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by insurance companies you have to buy cheap shit for the cheap patients who 'have to go in network'. They want cheap, they get cheap. I guess we could start adding a 'made in America' fee. I bet 90% of patients would opt for whatever is cheapest regardless. We once had a rep for one of the big
April 10, 2026
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the downright weird and strange things that happen with products and people. It's a good thing when the manufacturer's who make the products carry actual product liability insurance. ZERO recourse on the privately imported Chinese equipment. No need to insure for what you are totally insulated from
April 19, 2026
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guys to home builders and even the fed. The fed is denying it constantly because everyone is talking about. Their adamant denial shows that it keeps coming up. Yeah I guess I mean that it is not a daily news story. The government does not seem to be admitting it, just keeps printing trillions. Yep
May 21, 2021
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Does anybody visit businesses with good dental insurance plans and drop off goody baskets and the such to them? If so, how do you find the businesses with good insurance plans to visit? What do you do to target the good insurance... I did this a few times with some union retirees and a big Worker's
July 13, 2015
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for solo doctors to ban together for reduced healthcare costs, reduced insurance costs, increased Insurance reimbursement etc... while still operating independently. I dropped Patterson/ Benco for net32, but I will look at amazon. At this point IMO it feels like if you are not in a DSO you
February 20, 2026
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Hi everyone - my office caught fire last May and we lost all of our supplies and much of the equipment. We just reopened two weeks ago and while insurance has been obviously quite helpful, we are starting over in terms of materials, samples, crown/partial models...We received a bite appliance demo
January 27, 2017
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diagnostically. Have had trouble biting the bullet with roi but feel it is becoming more and more an ethical thing for me to have one. Also solid advice. There are a LOT of ways to lower overhead. Im surprised no one has mentioned improving systems (flow) altogether. Are you getting paid by the insurance
November 29, 2021
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in a similar way): Nice photos and thanks for posting those! Which photography course did you take online? Absolutely... Mouthwatch is a good, reliable camera and all you need to show patients and insurance companies the problem... Around $300... We have them in every room... There isnothingas
March 04, 2024
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suffer. One of the biggest issues that is not immediately apparent is the complete lack of accountability that comes along with those too good to be true prices. A great for instance is the lack of product liability insurance. As a wholesale representative I have supplied evidence of my
February 27, 2014
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With the pathetic reimbursement from insurance for restorative, I'm trying to cut some corners so I might make a living. I've almost considered skipping the finbal polishing step for posterior composites, but conscience won't let med. But at $1.75 a pop for a couple of minutes use and dropping into the trash just kind of bothers me. I love Shofu and the minnow from Microcopy, but looking for alternatives edit by administrator due to self promotion.
February 15, 2018
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, with Adjusted EBITDA expected to grow in the mid single digits. The guidance excludes certain costs and items, including restructuring, intangible amortization, legal and advisory expenses tied to their cybersecurity incident, and insurance claim outcomes. The assumptions include modest improvements
September 22, 2025
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. According to my rep, the savings on gloves alone in 1 month paid for the membership that month. If you don't use burkhart, might want to dig deeper to see it's value. I used an insurance consultant from there. Was very good
April 26, 2020
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about the pricing. Somethings like the albuterol inhaler I was able to get at the local pharmacy who even ran it through our insurance. Other things try southern anesthesia. I dont want to order 10 vials of epi or whatever. They were able to do it by ampule and it was much less.
