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Tide. ;)Tigers will run thru that Tide.. doug ...lol still makes me laugh... doug Has anyone replaced their sign with a large multicolor LED capable of graphics? I've been thinking of an update like that. Cost? Contact? Company? OOld post older repost a friend sent from somewhere elsewhere... don't be a denial office!
June 12, 2018
Pediatric Dentistry
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when I go back for a prophy! And look at you now, Jaws -- a bitter, lonely, old curmudgeon who has nothing better to do every day but log onto DentalTown and harass the poor schlubs who are still working. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Denial isn't just a river in Egypt anymore, old man ... Jaws, I
January 14, 2015
Retirement Planning
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communication is a lifeline in this age. And wireless bandwidth is extremely valuable and a precious commodity. So to allow some Focker to go and broadcast and hog the bandwidth while disrupting all users and agencies is truly criminal. Kind of like theft, trespass and denial of service attack all in one.You
May 02, 2014
In the News
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. No, this is not for her. Raz Segal(, where he also directs the Master of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies program.In the context of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, the Israeli counterattacks, and the imposed complete blockade, which included the denial of water, food, power, and fuel to the civilian
January 04, 2024
Politics - DO NOT Enter if easily offended
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denial. Clearly, this event is a huge win for Trump. The Left is embarrassed. Their first reflex is to deny the truth. That pic, the one with the flag, will go down as one of the greatest pics captured in American history. Yet, the NYT opted for a lesser pic. Weird. Ah, ah, ah..... you missed
July 14, 2024
Politics - DO NOT Enter if easily offended
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to confirm the conversation occurred. Some report that it takes telling patients three separate times before anything registers, if it registers at all. The consensus is growing: patient communication is deteriorating, memory is fading, and denial has become a default response. Legalized marijuana Hmmmm damn I didnt think of that! I think youre right!
June 27, 2025
Removable Prosthodontics
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takeaway is simple. High trust plus low visibility equals risk. The smartest response is not fear or denial. It is redesign. If a parent asked you today to watch their child's entire appointment without ever leaving the room, would your current system make that easy or awkward? Chandler dental assistant
April 21, 2026
Legal Issues
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is that it was deemed by Trump and his national security officials to be either untrue, or not a serious threat. Susan Rice, President Barack Obama's national security adviser, said that even if the denial were true, and the intelligence never made its way to the president, it would signal the incompetence
June 28, 2020
Politics - DO NOT Enter if easily offended
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This is it. It is in insurance companies' interests to keep you over a barrel. To add to your point. My partner and I did a startup last year. We didn't take paychecks until a few months ago, and even those have been tiny. In fact, we are still the lowest paid members of our team. This, despite
April 12, 2024
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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doesnt work like that. Higher skilled, more difficult jobs get higher wages. No denial about psychology, but that is entitlement. They got stimulus money that required no work. It felt good to not work and get paid. So now, I deserve this. Everyone has different viewpoints on the possibilities
November 22, 2021
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the check (that was their first denial response)? And then to state that we shouldn't have that much cash, again, none of their f'ing business. It wouldn't have been an issue if they simply said that they don't carry that much cash and it will take them a day or two to get ahold of it. Yep. It's
October 02, 2020
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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so what does the assistant do who is covering the FD while the other one is at lunch (tues-thurs we have an 11-8 crew as well as a 8-5 crew)...she lets a $1250 procedure walk out the door with no payment and a hygiene pt w/ no insurance walk out w/o collecting payment....WTF!??!?!?!?!?Some folks
