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taxes, christmas bonus, key person health insurance. Any thoughts? Stuff changes. I run about 50% mostly. There is a laundry list of factors. If you want to continue to work and look toward a sales, raise fees, cut fat. I was proud of my OH when it was below 50. That don't happen much anymore. OP, we
January 05, 2026
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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a hypothesis on a small scale first. Wouldn't raising assessed values during the appeals process just come back to bite the city in the end? The city would be on the hook for refunds if the property owner won their tax certiorari case. Would having insurance companies be able to write policies nationally
October 31, 2025
Politics
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I am out of network with most insurances. not the same game. PPO offices are a different beast. PPO high volume offices-> patients go to them because they don't want to pay for services. (to be fair, thats also why medicaid patients go to medicaid offices) full disclosure- I will always accept
April 11, 2026
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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on it. Had my oldest kid on a freakin Medicaid card because literally not a single private insurance company in NM offered maternity so the state put my wife on maternity Medicaid. I could go on but surmise it to say, the entire state is one huge welfare system and they better thank their lucky stars
April 02, 2026
Future Planning General Discussions
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penetrates the CEJ, it could say Wait, sorry, I am just not comfortable with this. I wanted to be with my old dentist but he stopped taking my insurance. What should I do? Another thing the bot should replicate is showing up unexpectedly late. Like right now my patient just called to let me know me know
August 18, 2025
Just Plain Bitching and Moaning
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be helpful which is very appreciated by members or it be a sales ad which is hated. If you post or start a thread on how to deal with an insurance issue thats something helpful to members. if you start a thread and talk about yourself and your company thats spam. My biggest pet peeve is the scare tactics
August 25, 2025
Comments about the Dentaltown website
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it. Long-time patient with disabilities, had a failed SSC and we'd just been making crummy temp crowns for her for like two years with Protemp because she doesn't have insurance or money for a real crown. Our digital lab guys wanted me to try out Rodin Structure 2.0 so that's what we did. We'll see
October 03, 2025
Equipment
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dogshit. I think Aetna did too....to be honest who wants to be doing $600 crowns? Is zellis an insurance company, or just a processing company that pay claims for other companies? I was under the impression Zelis is not a network, but rather just a payment company. Do they have a "zelis" fee schedule
September 17, 2025
PPOs and HMOs
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their computer costs $3799.oo but at amazon same or better is only $1100.oo are there any alternative to dentrix that would be more reasonable in cost both initially and monthly? I'm a small office, 1 doctor and only 2 assistants, but of course I need to do all the electronic submission for insurance, Rx
July 02, 2025
Selecting / Installing Software
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specialist doctors (like surgeons) have over primary-care physicians. If adopted, it would require private insurers to base specialist payments on Medicare rates, which are considerably lower than current commercial insurance reimbursements. As a result, specialists earnings could drop by tens
July 22, 2025
Medicaid and Welfare Issues
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and efficiency. Also, practices I've worked with recently have seen good results by automating intake and insurance verification to free up front-office capacity, helping drive more patient recalls and referrals. Have you explored any of these yet? Curious what's worked best for you so far. Hey Mike, sounds
June 18, 2025
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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will be shit. cant wait for heartland to start their own dental insurance. Just a matter of time. Talk about being vertically integrated! Theyll have those poor dentists and patients by the nuts from cradle to grave.