November 30, 2021
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in negotiating with insurance companies nor do I really want to do that. What I found out is that one thing that Apex does is negotiate PPO rates for practices. It looks like they increase reimbursement 10-15%. The best part is Apex operates on a shared savings platform. Essentially you only pay them
November 16, 2016
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and...Just use the anterior for both...I used to before I got the G-aenial :) Eric It is OK that you are wrong :)....dont worry about it LOL Jason My previous doctor left me mostly old junk from his practice but he did leave me a human skull. I didn't have insurance on the place during the renovation
January 16, 2012
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practices. We increased fees across the board by 2% in Jan 2021. We also took full advantage of the insurance companies reimbursing for PPE. We recouped approx $4000 for PPE this way. We did not charge a seperate PPE fee to patients. We also cut back some things in the office- no longer do postcard
June 29, 2021
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of organized dentistry. Something tells me its not good that these two companies are this friendly. Something about my malpractice and office insurance policies being this connected to Schein. Well that didn't take long for cda to sell us out to henry schein. That is nuts that they think Henry Schein
October 14, 2020
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always say they will match pricing from others, but why waste your time. Price it competitive or get eaten by your competitors. If the assumption is things in dentistry have gotten cheaper than is it fair to assume that Insurances see this as a reason to keep reimbursement stagnant . I for one dont
August 13, 2025
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supply company here in Seattle. They also used to sell on net32. I bought my adec chairs/cabinets from them in 2010. They just got rid of their repair business. At the end of the day the profits they are making are going into the pockets of the CDA. Same when you get your malpractice insurance from
August 29, 2019
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supply consumption. If you see three people for a two surface composit and accept a 15% write off for one insurance carrior and a 25% for another, plus you also see someone without insurnance you end of with three differnt numbers for collections. However you use the same amount of dental
April 25, 2026
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. Just see what else is going on out here and if I'm missing anything. I also heard of one office charging a $5 office fee He said he can't raise his prices due to insurance so he was making it up that way. I thought that was interesting. Soon after he got bought out by corporate. Guess he was done
August 14, 2019
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, and complete the repair? Most won't do it, their companies forbid using used parts. Too much time trying to find the parts, too much liability if the used part should fail or be no good out of the box. I know of repairs that ended in a 300,000.00 bill the insurance company had to absorb. That's
November 19, 2013
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(your practice) from the economic pressure which will continue to grow. By banding together, we can stand for quality and service, and resist the forces which try to push only price and insurance coverage. You simply won't be able to do that for your entire career if you are alone. As far as saving
July 24, 2024
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practices are destroyed. Days are numbered for those of us who prefer to be independent. Between Schein and the big 5 dental insurance companies who want small group practices and solo offices to disappear we are in a downward spiral. Its not about quality of care anymore but rather dentistry has
October 04, 2022
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the following: Brought the affected doctors and their insurance people together in our conference room the day after the fire. Helped the insurance companies value the loss. Immediately called around and found offices that would give space to these people to practice while they rebuilt. Drew
March 28, 2018
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that it is not worth the effort and to just put the effort into producing more because producing more pays more per hour than shopping around for supplies. Shopping around for supplies doesn't hurt my back, attempting to produce more does... Shopping for supplies doesn't create insurance drama
June 28, 2016
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of the major suppliers were not on the list, and they have always been there. I just feel like somebody is going to get squeezed out of the picture here. We've been paying a premium for basic supplies for years, and if fees can't be raised for insurance, we have to find somewhere to save. I like Net32
January 18, 2023
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. They will try to maximize the amount of xrays the insurance companies will allow. Generally if you have 40 new patients a week, you will increase your bottom line more than 50,000 dollars over the course of a year or more. This is how they can make you money. I know this to be true, i worked
December 01, 2017
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as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, is the final step in making sure that manufacturers of medications, medical devices, medical supplies and biologicals which are covered by CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program), tell CMS about payments or any other transfers of value that are sent
July 16, 2014
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in a way that injures your patient, who ya gonna call Ghostbusters? Well you will be ghosted..... Do you call your malpractice carrier? Hi, my patient is threatening lawsuit because my Yabangbang failed and fractured her central incisor. Insurance carrier: What the hell is a Yabangbang? Oh it's
March 11, 2020
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notice unless the local rep can get you a loaner. Good luck. A lot of us have learned the hard way when it comes to sensors. Excellent advice from teethdood The really short A male A female USB extension cords are cheap insurance, less than 5 bucks ea. for high quality. Consider the extensions
September 10, 2023
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organizations that 3rd party test products for safety, primarily electrical safety. The UL or ETL seal both are evidence the manufacturer has agreed and paid for 3rd party testing of the product for safety. Things are different today, any significant claim for insurance reimbursement can trigger
