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on) but, in broad terms, the answer could be: yes, you should have done that. Last but not least, DO NOT CALL HIM BACK! Hope this helps. Thank you for the answers! I will not call him.I am a PPO office. Most most of my patients, when I mention bone graft, insurance doesnt cover it, they opt out
May 31, 2025
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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said. We dont see this kind of action from anyone else all yearthe electronics-industry convention, the auto show, insurance seminars, no one. The average car dealer or pet-store owner in town for a convention might treat himself to a piece if he thinks he can spare it, but he doesnt have what we
August 23, 2025
Legal Issues
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and the going rate is over $30 so OH could be potential higher as a practice owner Margin pressure is the highest I've seen it in the last 25 years. Staff wages continuously going up paired with top line pressure from insurance companies is squeezing the profit margins for all providers. I still see plenty
August 19, 2025
Practice Acquisitions
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to another one I would but the potential loss of data in the transfer is not worth it. I am hoping the next update corrects the horrific issues but my faith in Patterson Eaglesoft has tanked. They just do not seem to care about the dentist and what we need clinically. They are focused on insurance
October 12, 2025
Artificial Intelligence
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ours from elevate oral care.We go through 4-5 bottles per year Bye bye sealants... Except one turns teeth black??? Try safco dental bro Can you imagine what insurances will do with this new found information. Are you seeing any coverage from delta or blue cross? I get mine via benco I think can
July 01, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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anything different, so it'll likely break in another year. If she won't go for crown, just refund her and her insurance and tell her to find someone else. And fix the tooth for free. If you let her go, keep her happy while doing so. If she likes you and your office, 100% you will not get a negative
July 30, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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problem and a psychiatric clearance is required prior to treatment. You will never see them again :) Great Idea, but lets bundle it with an exam. Or for more fun, let's create 4 codes to bill, but lets make it so insurance won't cover any of them but will also not let us bill the patient. So now we
August 05, 2025
Mental Health, Well-Being, and Stress Management
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to take a patient through your whole system. You'll also have to get medical billing down. Once you're credentialed (if it makes sense to go in-network where you're at) then the referrals will flow because that's all the medical world cares about... billing medical insurance. I hate sounding self
December 18, 2025
Sleep Apnea / Snoring
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Bent over and looked in the mirror! Seems most responding are OON. I can't imagine all on here are many have to be PPO. Who is in network and raising fees as it's mostly meaningless due to insurance limitations with allowable fees? I'm a PPO office, not raising fees this year. I went up a lot
January 06, 2026
Billing
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frequently selected, as were system-level issues like poor communication, inexperienced staff, lack of diagnostic resources, and insurance barriers. Situational pressures also played a major role. Excessive workload, unrealistic patient volume expectations, fatigue, and overconfidence in diagnostic ability
January 08, 2026
Evidence Based Dentistry
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specific minimal visual exam. But we had a pt with Jet dental recently who billed their insurance for FMX, Comp exam and perio debridement and referred for perio SRPs and other and the pt provideed us with the name of a doctor. I happen to know this person as a front office staff and she had joined jet
January 14, 2026
Orthodontics
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Working at an office that is taking a full volume CBCT on every recall patient that is eligible for a Pano. The patients are not being informed that a CBCT is being taken. The patient and insurance are billed for a pano even though a CBCT was taken. The clinical record states that a Pano was taken
January 28, 2026
Radiographic Diagnosis
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felt that was too expensive as their insurance would not cover any ceramics. So I did my composite treatment. The right lateral has a small root and it might not go the distance and an implant might be better down the road. Time will tell and thank you for your comments and sharing your expertise
February 05, 2026
Cosmetic Dentistry
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. Perfect Teeth are closing locations like crazy out here. Their model of taking HMO and shitty PPO insurances, using low paid staff and having low cost locations has started to succumb to current market conditions. When I worked for PT my lead assistant made 15/hour. Of the 4 locations I worked
November 19, 2025
Pediatric Dentistry
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to meet the demand from quack patients I guess I'm just annoyed and kind of curious about what they claim to know that other dentists apparently do not know. ...and they charge big time and don't take insurance..typically. Charlatans. First rule of a scammer...to claim to know what other people
December 16, 2025
Holistic
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:30. Lunch is 1-2pm and two Saturdays a month. 2. The practice pays for your scrubs (four sets). 3. You are a W-2 and the practice pays for 75% of your health insurance. 4. No retirement program. 5. No PTO, but you are able to take 4-6 weeks off a year (unpaid). 6. There is one other associate
February 13, 2026
Associates Corner
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elective treatment, improve perio acceptance, reduce insurance driven thinking, or position higher value dentistry? The content should align directly with your production goals and case mix We have seen simple, procedure specific loops tied to monthly focus metrics outperform generic educational playlists
