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by price, insurance networks, prior authorizations, deductibles, and confusion. Europe rations by budgets, queues, government negotiation, and delayed access. Pick your poison. No healthcare system has figured out how to give everyone unlimited access to the best doctors, newest drugs, shortest waits
May 21, 2026
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their energy on decreasing SL burden, fighting the hygiene situation and standing up to insurance. You know, the real reasons why people dont want to own or want to sell. I'm learning so much in this thread Pharmacy and dentistry are very different thank god. A commodity type business vs a personal
May 20, 2026
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certainly accepted 100% of the risks for anything clinically, every day you practice. Let the DSO handle the insurance companies. I do that of course...doesn't change all the bs they pull all the time. Here is a good story for you... In the first one I worked for, American Dental Partners...(which
May 13, 2026
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More Perfect Union made a great video addressing the issue of DSOs and insurance companies Dentists Expose Why Dental Insurance Is A Scam Here's the clean narrative summary of that video based on the full transcript and source material: Why Dental Insurance Feels Like a Scam: Dentists Explain
April 08, 2026
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the financials and the second office was barely breaking even. Another doc is perpetually trying to find an associate to staff the other office. And the third one ended up just working both offices themselves but moved to a more DSO style of tx planning (every insurance imaginable, add ons like irrigation
May 21, 2026
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to the lowest hourly paid staff. Their task is to empty the insurance benefits of that patient. State boards have rules that can be applied to individuals with a license, individuals they can actually control by risk of damage. That feeds into the problem. State boards only have control over people
May 04, 2026
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. Keep a spreadsheet for the effective date for each carrier. Some will process in 3 weeks and others can take 2 months. You'll need to have your aging team keep a watch our for any claim denials that result from the change so they can resubmit accordingly. Always happy to share what I we see other offices doing that works but I would always recommend consulting your account and/or tax lawyer.
January 18, 2023
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systems, train team members, manage recall, control overhead, track case acceptance, reduce insurance dependence, and build a practice that can breathe without you standing over every operatory like the dental version of air traffic control. The reports all point to the same reality. Dentistry has
April 30, 2026
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: vatech? Xrays on the wall Progeny? Patient Management System>> Open Dental, Archy, oryx? intra oral Scanner: Shining Elite payroll services marketing companies for website installation at least Telephone service Insurance Credentialing services Regular dental supplies am looking at Benco for most part
March 05, 2026
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that is owned by MODA Insurance which also affiliated with Delta Dental. What Im worried about is Delta sending all their subscribers a letter saying they now have a Delta Dental practice in the area and they can be seen there. I have a big problem with an insurance company owning a DSO. Im under
January 15, 2024
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As we are entering a new age is it a good idea to provide medical insurance and what will that do with our overhead?What are dsos offering their staff and what percentage of their medical insurance do they cover?What kind of insurance to they provide ? Basic hmo or top of the line ppo
January 07, 2024
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of clinics. Kaiser Permanente did this in medicine and in its own dental system in the Northwest, but that model sits inside a full health system. What Wisconsin is now experiencing is the pure insurance version. Delta Dental of Wisconsin bought Cherry Tree Dental, a DSO with dozens of locations across
November 17, 2025
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the business and management backbone behind one. The licensed dentists handle all clinical decisions and patient care, while the DSO manages the business side: HR, marketing, billing, insurance, payroll, supplies, IT, and compliance. This model exists because most states prohibit non-dentists from owning
January 24, 2026
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practices owned and operated by dentists (rather than corporate or private-equity models) serve patients' interests best. Key advocacy priorities include resisting insurance practices they view as unfair, promoting fluoridation of water, supporting hygiene licensure reciprocity, and pushing back against
September 02, 2025
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The husband came in yesterday, the wife is coming in today. He's a friendly guy, late 30's, no dental insurance. I asked what brought him to my practice and he said his former office down the street sold to private equity and he didn't like the atmosphere anymore. He was looking for a slower-paced
March 19, 2026
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and saturdays It'll work better than Monday to Thursday family practice with prophys and patients who just want their insurance benefits nothing more. That's for sure. I imagine theyll have difficulty finding employees. Sadly, dentist will probably be the easiest position to fill. I thinkin' a gittin' a license and helpin' 'em out occasionally! Nah . . . to much trouble.