August 12, 2023
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. And then, there is the savings offered by Apex Reimbursements and by QDP. Aon will lower insurance expenses once we have enough members. There will be more. No, but they will give you free samples and help you run your practice..... Can you elaborate on the total $$$ of the order and is this savings
November 25, 2014
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This reminds me of a question for Rick Workman in Howard's podcast. It had to do with Heartland getting higher reimbursements from insurance companies. His answer surprised me, he said one reason for this was that insurance companies actually prefer working with Heartland. Why would
March 03, 2018
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them. You have pressure from DSO competition, from insurance company depression, and now, you, as a customer are being thrashed by your supplier. How much crap do you want to tolerate? They tried it with Rick Workman. We all know his response. aquiver kwivr/ adjective adjective:aquiver quivering
September 03, 2017
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of our inventory, not what we paid for the inventory. She just used the Schien catalog for prices...Everyone should do this for thief and fire insurance. dougGood Advice DougMight I addWalk around the office with a camera and take pictures of all rooms from several angles, open the drawers
May 10, 2010
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discount from already low price DrMWS, are you talking about selling the office to a group like synergy...? I think I am missing something here. Synergy doesn't own offices. They charge you to do things you stink at like marketing and negotiating better supply prices and insurance and reading office
March 10, 2016
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the real crooks. They seize the merchandise and the minimum wage people filling the orders are out of a job. It is then done again in another rented space. The FDA enforcement actions at lists these out. Those that are using these products may wish to check their insurance coverage. It's criminal
November 03, 2022
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will pass. Agreed. I agree....I will be leaving once there is a monthly fee. They probably already know that a percentage of their membership will leave...kind of like how we expect some patients to leave once we drop insurances. Much like some patients who leave, I may consider coming back if I
December 27, 2024
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and the albutarol, and use my health insurance discount to buy them for the office. Costs a lot less that way.mark...Schein has a medical supply side that you can order from. We started doing this after our local Walgreens infusion center stopped selling drugs to dentists for their emergency kits. I also
June 30, 2015
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with Benco if you are interested. Just let me know. We give fruit away. The insurance includes the health insurance. Its a policy through the office. My accountant fixes it every year. I dont think I actually get to deduct it. Wait wait, are you that guy who had his knee on my chest while you were
January 22, 2013
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of Canada. It doesn't look like they offer supplies but if they do, it seems like it is tied to some type of insurance plan - unless I am missing something. Has the website shut down or changed. I recently signed up and yet there is no listing or prices or reviews or info. Do you know if the website
June 07, 2019
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wanted for my office by October 30 to get the current pricing. I have started doing that and will over next week or so. Something to think about. It's sad dentists care more about their supplies going up 10% which amounts to less than 1% of overhead and yet dental insurances beat us up over fees
December 24, 2018
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here in Texas and I opened the door to the Texas Dental Assoc. (TDA) but they were not interested. The TDA has a Perks Program but it pales to the size and scope of this. As an example, I just started to lease my employees through the Coops vendor and since I can now get group medical insurance I
April 11, 2013
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death by a thousand cuts. We are already getting beat up by insurances, it seems like every govt agency has some stupid fee/tax, I pay $500 a month for IT, already have a Dental Cooperative membership fee of $250.... I despise month fees and yet it has become the American way. hmm..when did that start
May 03, 2022
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health store. Given that I have a $4K deductible and I'm pretty healthy, I knew that I was going to get no insurance coverage for it. The home health store would not sell it to me. They insisted on a lease. By the time that I added up the lease payments, it was going to be close to $1600. I found
December 07, 2016
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care product liability insurance is a requirement. It's not cheap either. Nor is it cheap to meet the FDA GMP regulations. The FDA GMP manual looks like a good sized phone book, packed full of rules, regulations, and requirements. The sellers on E-bay are quite adept at claiming FDA compliant. Fact
March 22, 2015
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of my manufacturer's carry product liability insurance. I'm on the same page. I'm a poor new owner and I've got stuff that I'm buy from eBay (handpiece and instruments), stuff I'll buy generic from Schein(alginate, amalgam, and anesthetic), and stuff I buy name brand (resin, bond, C&B
February 06, 2018
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, mixing tips, triple trays, temporary material, prophy angles, suction tips, etc are so much cheaper. Like 3-5 times cheaper. I can't believe how much money the big suppliers have made off me from disposable single use items. Between inflation, and insurance reimbursement, we have to find a way to cut
July 11, 2023
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of Synergy. We both see and experience the daily activities that are involved in treating patients at the highest level as well running our individual dental practices. We order supplies, we make payrolls, struggle with taxes, health insurance and work to stay competitive in the ever changing environment
December 19, 2014
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