August 07, 2025
Delta Dental
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for cosmetics to offer this to their patients? When done correctly, and modestly, it can really be beautiful. I don't think it's right that this fee-for-service niche is restricted for dentists. We already get shafted by insurance companies daily, it would make sense from a financial standpoint, too, to allow
December 21, 2025
Botox & Dermal Fillers
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will say something completely different and then when things go hay wire they always say they the opposite. Provider relations also has no idea what patient relations says, so when you tell the patient to call to get info it will be completely different as well. It's like all insurance company
January 05, 2026
Going Out of Network
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Is anyone else sick and tired of having a code sent to your phone or e-mail for EVERY. SINGLE. INSURANCE. COMPANY?! Every time we login we get prompted for this information and it doesn't have an option for most to stay logged in or valid for an extended length of time. Huge administrative burden
November 03, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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enforcement is touchy about everything in your office. They are not fooled by fake approvals. Your practice insurance also very likely requires that equipment have the required approvals. It's well documented that China is faking the holographic UL labels. life is short. I don't sell chairs, I did for many
February 03, 2026
Equipment
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office besides the "insurance list" I don't have staff or doctors directly ask for referrals. That tends to feel forced and inconsistent, and no likes doing it. What I recommend is a simple protocol where the team does a quick quality control survey at the end of the visit, and if the patient
April 23, 2026
Marketing
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I get the cavity fixing vaccination first. Or even the miracle drop that regrows teeth. I think AI is just the latest get rich scheme among dentists. None of you are going to be AI millionaires. Nice. Does it also explain to the patient why their insurance won't cover it? What day is it? I won't
April 01, 2026
Fixed Prosthodontics
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, workforce shortages, insurance limitations, and shrinking participation in public programs have increased reports of patients delaying care until pain becomes unbearable. Investigations into Britain's dental access crisis have documented patients attempting home dentistry or ending up in emergency
May 11, 2026
United Kingdom
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not as exposed to AI as the stock market. Build more doesnt mean we need AI for everything, but it seems that way. Every industrial revolutions, auto included as well as internet will consolidate. Maybe not you, I use Grok ChatGPT extensively as well as insurance companies reviewing your claims. If you
August 30, 2025
Personal Finance
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much would change. Even though I moan and drone on DT all the time about dentistry...I would probably continue practicing. I would just drop all insurance plans and create a hobby practice. Show up, refer everything I don't like out, get paid enough to pay the bills, cover health insurance
October 01, 2025
General Discussions
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questions about insurance or any treatment related issues, I don't believe AI can replace a person. I'm not sure AI can handle patients calling to cancel the way I can. Many times, those appointments can be easily saved if someone tries. As far as scheduling, we are seeing many of the broken
July 24, 2025
Front Office Discussion
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forever and I never even think about it. It's just another line item, like groceries or car insurance. I could never understand why it is treated so differently. I paid off 3 mortgages before quitting. It was good decision for me bc one was 9 percent interest. Other was paid by rentals so I didnt
July 28, 2025
Retirement Planning
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planning, but not overly so. I just treat what I see and sleep well at night. We get about 10 new patients a month and have lost 14 patients in the last 10 months (mostly to moving or switching insurances). I'm only in network with Delta (PPO unfortunately and premier). I'm not picking up any more
October 29, 2025
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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is a necessary bitch. The GAO last fall began an undercover test in which it submitted insurance applications for fictitious individuals to the federal ObamaCare exchange and insurance brokers. Nearly all of its invented people were able to enroll in subsidized plans despite submitting false or no records
December 08, 2025
Politics
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. Much more importantly is that every one who went to your office knows people who have good PPO insurance or people with cash. IF they have good customer / pt experience then they will sell your office for you by word of mouth spreading your business for you. Dentistry is a people business. We work
April 07, 2026
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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finally added-like calculating pending insurance claims against remaining benefits-don't impress me, because virtually every other major software has done this out of the box for years. It took years of user requests and complaints for Curve to even acknowledge the gap. Same with the inability to set
April 30, 2026
Software Discussions
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ask them to provide data that helps us fight for fair insurance reform and explain our position to politicians. At the same time, we should be clear that what they publish must not insult or alienate the very members they are meant to support. I have never blamed staff. I blame those in charge
July 09, 2025
American Dental Association
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. I also get DMs with personal questions. I'm happy to help or at least point you in the right direction. Here is a cheap course that's pretty comprehensive and will give you the tools you need to at least understand the insurance jargon you'll come across. When you're ready to get started, reach
February 20, 2026
Ask a Dental Consultant
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your service? I don't want to speak for Unlock because their strategy might differ, but what these companies tend to do is do a sort of "group buy" for their member offices with PPO insurance. They get a number of dentists under their belt and use that as leverage to increase PPO reimbursements
April 08, 2026
Practice Acquisitions
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schedules, PPO renegotiations, and dropping the worst insurance contracts all increase income without raising fixed costs. As one dentist said bluntly, 'You can't cut your way to prosperity. Overhead drops as a percentage when production goes up.' Dentists who focus on efficiency and speed, especially
August 21, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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) >Unclear cost, insurance, and payment >Reviews and social proof >Convenience and accessibility (Availability of parking, etc.) >Cleanliness (modern, safe facilities) I wrote this while waiting for some water to boil, so I'm sure I'm missing a ton, but if anyone needs help, I'm happy to answer!