September 13, 2013
Just Plain Bitching and Moaning
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reimbursement rates in violation of the bill. Is this for health insurance alone, or are they trying to include dental insurance in this option as well? Exactly. A man that caused her so much pain....why of course lets join him...if it helps her politically. I don't see anything about dental in the bill
May 25, 2021
Politics - DO NOT Enter if easily offended
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it's all profit. your comment is speaking to something more inventory based. capital intensive. not arguing with you. just saying. dentistry still has great profit margins. But rent stays the same, electric/water/phones stay the same, insurance stays the same, malpractice stays the same. If I
October 30, 2023
Personal Finance
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reaching damage than most considered possible. And the same people will still make excuses and/or be in total denial. We need to keep those types out of office. They will lock us down just the same should we encounter another 'novel virus'. Death Santis was right. Those that criticized him most
June 28, 2023
Politics - DO NOT Enter if easily offended
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the above, I suggest, despite the patient being asymptomatic. Insurance, patient finances, medical status all aside, there is a difference between between being an observer and an evidence-based clinician. I make the recommendations and then work thru the algorithm of compromises. The actual
February 05, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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association ". For someone to get outted to this level must mean that it was pretty bad. I wonder if the insurance companies set off any alarms. Or perhaps all the denials motivated the pts to call the board. I am taking a guess here: every single patient that came through his door- he treated
February 10, 2026
Legal Issues
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in the community and really horrible google review. We thought to buy it from him and turn it around. Due to his bad reputation, I am afraid most likely he is under consultants review by some insurance companies. I am afraid that the location is flagged everythough we are going in their with our own
June 14, 2017
Location and Property Dynamics
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a yearly fee of $10,000!!! That was from the same company that our corporation had contracted to provided insurance for in the past so they are very familiar with my history I guess. In any case I'm now looking at other insurers such as EDIC, Dentist's Advantage, and CNA but am confused on how
August 04, 2017
Legal Issues
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So I wanted to nip a growing problem in the bud. I've heard horror stories about offices who let their staff take care of insurance and years later, they realized the staff royally messed up and several claims were unpaid. I am an orthodontic practice that has been open for 2 years now and I have
March 12, 2015
Claims Processing
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I need helpwith onlineInsurancebenefit eligibility checking and electronic claim submissions. We use eagle soft. Currently we are using Renaissance for e-claims submission and manually checking the benefits by calling insurances. My front desk team thinks it is very time consuming, which I totally
December 23, 2016
Claims Processing
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Hi I'm a sole proprietor using TurboTax for 2015 tax preparation. I received checks from Dental insurance companies throughout the year. Should I categorize them as Sch C sales or Sch C other income? How about payments from dental patients? Thanks bump Are you a single member LLC? I am figuring this all should go under income...
February 01, 2016
Taxes
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of your patients have insurance, and what type? And is that about the same percentage when collections are broken down by insurance coverage? Thanks!! Talia Total insured = 82% Of those insured, approx. 95% PPO (In-network), 5% FFS (Out-of-network)Thanks. Good to know I am not...We see
July 18, 2014
Delta Dental
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A popular dental insurance company reimburses my office in the low $700 range for a zirconia crown and about the same for a porcelain fused to noble metal. For a porcelain fused to BASE metal, they pay almost $900. Does anyone have any idea why there's such a discrepancy? I like doing zirconia crowns, but an office I associate at nearby seems to be doing pretty much everything as porcelain fused to base metal.
