DVA Online in Dental4Windows
Listed below are instructions on Treatment plan, treatment, invoicing, reports, payments, resolving errors, receiving claims, processing claims and 2D/3D charting with Dept of Veteran Affairs Online.
DVA Online: Download & Update DVA Schedule
Each time the Department of Veterans Affairs implements a new Fee Schedule, the next D4W upgrade will enable DVA Online users to download the changes.
If update of fees are required before a D4W upgrade becomes available, download the DVA schedule from the DVA website before proceeding with the steps below.
- Go to Location Setup > Items tab
- Record menu > Update 'DVA Item Schedule'
- Select the fee schedule to be updated

- Click Continue
Once the above update has been completed, relevant items will be added/removed, and a new Fee Period with the new Fees will be added to the DVA Online Fee Level.
- Next, Go to Location Management > Fees tab
- Select DVA Online fee level
- Ensure the start date = start date of the new schedule (ie: 01/01/2025)
- If not, use the EDIT icon to adjust the start date
- Scroll down to items starting with D or S and new fees are present

Medicare Online Configuration_DVA Online
Complete the device activation process required for Dental4Windows to access DVA online claims.
Prerequisites
- Users must be on Dental4Windows Build 5203 or higher
- Medicare Online components must be installed in Dental4Windows. This will be installed as part of the upgrade.
- Organisation and Users must be registered with PRODA.
Setup & Configuration in PRODA
Dental4Windows installations that will submit DVA transactions must be registered in PRODA and activated through Dental4Windows.
- In your PRODA organisation, select > B2B Device

- Click Register New B2B Device

- Enter a Device Name and Description
- Click Register Device

- Once the Device is registered. you’ll receive the following details:
- Device Activation Code
- Device Name
- PRODA RA
- These details are used to activate the D4W installation to allow DVA Online claiming

Setup & Configuration in Dental4Windows
- Make sure DVA Online is activated
- Go to Location Setup > General tab
- Group: Medicare Settings > Activate DVA Online: Yes

- Activate PRODA device in Dental4Windows
- Go To Insurance > DVA Claims tab
- Operations menu > Activate PRODA device

- Click Activate Device to start the activation process.
For active devices, this window can be used to check the status of the device

- Enter the details displayed in PRODA (Step 5 above) for the Device click Activate Device
- Organisation ID = PRODA RA
- Device Name
- Device Activation Code

DVA Online: Treatment Plan, Treatment & Invoicing
DVA Online - Reports
Reprint Processing Report
- Go to Insurances > DVA Claims tab
- Operations menu > Select Reprint Processing Report

Reprint Payment Report
- Go to Insurances > DVA Claims tab
- Operations menu > Select Reprint Payment Report

DVA Online - Payments
After all claims have been processed and accepted the payments need to be reconciled.
- Go to Insurances > DVA Claims tab
- Transaction: Payments
- Highlight the claim to be reconciled

- Click Reconcile to accept the voucher


When the claim has been reconciled the details are visible by clicking on the Show deposited box
- A/C Name: Bank Account name
- BSB: BSB number
- A/C#: Account name
- Deposited: Total amount paid on the account
- Run Date: Date paid the amount
- Run Number: Reference number for this transaction
If the invoice wasn’t paid in full by Medicare the system will automatically create an adjustment discount.
Any discount created in Invoice tab will be created under DVA Online discount category.
- Go to Patients > Invoices tab

If the payment received is more than the amount sent to DVA, D4W will adjust the total due on the invoice. A note will be created to identify the change.
DVA Online - Resolving Errors
If any claim has been returned with error/s each exception will need to be accepted before claims are moved to the Processing area.
Check the Claim
- Go to Insurances > DVA Claims tab
- Transaction: Processing
- Click the Invoice Number to see the DVA claim details

- Click Accept to accept the voucher
Error 2023
This error appears when there are no details being processed from DVA to D4W.

Wait 48 business hours (not including weekends) and retrieve the claim again.
If the error remains after 48 hours contact Medicare to find out why (possibly due to the provider details being incomplete when the DVA form was submitted)
DVA Online - Retrieving Claims
Medicare requires 24-48 hours to assess any online claim after being submitted All claims stay in the processing area until the claim has been processed by Medicare.
- Go to Insurances > DVA Claims tab
- Transaction: Processing
- Highlight the claim to be retrieved
- Click Retrieve to check if the claim has been processed

- Status: Unprocessed/Error 2023
- Voucher: Voucher Number
- Rebate: Rebate Amount
- Exception: Exception Amount
When the claim is returned successfully the following message will appear and the processed claim will be moved to the Payment area.


DVA Online - Processing Claims
After the DVA voucher has been submitted from the Treatment tab, the claim will need to be submitted to Medicare.
A claim can contain up to a maximum of 80 vouchers.
- Go to Insurances > DVA Claims tab
- Transaction: Claim
- Highlight the claim to be submitted
- Click Submit Claim

- Provider: Provider performed the treatment
- Claim #: The Claim ID
- Status: Unclaimed/Check Voucher
- Date: Treatment Date
- Patient: Patient's details
- DVA Card #: Patient's DVA Card Number
- Invoice #: Invoice Number
- Claimed: Amount claimed on this invoice
- Error: The error returned by Medicare will be displayed in this column
- Include: Untick a voucher if not to be submitted with the claim
- Enter the passphrase
- Click OK

DVA Online: 2D/3D Charting
Providers can claim items included in the DVA schedule fees; items with (D: General Dentist, S: Specialist, T: Prosthodontist) before the item number but also, claim for items not included in the schedule of fees (ADA items) after obtaining prior approval from DVA.
When charting, use the DVA menu so that the DVA items are entered on the Treatment Plan. If you use the standard menus and/or icons, the standard ADA items will appear on the Treatment Plan.

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