August 17, 2025
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We have talked for years on DT how DSOs supposedly get better reimbursement from insurance companies. But I never heard a good reason WHY this happens. My thinking is that at one time there were unsaturated areas of the US where an insurance company had few to no providers. A DSO could move
March 03, 2022
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. Dentistry used to be described like a profession with a business attached. Today it often feels like a business with a profession stuffed inside it. You are not just prepping crowns and diagnosing cracked teeth. You are also managing staff drama, insurance nonsense, software subscriptions, OSHA, HR, cyber
March 29, 2026
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the insurance plans. Just the way it is. Phil paints a great picture. But he retired immediately after selling. I'd like to talk to his associate at about year 3 after being a DSO employee. She may love her job...or she may want to jump off a bridge...either scenario is possible. I admit
March 03, 2022
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-dentists operate. The main premises are: 1. aggressive treatment planning and diagnostics using a zealous algorithm 2. aggressive patient financing 3. if you cant get enough new grads to fall in, you start a dental school 4. if you cant get enough insurance cos to cooperate, you buy up all
January 22, 2025
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insurances or do incentive programs, they were happy with the money we were producing. Since then they have let go several staff members including the person who solely does our collections... then proceeded to tell us that we now have a collections problem that needs to be fixed but have given
July 23, 2025
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the PPO docs do not charge their full fee and then do the adjustments when the EOB comes in. You will never understand how much you are being screwed by the insurances that you accept until you see the reality of your decision in black and white. I have a good friend of mine who always talks in terms
November 01, 2017
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and is ultimately legally and ethically responsible for what happens under my roof. I have agreements with 3rd party vendors to do insurance verifications, to do lab work, to do payroll, to do the landscaping etc etc. Why is there so much pressure to give up this model? Why are DSOs so adamant to have
January 14, 2026
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requirements. The March TDA Today flier had two rules changes, one rule proposal, changes to CE, and notes from the latest meeting of the anesthesia advisory committee. Throw in insurance and supplies. PPO and DMO dealing with DSO on different pay scales than solo. Also suppliers giving preference
May 06, 2022
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month! I feel sorry for those that signed up for it. The dental space is tiny, There are no margins. Dentistry, historically, was designed to produce revenue. Pay overhead, pay employees, cover internal programs (insurance, retirement etc) then the remaining was the doctor/ doctors income. ex
April 30, 2024
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quality and safe work. The biggest problem is that the office is run by somebody who may know nothing about dentistry. I think it is the same for the specialists. If you are not careful, you'd be hurting patients or committing insurance fraud unknowingly. I think DSO is there because
December 15, 2022
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real estate agents that he works with All good advice! My question is how did you grow it 7 locations. Are they all under the same name? Do you par with a lot of insurances to keep everyone busy? I just built a new office with 8 ops. My plan was to add a doc but then when Delta said they have
September 15, 2023
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just a shame when business and dental meet in a corporate environment its the patient who pays either through care or their pocketbook or both. A good example of a DSO business practice that solo dentists dont do is maximizing insurance benefits. Using the proper codes. Playing their game. We find
March 10, 2022
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: $250 per tooth for standard extractions, which includes a panoramic x-ray, evaluation, local anesthetic, and the extraction itself. Wisdom teeth extractions are $350 per tooth. They do not accept insurance or offer payment plans, emphasizing simplicity and affordability. How It Works: As Easy
June 18, 2025
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an insurance dentist, I've really made the insurance man rich...that makes me extremely bitter...but have always had plenty of patients to see...Insurance companies are Enemy#1 in our profession IMHO...What total dumpster fire that whole situation is...I hate that part of myself for participating
January 17, 2024
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the opposite. I have a partner now but solo dolo is quite doable. I think you mention these things when you try to compete with every other dentist that takes insurance. Be different and you will win. We already hit the 2 million dollar production and we dont take insurance. I use productive dentist
March 01, 2023
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estate deal. Did Walmart dental accept insurance? anybody knows? Im wondering if Wal-Mart would have been better off just being an OON emergency clinic. 1FD, 1 DA, 1 DDS. 1-2 chairs. Tons of foot traffic in a demographic that consistently has something going on. Sound like my dream practice. Except
May 01, 2024
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my health insurance and liability insurance provided. I can see the value and benefits of private practice - but for me, what I gain from my job outweighs the financial gain I'd have by owning my own. Everyone has different life goals. I think we have all seen poor quality and over treatment come
April 02, 2024
