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the equivalent of 1 hygienist) Clinical Hours a week: 28 Procedures: Bread and Butter only, restore implants Insurance: In network with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Delta Dental Premier, and one other I can't think of Here here. Only dentist and an assistant. One virtual employee for taking calls and insurance
March 10, 2025
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at the gumline so I would say easily 400 crowns were recommended but due to lack of insurance and the population served., 66 were done. I work M-F. I probably worked 245 days. 472 Crowns 520 Ext 1181 fillings 37 RCT 8 Full Dentures 14 Partial Dentures Joshua, that is a really nice mix. Are you
December 31, 2015
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Insurance: We accept most major dental insurances in our office, and we offer complimentary insurance benefit checks on your first visit to our office. Copayments are estimated, and they are due at the end of your appointment. We will send a claim to the insurance on your behalf
February 04, 2014
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domination rah-rah-rah. Some other things to consider after you are safely paid off: 1) Drop insurances if you are taking any. This will reduce patients, and hence the amount of clinical dentistry you have to do. This can also reduce staffing needs, i.e. you don't need an insurance coordinator type person
January 24, 2023
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. I will make sure to track my billing etcI work in a practice where we see medicaid and all insurances (for the most part). We have been able to build a thriving practice while accepting medicaid over the past 30 years. My father started the practice in the mid 80's so he could tell you more about
March 27, 2015
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. Being lectured to by urban political/insurance/dental school types that we don't get the rural access to care issue. Of course we don't. Only the Non-profit FQHCs get it. Doc, I agreed. But I think it takes time. THings are getting better here. I have faith that we will improve people how
March 09, 2025
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reliable way to get there, and in my mind, that's going to be through PPO involvement. People around here are so damn insurance dependent and have very low dental IQ. As much as I would love to have the boutique style practice w/ lots of fixed and elective dentistry, it's not going to happen
October 15, 2013
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to the big cities and you feeel damn cheap, yet patients bitch. This is why I like doing sleep apnea treatments. If Medicare pays and medical insurance pays and the patient does not have to they are always happy patients. Matt go out and do some yoga relaxation now or some stretching to relax
October 28, 2013
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they are saying, it feels to me as if they are not aware, or in denial of the problems that surround them. I don't want to say that this is what RunDoc is doing. I believe that he has likely built that nice life for himself, but from personal experience, rural is often a lot more challenging and full of problems
June 02, 2015
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from you small town docs.Here are my questions:1. Every body says they don't worry about HMO, PPO or any other insurance headache. How is that possible in rural areas because don't most rural residents have medicaid? I always thought rural = underserve area, which equal medicaid?2. People
November 28, 2015
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. To paraphrase our esteemed president ;kick their cans down the road, that would be your extra assistant and hygienist .Work at your own office 6 days a week. Have your wife negotiate fees with these insurance companies and suppliers. In a rural practice concentrate on the basics.We are trench
March 12, 2014
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(for big bucks I might add)who almost totally destroyed my practice. His musts for any growing profitable practice: 1. Get rid of all insurance and go to a cash only practice. 2. Find and only treat the A patient, which was defined as those who can afford to pay for optimum treatment. 3. Get
February 06, 2006
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correction. Single surface posterior resins are 98.00, 2 surface 148 and three surface 160. Post cors MODBL builups are railroaded by the insurance carriers for $110- 120. Retired andactive teachers want to do the limit of the allowance of $1000.00 per year and no more. They make $60,000- 70,000 per year
April 12, 2006
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. Tell them their insurance will chip in for an economy denture (usually pay half). If they want more esthetic upgrades, they sure can, knowing it will be more out of pocket. And I just pass the extra lab cost to the patient accordingly, having them sign an elective upgrade waiver at the very
June 02, 2015
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Total Collections 46058.78 Collections % 86% Waiting on insurance checks I believe. YTD Collections is still 96.4
March 10, 2015
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it is 100% about ' what does my insurance pay? I am in a town of 7,000 with 13 dentists. The one thing that would do all those things for me is to have the 12 other dentists move somewhere else. Bumping into your patients everywhere outside the office, from Walmart to Pizza place. Hated it when
January 27, 2012
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