Understanding the science of dental billing Working as a dental practitioner isn’t just about taking care of your patients and building lifelong relationships — a business needs to be profitable. Your insurance claims are the lifeblood of your practice, and it’s important to ensure that they’re...
What is the code maintenance committee? The Code Maintenance Committee (CMC) is a committee charged with evaluating and voting on CDT changes while maintaining the best interests of the dental profession, patients, and third party payers and administrators. The CMC consists of 24 voting members and...
Across the nation, more than 70% of dental practices are unknowingly leaving around 9% of revenue on the table because of missed dental billing steps. Dental insurance billing has become so complex that it is a full time skilled-based job requiring knowledge, experience, and efficient...
Your financial processes in your dental office are set and on paper they look like they should be running smoothly, right? Ideally yes, but which parts of the processes are getting missed due to a heavy daily dental office workload? The majority of front desk...
Do you find yourself having difficult financial conversations with patients over balances that are not verified due to “pending” insurance claims? These conversations can go sideways quickly, with patients potentially losing trust in the office’s dental billing processes — and even overall integrity. While refined...
Office Managers and Financial Coordinators can sometimes feel beat down and rejected by financial discussions — or the lack thereof — with patients day in and day out. Preserving the relationship with the patient while also setting expectations can be very tricky. What causes these...
A dental office manager gets pulled in a dizzying number of directions every day. So how do you ensure you are performing the right tasks, and in the most efficient and effective way? How do you hold yourself and your team members accountable for results?...
The COVID-19 pandemic has made everyone realize how important accessible health care is to the strength of our economy and the literal health of our country. For dental practitioners, this means taking care of the customers you’ve seen for years, and new ones who might...
When it comes to building and leading a successful dental business, six elements are common across top-performing practices. Find out if you and your team share the essential elements of success revealed in this enlightening report....
Financial accountability in your dental practice does more than simply net you more profit, it allows you to see what happens with every dollar that comes into your accounts. Many dentists have an employee or two who are dedicated to the task of dental billing,...
