Patent ID: 7885833
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method of examining, diagnosing, treating, and generating documentation for temporomandibular joint disorders in dental patients, comprising: (a) evaluating a dental patient during a first appointment, wherein the evaluation includes performing at least a Doppler examination; (b) storing and processing patient information, evaluation results, and treatments within a computer system; (c) generating documentation after the first appointment regarding the patient's temporomandibular joint disorder, wherein the documentation includes insurance claim forms for submission to the patient's medical insurance provider and to the patient's dental insurance provider; (d) establishing an examination and treatment protocol for the patient's temporomandibular joint disorder, wherein the protocol comprises a sequence of examinations and treatments for the temporomandibular joint disorder that conform to medical insurance industry standards to maximize benefit payments by insurance providers; (g) generating documentation after the second appointment regarding the patient's temporomandibular joint disorder, wherein said documentation includes insurance claim forms for submission to the patient's insurance provider; (i) generating documentation after each appointment regarding the patient's temporomandibular joint disorder, wherein said documentation includes insurance claim forms for submission to the patient's insurance provider.