September 02, 2025
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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to add if you are getting Aetna now through Sun Life/DHA and the fees are low, also reach out to Sun Life/DHA and ask them for a fee schedule review, you can likely negotiate that to a higher rate. It seems that every few months these insurances just shuffle the deck of cards on us. We should not have
September 11, 2025
Claims Processing
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each dentist submit their own letter to avoid any delay or confusion. You want to make your intentions as clear as possible to the insurance company. Delta will also send a letter to all of your patients. The letter will make it sound like the patients can no longer see you in your practice at all
September 11, 2025
Going Out of Network
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a few years ago. They barely bothered to look at payroll when they saw ADP.. It was all above board. Gusto has been great for us. Super easy to use and has integration for things like 401k, health insurance, etc My cpa doesn't want to do payroll Solid recommendation on price and online reviews
October 14, 2025
Front Office Discussion
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with as many dentists or insurance companies. But, I will say that it seems most folks do not want to work or live here for some reason as I've had a hell of a time selling my practice, but I think that's due to the debt new grads are in.
October 13, 2025
Associates Corner
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! Has there been anything ground breaking in perio research in the last decade dealing with perio disease? Yet dentists are dealing with "Insurance companies" and the ADA coding determining treatment options that are "permissible" - which changes. Then you have the ever changing classifications
October 27, 2025
Legal Issues
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insurance? Never mind. I discovered D4211. Light Scalpel CO2 laser, no blood, heals quickly. Maybe I am missing something but I don't see the logic in doing a non-reversible adjustment of a tooth for pericoronitis. Please explain Remove 3.8. Is the solution Btw 2.7 Has errupted a little past the occlusal
July 28, 2025
Periodontics
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patients who are too anxious. (I do charge more per quad in addition to the sedation fee because it is my chair time). The plus of doing sedation is that we get all 4 covered by insurances as well. be prepared for a very long appointment and sore wrist esp with heavy calc deposits! Per the Periodontal
June 26, 2025
Scaling & Root Planing
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tougher each year. Each county requires a release document sent to each child in the school, even if they are not on Medicaid. We take insurance and cash if they want treatment, but 99% is Medicaid. The release has to be in the child's native language, which there are dozens in each school. Once
June 17, 2025
Pediatric Dentistry
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. Sincerely, You can get a sample letter from your malpractice insurance. The main thing is to include the necessary information to make it legal and keep it short with no elaborate explanation. For this type of person, if you want to be kind you can send her a gift and a handwritten P.S. that readsAs
August 04, 2025
Pediatric Dentistry
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at a cheaper cost. Im curious to hear others experiences. Did you find anything out? I'm looking to replace some cabinetry due to flooding - it is actually covered by my insurance policy. Zubarc popped up in my email recently. Unfortunately I didnt find anything so I decided to pursue other alternatives
July 31, 2025
Dental Office Design/ Construction
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minimum over and above insurance, even if aesthetics are at stake. I think it's silly and wrong but it's often the sad reality. For those fee-for-service patients who could afford it, are they actually given the option? I don't do many purely esthetic cases, but when someone is coming
July 17, 2025
Cosmetic Dentistry
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moving forward! It's a struggle! I know I've dropped insurances and do some of the cleanings myself but it definitely wasn't part of my original plan. No I have not. I've just been an employer for a long time. The government does this to lock in employees, you're not a government and you shouldn't try
January 18, 2026
Ask a Dental Consultant
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rarely do slot preps, I'll almost always add a little dovetail b/c this happens too often down the road. Oh and lastly, adjust the opposing to get the occlusion off the filling. That can be equally helpful He had insurance, and his out-of-pocket was around $40. I will definitely give him the option
February 02, 2026
Restorative Dentistry
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doors to give notice to patients that my practice is closed? Also, how far back in time (their last visit at my office) do I go for generating a list of patients to send the notice of closing my office? My stated requires medical records be maintained for six years in my state. Some dental insurance
November 21, 2025
Future Planning General Discussions
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on their behalf. This means people can now search by things like procedures, insurance, price, availability, and even abstract comfort features like massaging chairs, and compare them across competitors in their area. AI lives and breathes data. It's basically a data regurgitation engine. Without
December 09, 2025
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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and installed. Train your staff to always have a clean sleeve on them so as soon as you need it, all one has to do is pull it up on the PMS. It's now part of my staff's set up and breakdown so if I need an IO, it takes 30 seconds to pull it up and take it Intraoral pics are a must for insurance purposes
March 29, 2026
Personal Evaluations / Recommendations
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dentist, but I have a Prosthodontist as an associate, and an Endodontist and Periodontist who come in a few days a month. So we do have multiple specialties. I'm not sure if offering specialties makes this easier. I would suggest listening to some of those podcasts, the 'less insurance dependence
May 13, 2026
Alternatives to Dental Insurance
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altogether. Do that today. If it is as you say and you are 'getting Premier fees' for those Premier patients regardless of status as a DD PPO doctor, the only difference would be those pesky PPO pts will stop finding you from their insurance list and bugging you with phone calls. More likely scenario is you
May 20, 2026
Going Out of Network
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