February 23, 2026
Dental "Pearls"
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. Responsibility cannot be delegated and is always retained by the practice owner/s, but Authority can be and is often delegated. The Authority for scheduling, insurance verification, billing, ordering consumables, and even dismissing patents can be delegated. However, the Responsibility of the dental
March 30, 2026
Mental Health, Well-Being, and Stress Management
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financing?? Wake up, you are dreaming. When interest rates are low, zero rate financing is common. The money costs less. Auto loans are where this is seen often. The manufacturer has captured the entire deal, All the big car companies have a finance division. Hell Tesla is selling Tesla insurance now
April 22, 2026
Equipment, Acquisition & Practice Expansion Financing
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dentists to focus on patient care. Franchisees benefit from mentorship, paid continuing education, malpractice and health insurance, and 401(k) plans. The PDS Institute offers a large CE program with advanced training in over 20 treatment areas. This comprehensive support fosters professional growth
April 22, 2026
Legal Issues
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a revolution not all that long ago. If that autoclave injures someone after I have serviced it. Whether or not the issue is on me the owner is coming for my insurance. I won't take the chance. Esp. safety critical parts please source only from the manufacturer or their distributor. A tabletop autoclave can
May 04, 2026
Equipment
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amounts of patient visits makes it seem like they are working hard and making an impact. There will be tsunami of closure of offices in CA. Also now many of us will have to go back in network or accept HMO s to sustain. Insurances must be smiling at this time.
May 26, 2026
Pediatric Dentistry
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that requires it? If the answer is yes, you can have a problem. And here is where things get weird. You can be fully compliant with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, have a signed BAA, use an approved vendor, and still lose this case. HIPAA governs how data is handled. It does
May 27, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
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justify having brokers/insurance salespeople sell products to dentists because they need help. I don't think taking advantage of dentists because they are not sophisticated can be justified under any circumstances. Not a single AUM adviser is going to do more work than a typical flat fee one
June 09, 2025
Personal Finance
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, they gave us a sheet pre-authed from insurance with the out of pocket, our insurance sent us the same form that matched. We paid up front for a discount. Then leaving the hospital they pulled me aside "how would you like to handle the balance". We went back and forth about how I thought we already paid
October 09, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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is more expensive as well. 50k is the average price of a new car!! Car repairs are also more expensive than ever. Healthcare is more expensive, housing insurance is more expensive (and sometimes not even possible in certain states) Daycare is way more expensive, partic post-COVID Getting harder
October 24, 2025
Personal Finance
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, and didn't have insurance. We don't leave people in the streets if they're sick or dying. Those people will still be seen at hospitals, as indigent care. The hospital takes the loss and eventually goes out of business. Rural areas will be harder hit than cities. At least cities, have other hospitals which
July 01, 2025
Personal Finance
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is incredibly freeing. It gives you the ability to say no to things others might feel stuck doing just to maintain their income. In my case, it means I could drop some insurances and no longer tolerate Karen patients, because I wouldnt need their business to stay afloat. FIRE (Financial Independence
June 26, 2025
Personal Finance
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. Good luck. a year ago Super embarrassing that you guys are so BROKE you cant accept insurance like ANY OTHER practice. They want you to pay cash up front and then you are responsible for getting reimbursed from your insurance company. The most bigoted More 17 Share Response from the ownera
July 08, 2025
Social Media
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is incredibly important and crucial. If you don't believe me or the SEO guys....make 4-5 calls to the biggest and smallest practices in your area as a phantom patient and ask a few questions. Ask them how much does a cleaning cost, how much is a crown, how soon can I get in, do you take my insurance
July 22, 2025
Marketing
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of this nature. I started dental school in 2014, I thought I would be rich with $100,000 a year income, I didn't have any concept of mortgage/insurance/life expenses. How could anyone at that age with a relatively stable home life? and hell my parents were never six figure earners and we got by pretty well
December 18, 2025
Financing School and Loan Repayment
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if you want to maximize your sale price. You also could mitigate this. Let's say you want to practice longer but not full go. So you gradually, leading up to that point, add additional higher revenue services, and or start dropping insurance, or add auxiliaries, or all 4 options. So instead of busting
October 30, 2025
Practice Sales
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, &/or feds. Money can also come from charitable trusts and donations from dental societies and even elements w/in the insurance industry. In states like mine (New Mexico) which have close to a 10% gross receipts tax on healthcare services paid by patients (copays and out-of-pocket costs), nonprofits
February 22, 2026
Ethical Issues
