Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Preferred Provider Organization
  2. 5. The surgical removal of bone or tissue
  3. 9. Doctor of Dental Surgery
  4. 10. Full Mouth Series of X-Rays
  5. 12. Maximum dollar amount you plan will ever pay toward the cost of specific dental services
  6. 14. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  7. 16. a percentage of the cost you pay for dental procedure
  8. 17. To have a tooth removed, usually because of disease, trauma or crowding
  9. 18. The group of teeth between the canine
  10. 20. teeth and tissue towards the back of the mouth
  11. 22. The extender, or support piece, attached on top of the implant to secure an artificial tooth
  12. 24. Medical term for the lower jaw
Down
  1. 1. Gum disease that damages the soft tissue around the teeth
  2. 3. a pocket of pus caused by a bacterial infection
  3. 4. Under the tongue
  4. 6. the biting edge of the anterior surface of the tooth
  5. 7. Participating provider, meaning they're contracted within you insurance
  6. 8. The dollar amount you must pay for covered dental services before you dental plan starts to pay
  7. 9. Doctor of Dental Medicine
  8. 11. Maximum Plan Allowance
  9. 13. The upper teeth formed along the top jaw
  10. 15. Abscess: A common and painful dental emergency resulting from bacterial accumulation or foreign body impaction in periodontal pockets
  11. 19. A written statement to a beneficiary from a third-party payer after a claim has been adjudicated
  12. 21. refuse to allow Insurance companies to dictate how they will treat their patients
  13. 23. Personal Identifiable Information