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Should routine adult dental care eventually be treated as an essential health benefit? Or would folding dental into major medical create more problems than solutions? Curious where Townies fall on this one, especially those dealing with Marketplace plans and insurance issues every day. Either way
May 29, 2026
Dentistry In The News
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My wife showed this to me the other day. I'll bitch about work and insurances and she just nods, but I think this was pretty eye opening for her on how big of a racket it is. A while back I looked up delta of colorado. The CEO only made 500k/year. BUT then when I looked deeper it was for 4-5 hours
May 29, 2026
Dental Insurance for Dentists
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. The unique part is that obviously I will be looking to grow my new practice and bring in as many patients as possible, but my current practice is also looking to shed patients and drop insurance plans. So if a handful of patients follow me to my new practice that's a bit of a win-win. My current
May 29, 2026
Patient Communication / Education
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Hey everyone, looking for some advice from those who've navigated insurance decisions as a practice owner. I recently took over a dental practice and inherited a bit of a complicated insurance situation. The office is currently in-network with Delta Dental PPO (previous owner was Premier) and out
May 29, 2026
Ask a Dental Consultant
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use in military culture. Two acquaintances told KFile he had described the tattoo as a Nazi symbol years before his public denials. Platner said those posts were about Marine scout snipers. His own former political director called it antisemitic: "He knows damn well what it means." He didn't cover
May 29, 2026
Politics
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not have hospital call rooms, but we have PPOs, no-shows, staffing shortages, insurance games, angry patients, impossible schedules, hygiene chaos, OSHA, HIPAA, Google reviews, payroll, broken chairs, supply reps, team drama, and a front desk trying to explain why the crown is not 'free' even though
May 28, 2026
Practice / Family Management for Women Dentists
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Is standard of care to perio chart full mouth once a year and maybe spot check every 6 months? Or should full mouth charting be done every 6 months? Insurance and the perio community generally point to annual full mouth charting at minimum, with spot checks at the other recall. For any patient
May 28, 2026
Periodontics
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entire adult life in clinical dentistry, Since your reply I am looking into remote dental jobs, teaching, insurance claims, treatment coordinating, or something non-clinical. You are absolutely right though - the physical and mental toll in dentistry is very real, especially for assistants. I think
May 28, 2026
Dental Assistants
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have to be fully FFS yourself as there is not enough volume to be an insurance office. That may not be a factor if that was your intention anyways Goal is definitely to be fully FFS Can you explain more, your thought that the seller needs to stay on? I actually always say it's more important
May 29, 2026
Practice Acquisitions
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, and ortho. They have a CEREC but no pano or CBCT. Hygiene production (2025): 31% Employee compensation: 36% Estimated income before taxes: $341,200 Insurance mix: (PPO) 60/ 40 (FFS) Rent seems very high as you noted From personal experience going into affluent areas- Adding procedures that some
May 28, 2026
Practice Acquisitions
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functions, with clear accountability and measurable outcomes. The owner sets the standard. The team executes it. The office manager role is where this often breaks down. Many practices give the title to someone who is really functioning as an insurance coordinator or treatment planner - handling
May 29, 2026
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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to dismiss. I didnt even have to be there. It lasted over a year and was dropped , which means some lawyer actually lost money on the deal. Thats kind of funny. My malpractice insurance did not even go up. ITs been a non event. Case description . I referred a guy with rotton teeth to an oral surgeon . He
May 28, 2026
Patient Communication / Education
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if they want that profit margin. We're doomed You must not take PPOs then. Dentists have figured out how to run lean. But we can't run lean enough to share 50% or more of our profit with a home office. No amount of supply savings or special insurance reimbursements make up for that. This is it. In dentistry
May 29, 2026
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