Insurance denials due to incorrect insurance information are the mother of all lost profits for a dental practice. Unexpected patient balances due to incomplete verifications are also the heart of many unhappy and negative patient reviews. In fact, lack of proper insurance verification in the...
Don’t Take Unnecessary Risks With Your Cash Flow For many offices, insurance payments account for 50-60% of the practice’s total cash flow. That means when claims are not submitted properly — you are losing money. Not properly verifying a patient's insurance each time they visit the office...
There are a lot of changes coming to dentistry in 2020 and all the "breaking news" and hype articles can be a lot to keep up with. So, we've compiled one master list of the Top 5 “must-read” articles and changes impacting dentistry early in 2020—from...
Patients can undergo gum contouring surgery to treat gums that “rest too low or too high on your [their] teeth,” affecting their appearance of their teeth (“Gum Contouring” 1, 2017). For instance, teeth could seem small due to low gums, and teeth could seem long...
Some people may have teeth that look “discolored,” “worn down,” “chipped,” “broken,” “misaligned, uneven, or irregularly shaped,” etc. (“Dental Health and Veneers” 2017, 1). To address these issues, people can get dental veneers, which “are wafer-thin, custom-made shells of tooth-colored materials designed to cover the...
If people neglect to take care of their teeth at home or visit the dentist regularly for preventive care, their teeth may develop conditions, like cavities or an infected pulp (“What’s the Difference between Dental Sealants and Dental Fillings?” 2018). However, sometimes, people cannot fully...
Some people, who have many problems in their mouth and teeth, may have to undergo many dental procedures and may not be able to afford them. Many people, including pregnant women, with low income can enroll into Medicaid, depending on their state’s program (Galan 2018)....
People can choose from a variety of health and dental insurance plans. Some of these plans include HMO and PPO plans. Both of these plans have their caveats and benefits. For instance, people in HMOs pay cheaper premiums, but they have to remain in-network (“Pros...
Dental insurance plans contain many terms and conditions. For instance, people must go to in-network dentists for HMO plans in order to receive coverage (Doheny, 2). In PPOs, people receive less coverage at out-of-network dentists than at in-network dentists. Dental insurance plans have many other...
People can choose from a variety of health and dental insurance plans, such as HMO and PPO plans. These plans help people pay for treatments, but they have their own terms and conditions that people must follow. For instance, HMOs and PPOs differ in how...