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years. We don't make it a pampering thing, staff grabs from warmer and presents it to patients after air polishing, impressions, any procedure they might need to clean their faces after. We take a few insurance plans but only with limited write-offs. Single use cotton towels are cheap and people
May 25, 2026
Marketing
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same old attacks and denials does not make a lie of the outstanding outcomes in AK and MN, nor the most recent employment of a DT in The Upper Peninsula of MI, where dentists are few and far between. Clinically and behaviorally, therapists have been a far better means to expand access than all
February 25, 2026
Ethical Issues
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, often followed by GIC or amalgam. While some dentists worry about esthetics, others note that many older patients prioritize function and simplicity over cosmetics, particularly if SDF means avoiding complex surgeries or extractions. Insurance and Reimbursement SDF is coded under CDT D1354 for caries
September 26, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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and seriously get 35-40 pts scheduled at the event and then have people call constantly in the next few days after they check their insurance. I love how this place always has folks that call bullshit immediately. I'm in a town called Nocatee. Look it up. It's stepford paradise. The community has a huge
October 28, 2025
Pediatric Dentistry
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told him to look up their insurance and call back if they could come see us. Which was the opposite of my philosophy. Which was get them in and wow the with our service and offerings so that they didn't care about their insurance. Unfortunately, my business partner was too cheap to spend the money
January 26, 2026
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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dentist' is weak. 'Explained everything, gentle, bilingual front desk, no upselling' is powerful. Second, clean up your online footprint. Your Name, Address, Phone number (NAP) has to match everywhere. Website, Google Business profile, insurance directories, Facebook, Yelp. Inconsistencies confuse AI
April 22, 2026
Marketing
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in court and they will make no more offers. No offense taken. Back when we saw you last March, from what we talked about, the only thing less expensive in NY was gasoline. Both property taxes and health insurance costs are more expensive in NY. My gripe is that I wished I had convinced my wife to move
May 29, 2025
Politics
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house so my wife could still do OM duties from home and even answer our office phone from home. She pays all the bills, runs pay-roll, reviews EODs for errors, puts insurance checks into our PMS, manages my PPOs to make sure we are getting the best fees and negotiates fees as needed, handles
August 19, 2025
Practice / Family Management for Women Dentists
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detectable radiographically and this will give us a better shot at resolving your issues. No maam your insurance wont pay for it again" And this will be the clincher that gets them to return to the previous dentist and leave you uninvolved. I mean, I literally just had this convo with a patient. Now
September 29, 2025
Ethical Issues
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told us it's $17k a month. They've used up most of their savings but they have long term care insurance. I don't know what the long term care insurance covers. Day 3 of the shutdown and the Dow topped 47K for the first time. I'm going with Oct 7th, to go along with the 2nd anniversary of the attack
October 03, 2025
Politics
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the definition of these subsidies can vary. This includes direct payments for crop insurance, commodity price support programs, and purchases for food assistance programs like , is to stabilize the agricultural industry and ensure a cheap, safe food supply." I hear ya. I am not a fan of their products (owned
September 10, 2025
Personal Finance
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productivity. start now by dropping the insurance with the lowest fee I think the market did better under dementia joe. its a buyers market in florida and texas with inventories high. Prices aren't coming down much though but that will change if trump can put enough pressure on the economy to sufficiently
July 14, 2025
Personal Finance
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What do you think are the most significant contributors to stress in the working relationship between dentists and hygienists? Such as: -Hygiene workforce shortages -Lack ofLeadership and communication -office culture -wages -Insurance-related challenges Thoughts on these Thanks Eric Legit
June 13, 2025
Hygiene Discussions
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they were put on unemployment) With an office being closed for 9 weeks, there would be no money to make payroll, possibly for 2 cycles. While closed, all the usual bills came in, including the final payroll. Then when you reopen, you are waiting for insurance checks and payments to build the account
August 04, 2025
Ethical Issues
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is giving Americans back their cultural and educational institutions Not sure how many people have Cure auto insurance in their state. They came into Michigan about five years ago and had a big advertising campaign to kick things off featuring local celebrities. There's an article in the local
August 14, 2025
Politics
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. Thanks people - I won't let one crazy ruin my week I fit that as well. We should all push NG's on patients, as it's the cheapest, best insurance to save teeth. . Truth is they aren't worth the squeeze, for us, money wise and so many are non-compliant unless they have headaches or pain. Patients have
December 27, 2025
Social Media
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thought these insurance companies were in competition with one another. It seems every month you are showing us a new parternership. What gives? My MetLife is under Connection. I suppose they are just going to compare and see which is the lowest between My Sunlife and My Connection Just got a letter
September 16, 2025
PPOs and HMOs
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