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insurance reimbursements, patients with lower dental IQ, and way less competition from other specialists. Insurance reimbursements have not been raised in the last 10 years and it doesn't look like they're going to be in the future. However, it looks like there would be more work in this state than
December 11, 2017
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practiced in the US as well as Canada that can tell me more about the differences, specifically with the insurance models, but also any general thoughts overall. Thanks! I've practiced in both countries. Educated in the U.S., United States citizen. Had to take written and clinical exams in Canada which
October 17, 2017
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, use of credit cards, dental expenditures per capita, and employee saturation, whereas with PPO-geared practices, you typically look for a lower median age, with a relatively higher average household size, employee saturation, and of course refined insurance enrollment figures. It's tough to make
January 25, 2015
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without a dentist, but they'll be spread out over 60+ mile radius. And people that live out in BFE don't usually care about what their teeth look like from my experience. Quote from a pt of mine that drives about 60 miles to see me because i'm in network with her insurance. she needs a max complete
October 13, 2016
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Working on a pedo start up and dreaming about working in the community where I live. Demographics came back good for population density and lack of competition but I am not sure what the reality is going to be like. Area's average household income $120K and 75% private insurance......I am myself
March 06, 2021
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hi everyone, I am a recent grad looking to open an oral surgery practice. Would anyone have information about how long it takes a practice to build up, cost of start up, average collections/production per year, hours worked, scope of the practice, insurance, etc.? How has itinerant work affected
October 05, 2023
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and may have the cream of the available patients, AND is not encumbered with insurance and billing issues. You will probably be involved with Insurance coverage(s), and may have to settle for lower fees. Suggestion: You may want to anonymously call the dentist that only takes private pay to see how long
September 20, 2024
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Hi, have not post much on this forum but have been following it for years. But guess this is going to be the first of many.Does anyone know of a person or company that provides demographic report that includes population insurance types, dentist in the area and their lvl or busy-neas ( as in how
September 23, 2014
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started a practice from scratch with similar demographics? Start ups are hard in any environment nowadays. If I was a younger dentist and crazy enough to consider owning my practice in this Covid mass, Id buy a well established practice with room to expand and add other insurance programs.All the best
July 30, 2020
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with insurance companies. There are draw backs for sure...generally the cost everything in Canada is higher as are our taxes. However if you stay out of the big cities for work, you'll be just fine.The best thing about rain?? You don't have to shovel it. I'm just a couple hundred miles S of Southern BC. We
October 08, 2018
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of road I am looking at, in a 3 mile N-S direction, there are about 10 other general dentists. Sorry I know this is a little off topic in this thread! Thanks In the state of Texas, any non-covered benefit can be charged at UCR fee. Insurance companies cannot dictate how much to charge the patient
April 03, 2016
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receptionist-all of the employees come with the sale-3 fully equipped ops but plumbed for more- equipment is about 5 yrs old-open 4 days, closed mon,wed,sun-80% insurance (delta and blue cross), 20% self pay-averaging 20 pts per month for past year-average age of patients: 40-no marketing, new patients
July 08, 2015
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chances of losing your sheep. The one with more will be more hungry. Replace dental offices with wolves. You will have to fight off competition who are actively trying to pull your patients from you. More saturated areas also lower insurance reimbursement. Good point. My assumption
October 15, 2018
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this as well... Rural towns here are less than1000 people. 5000+is considered a city. Doesn't Maine have state assistance with setting up practices? Or am I mistaken? My question about the usual go rural advice is do you then participate in every insurance (maybe avoiding straight Medicaid
November 16, 2015
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haven't research this yet but I have plans to call both offices to get a feel. 7. Insurances accepted - Yet to research this My thoughts 1. 1 day a week (Thurs) -The dentist: population ratio is 1:5124 since both practices are closed on thursday. 2. Send a mailer to the larger practice with a purchase
November 09, 2020
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to the bottom. We charge the 2019 fee guide! Oh, we charge 4% to 7% BELOW fee guide! Anyone who has been in the business more than 10 years knows this is bullshit. They are up selling, upcoding and mis-coding and abusing insurance. Sorry but this is what I have seen, they ALL do it. Point is, in Alberta
January 11, 2022
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and your practice name comes up in a google search or insurance list, they are more likely to select you bc you more familiar than the other practices on the list i.e, you are dentist office right off the highway by the starbucks That familiarity is what marketers spend billions of dollars on for tv ads
September 08, 2017
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with the higher income offices I have worked at, hahaha. We aren't doing full mouth rehabs or a lot of elective treatment, but most people are willing to do everything their insurance will pay for and then a little more if you can help them understand the value of treatment. As far as predictable
October 28, 2020
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department of insurance and contracted Delta dentists are becoming a super scarce at least in my area. Took 20 years but it is awesome!!North Texas would be my recommendation too. Avoid Houston at all costs (saturated, heat/roaches/I could go on as I grew up there but avoid). Austin (my current
April 23, 2025
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. Currently working with Lisa Weber from unlock PPO to negotiate PPO's. She is amazing! their service is worth every penny! Its amazing how easily we can get screw by insurance by not having a good strategy. She really knows her stuff and its looking out for potential pitfalls. To any townies looking
June 16, 2018
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