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adoption without similar infrastructure. Finally, this transaction highlights how DSOs are evolving from simple roll-ups into multi-layered support organizations. Heartland isn't just aggregating practices; it is embedding training (Heartland Dental University), insurance relations, HR, IT, supply chain
September 09, 2025
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...unless dental insurance becomes as complex/a part of medical insurance, or the Standard of care technologically becomes so expensive (SOC for implants is a robot/ SOC for endo is CBCT with 100k machine to clean canals etc.) Medical insurance is so complicated and almost necessary to accept due
March 28, 2023
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profitable to keep owners happy? Specially in the PPO world Please DSO haters, stay away from my thread, don't come here tell me how they're ruining everything. Please insurance haters, don't come here tell me to drop all ins and go FFS. If that works for you, good for you, doesn't work for everybody
June 07, 2023
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of private practice. But I believe there are many things that could reverse the situation. The one single thing that would turn it all around would be to not graduate almost 7,000 dentists a year. Get that number down to 5,000, with half being female, and balance is restored. DSOs and insurance
March 09, 2023
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pay. She has 4 VAs answering calls and an insurance coordinator that sends claims, etc.... I'm starting to think she doesn't do that much, but somehow, she is always looking pretty busy. So my idea is to hire an Assistant Regional Manager(open to better titles)...with effectively the same power
December 19, 2022
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disappears. He doesnt care if he never sees a penny from selling the remainder of the 20%, assuming MB2 overpaid for the 80%. What can MB2 do in that situation? And how does malpractice insurance handle a claim against the office? The doctor only owns 20% of the practice, so he gets 20% of the liability? What is MB2? I have never heard of that and I am on Dentaltown every day for the last 10 years. Are you serious?
May 05, 2023
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of dentistry. The Solo practitioner will thrive in the decades to come. Why? The present DSO model cannot work long term. As we know there are two types of patients the DSO patient and the private pay patient. Private pay (I include those with decent insurance) are not going away. More importantly
March 02, 2023
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. Look at the pay for the managers. Better than working for corps dealing with malpractice, hipaa and waiting to get paid from insurance. Wont be easy so is dentistry That is pretty wild, not sure about how easy being a GM for gas staion/ car wash is. Buit look at the benefits, pretty dam good.
November 22, 2022
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at Tesla and Uber. Corporate profits are so 2004. Of course those fees are ridiculous but for many many Americans without insurance dental fees are unaffordable IMO, its an ecosystem- the real profit is in driving foot traffic to the retail side of the store. In order of importance, I see
September 10, 2020
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I bet the walmart clinics take all insurances under the sun and they are finding out that catering to these low-paying, shitty insurances dont work out in the end. Easy for them to shrug it off but to the little guys who do this they cant recover from something like this. They were super heroes
May 09, 2024
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. Frequently, there is insurance for owners in this situation. If the owner has such insurance then he should not have an issue with paying the entire staff. Are the other staff members (RDH, front office etc.) getting paid? If so then the associate should be treated no differently. I tend to fall
August 05, 2022
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. What lab is used. Does doctor or office pay lab? What is the lowest paying insurance for fillings/crowns/endo that is accepted. how does it work as far as after hours emergency calls? are patients shared or is it 1 patient gets 1 doc? is there a daily/weekly guarantee? Are you being paid
August 07, 2024
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to exit to insurance companies... Except, private credit markets pulled back, which means PE will get less funding for these, so multiples will and are compressing. Furthermore, the exit looks like it will be potentially less and less as more continuation funds and PIKs are employed. I don't forsee
March 17, 2026
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office is in and creating one mega practice with 2 to 3 dentists and 8 hygienists.If we have too many patients/providers to fit in 16 ops we will just start cutting some insurance plans. We dont accept any PPO, but are in network with a few major insurances that we could drop to slim down.What do
May 05, 2023
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, providing AI tools for diagnostics, treatment planning, patient education, and insurance workflows. Combined with adoption of Curodont from vVardis, which enables non-invasive enamel remineralization, the company is shifting toward proactive preventive care and preservation over restoration
August 08, 2025
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pays for a procedure you did, they place that money in unearned income until the insurance claim goes through. If that money is never assigned to you, then you do not get paid for that money. Write-offs: They can write off procedures that patients have already paid for, and this hits your
April 14, 2022
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. This coupled with accepting every insurance under the sun and cheap NP exams essentially makes their new grads dental volume slaves. Then they brag about their 1% of docs salaries (previous private practice owner offices with already established systems, or in Aspen's case, owners) while they crush
June 14, 2023
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