and appropriately, things are good; however, when there are delays, denials, and requests for additional information, thing are not quite so good. Mistakes can be devastating to the practice.\nDuring the investigation as well as in the preparation for and during my trial it became apparent that my\nbilling and coding systems\nwere faulty. I now educate others so that they can bill and code appropriately. My message is; it is possible to implement systems that can form a proactive defensive systemic approach that will result in maximum legitimate reimbursement. To be prepared for this challenge the team must be careful, concise, complete, and diligent. Learning and implementing my approach will result in higher reimbursement while reducing the risk associated with the coding piece of the practice. If the deficiencies in your systems are ignored both doctor and staff are at risk.
Learning Objectives
- To recognize the dangers in coding improperly and benefits of coding properly
- To know the most commonly misused codes and how to avoid the “usual” errors
- To appreciate the “magic words” that help unlock reimbursement
- Become knowledgeable about the 2023 CDT code changes and how to apply them
- To be able to develop systems that result in timely payment, minimize delays, denials, and requests for additional information
- To keep everyone on the team paid protected and out of prison.
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Events
Ohio Dental Association Meeting
Sessions
Cracking the Code: Coding Essentials, CDT and ICD
Maneuvering the Dental Minefield
Clinical Records Prevent Criminal Records
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