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A Manitoba dentist has been disciplined for submitting incorrect therapy data to the insurance coverage firm of a affected person, CBC lately reported.
The altered data included the dates of therapy and costs charged. The insurance coverage firm made a grievance towards the dentist and an inquiry panel was held by the Manitoba Dental Affiliation (MDA).
When the MDA shared particulars of their determination, resulting in the dentist being fined $10,000, it was revealed the motive was to assist a affected person obtain dental advantages of “better cost or reimbursement, and to make non-covered procedures look like coated.” As a substitute of billing for dental therapy achieved within the present 12 months, it was billed to the insurer the next 12 months when the coverage had been renewed.