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hygienists asking for $70/hr, and dealing with dental insurances, etc, some dentists wont be able to hire adequate number of staff to accommodate their patients. Then what, have the DAs perform the cleanings? No cleanings? And what if the robot has a pretty face? Or displays pts favorite movie, etc? How
October 13, 2024
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also partner/support local Dentist via AzDA, AGD, AACD, Invisalign, CEREC clubs. When I heard about this opportunity dealing with Insurance and what has happened this past year, I wanted to get involved and help make a change. Feel free to contact me with any other questions or concerns Greetings Phil
August 29, 2020
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are dentists who are not on DT, or patients who would like to help and may feel compelled to contribute. Mike, is it possible to switch the insurance plan you have? I know that with the new rules and regulations they cannot deny preexisting conditions. Sorry, don't mean to derail the thread. Just
September 12, 2015
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to gunshot being a preexisting condition He was shot with a gun with a silencer attached. I am hoping the CEO of Delta Dental is reading the news today and the stock is up today United Health care is the absolutely worst dental insurance. Well ya, who assassinates anyone on a busy street without
December 04, 2024
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growth. Letran recounts lawsuits, construction projects, acquisitions, and even a lawsuit against an insurance company that dragged on for years. Through it all, she kept learning, pivoting, and expanding her identity beyond dentistry into writing, speaking, film production, and philanthropy. Her
October 17, 2025
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if you read the comments at the end of the article, nearly everyone blames dentists for being pricey, less blame on the parents. and that insurances cover little in the way of dental care. what do you all think about that?
November 11, 2017
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a habit of happening at the worst possible time and so it seems that a proud and popular dentist has found himself caught in a tough spot with his daughter needing expensive care, more then what his current means allow him to afford, in spite of insurance. Life sucks like that at times!!! To all of us
December 25, 2015
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a mixed neighborhood like mine. The houses that cost the original owners $30,0000 are now worth $3,000,000. When an older person passes and it does not go to an heir to live in, one wall is left up to call it a remodel and boom, you have a new $6,000,000 + house. By the way, home insurance pulled out
January 10, 2025
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June 05, 2017
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anonymously, as well as hide the amount if you prefer that n one sees it. We are so close, come on folks. This things needs to be done:))Why was the goal raised once it was met? The goal was raised once, early on in the fund raising effort, due to insurance issues which meant much less reimbursable
April 02, 2016
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,to insurance involvement, to the for-profit mentality of our system, to student loan debt...the list is endless here...is far from perfect. Improvements can be made on all fronts. Taking a step back and using our in-the-trenchesknowledge to at least discuss the idea that there is a better philosophy
April 28, 2020
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Lia's family needs your help. The family’s health insurance doesn’t cover all of the considerable costs of Lia's multiple chemotherapy treatments and medications. Please consider helping this family through Lia's fight toward remission. Any donation will help no matter how small
September 04, 2015
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it!), but I am pretty sure that chiropractors will need much more insurance coverage if they do NOT have a license than if the DO. It's all $$$ driven-from politics to health care to... you name it in this society.let's look at the variables: a lot of poor are not getting treated. (their fault? dentists
May 20, 2012
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else about this school and all the other private school cash grabs (for the school) are a joke though. lol its so funny cause its probably true... Hahaha. That's a trick question because all of those answers are covered by insurance. Second Year Curriculum, Business of Dentistry. Care Credit: Tips
October 07, 2023
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of the disease and preventative measures. As a profession, we grossly over exaggerate the surgical approach versus the medical and preventative approach. Our insurance reimbursements now reflect this and it's a downward spiral because we have even less incentive to prevent this disease or investigate ways
July 04, 2017
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people who has no access to care. She was 22 and her mom brought her. Toothache, needed either endo or ext. They didn't do anything because they had no insurance. Of course, somehow they were able to find iphone insurance, and fake suntan insurance, and hair highlight insurance, and piercings
May 14, 2012
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checking out. I've been with our daughter every step of the way. I've missed a LOT of time at the office. Missing a half day tomorrow for lumbar puncture (intrathecal chemo). The financial impact (even with insurance) is HEAVY. Pretty much wipes anyone out. Retirement plans? Fuggedaboutit! haha! So
July 02, 2025
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gets out that you prescribe them easily then every druggie in town will be scheduling appointments with you. Perfect advice JJ. Just perfect. Get life and good disability insurance ASAP. Its cheap at that age 40 years ago and the SAME issues still! Interesting read. Go and work for heartland from
August 02, 2018
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was almost 60. These two are having a blast as dentists. They are busy as they want to be and are making money and more importantly, they are happy. TMD treatment is beyond dental insurance and it sets one apart from the competition down the street. Please sign up to their podcast, it is free
April 22, 2025
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health service-one for the rich, and the other, limited and often of poorer quality, for the majority. Corporations and insurance companies are increasingly taking over the provision of health services, including dental services, in many countries. The treatment regimens that they promote
June 19, 2017
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the get go. Edit: I thought about it for a bit. It must be damn hard to find instructors, quality or not. Running it like a business may turn off a lot of potential instructors. Here is what you went through to get into our school's clinic, and keep in mind they took no insurance and prices were
January 02, 2024
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. As a profession we will never be able to circle the wagons and protect ourselves. By nature we are the very least cohesive group possible and the weakest of the herd because of it. The insurance companies and the supply/equipment companies recognized it from the beginning. That is why our supply
December 16, 2014
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at least. Also, how did you guys hear about this? I'd couldn't have made this one, but I'd really like to make the next one. My 3m rep is no good and I'd like to see things in action. Sounds like a great time. +2 Ed--3M is very aware of financial , insurance and other pressures pushing
June 23, 2014
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earlier, the notion of even doing it was very uncomfortable to me. VERY. As for the goal increase... I just saw that (literally a few minutes ago). Caught me by surprise, too! I'll have to ask my wife, but I suspect it may be related to news from our insurance company. Chriss is handling a lot
September 08, 2015
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with the most basic dental material, composite, puts in hours of pain staking work to produce incredible long lasting results for his patients at what they or their insurance will pay for and he documents his work in magnificent detail for the benefit of we dentist strangers. I don't think he has a CE course
August 27, 2019
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secret shopper calls were very informative and led to changes in how we do things Typical call before SI: Do you take my insurance, Cigna? What do you have? PPO or DMO? I don't know. Look into it and call us back. After SI we would put them on the schedule and then find out their coverage. Little
December 09, 2021
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% but for some reason my insurance costs are up more then just 2%. It's literally outright lies. I would rather believe twitter and facebook over MSM news. I actually like Uwe, but he lives in Canada, no offense but folks in Canada get the luxury of wagging their fingers at the US, as they dont have
September 16, 2024
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insurance plan, cannot be properly described in words. Mike's given much to the DT community and I'm blown away by how this community has already responded. It truly is a community in more ways than just exchanging awesome bonding protocols, as evidenced by the responses to date.I did not read
October 08, 2015
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any changes over the past 49 years? Maybe others in my age bracket feel the same. As to helping others on this forum, of course, I will share if there is any interest. I made it a goal to do complicated, expensive dentistry in rural Texas and it be all cash, no insurance. I was able to achieve my
December 30, 2021
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