July 06, 2016
Fixed Prosthodontics
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with scripts now to make it easier to train future employees. The one I had quit without any notice so now I'm scrambling. This new person has no experience so I am personally training her. Most parents that call up one of the first things they ask is do you take my insurance and then they say the name
February 25, 2018
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Mastering Dental Insurance 101 with Teresa Duncan Listen to the full episode at
January 26, 2018
by JVanHorn
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We called insurance and confirmed eligibility the same day of treatment and received and fax back as well. Performed treatment, root canal, build up and several fillings. Insurance did not pay. after two months, insurance says they would not pay because they found out patient had lost his job
October 17, 2015
Claims Processing
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What insurance is needed for an existing building purchase that will enter a project phase once the purchase is complete. It's not an existing dental practice. No current tenants, it's vacant. I want to be ready with insurance for the asset the day the closing occurs. You should need just standard
November 22, 2017
Practice Start-Up
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Hi, I am placing implants, bone grafts, extracting teeth, and taking small field CBCT's at my solo practice. I have been considering utilizing the patient's medical insurance. I've heard from a consultant that it can take up to a year to get paid by the patient's medical insurance. What is the scoop out there by practicioners/offices utilizing medical insurance for dental procedures? Looking forward to your responses, Tim
February 23, 2015
Medical / Health Insurance
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for a crown. Not in the capacity as that patient's dentist....nor as an insurance adjuster. If you, or anyone, is worried about how to get insurance to pay for work that they might otherwise deny...I'd say remove the filling, and properly evaluate the tooth PRIOR to making decisions about what is best
June 16, 2015
Claims Processing
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, etc.What do most dentist do? Enter contracted fees in the software so its more accurate or just charge everyone office fees and write off in the end once insurance claim comes back? I recently bought my practice from a retiring dentist. I have Dentrix. Previous owner used office fees for all the patients
July 28, 2019
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. The last 18 months or so I've remodeled, and I'm growing attached to the office. Today I'm having all the fluorescent fixtures replaced w/ LED. Originally I had a minimum insurance coverage on my bus owners policy. I'd have considered walking away. I talked to the ins agent last year at renewal time. I
October 12, 2017
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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Hi, Have a couple digital sensors paying $32 per month and a Cerec unit paying $18 per month to insure. Wonder if there is a cheaper alternative? Thank you I would read the fine print on any policy. If you go with a policy outside of the manufacture you are probably wasting your money. Who knows...
November 17, 2020
Equipment, Acquisition & Practice Expansion Financing
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My financial coordinator noticed during an audit that some of the funds she had posted were never received from the insurance company. We think these total around $4,000. They were procedures that an associate at our office did. He was working part time at a government clinic. We have received
November 26, 2014
Claims Processing
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in and I always gave her at least 10% off, but eventually she decided to switch to an in network provider and left my practice. 10 years pass and she comes back, having recently retired and without dental insurance. I continue to give her huge discounts. In fact, the last visit she had with me shortly
February 06, 2019
Legal Issues
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I just received a refund request letter from an insurance carrier I used to be in network with requesting a refund for services performed in March 2013. Their reason for request is PPO rates not taken. They are claiming they processed the claim as out of network when it should have processed
September 12, 2016
Claims Processing
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Does anybody know a way to get a report in OD of how many self-pay active patients vs PPO/ insurance patients are in the practice? Thanks!!
June 26, 2015
Open Dental
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Is the ADA's insurance for disablity, overhead, and life worth it? I just received quotes and compared to what I have through Northwestern Mutual and they difference in cost is quite large. These are apples to apples comparisons as far as coverage other than the Life Ins. The cost savings
December 16, 2014
Personal Finance
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and not me? Thanks for any input! That is correct. Essentially you are credentialed through the specific office. You can sort of think of it like address specific. That office only can bill for whatever insurance they credentialed you with. It does not convert to other offices or locations.Yes, you can collect UCR fees if they can...
October 08, 2018
PPOs and HMOs
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How far back can an insurance company go in asking for a refund on a claim paid in error? Good friend got a request for payment due to a claim paid in error from 2014! Is there a limitation on how far back these type of things can go? Just bumping this out to see if perhaps the week-end crowd might have an answer to this?I am the walrus. Goo goo g'joob By the way, is that attachment useful to...
February 28, 2016
Dental Insurance for Dentists
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Hello all! I am recent grad and all of my positions (public health) so far have not dealt with insurance. I am looking to enter private practice in the future, but I have very minimal knowledge of insurance.Trying to do my due diligence online, but was hoping you all might have some
October 16, 2020
Dental Insurance for Dentists
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If a patient's insurance benefits are maxed for the year, do you charge your office fee or go according to the insurance fee schedule? I recently purchased a practice, and the front desk is accustomed to having the patient pay the full insurance fee (based on their insurance) vs the full office fee
November 08, 2019
Front Office Discussion
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My insurance bill for the year is $4188 which made my eyes water a little bit. Here is the breakdown so I could get some opinions on what you guys think is worth it and what's not worth paying for: Professional Liability - $1,784 · Employment Practices Liability Coverage - $60
March 15, 2016
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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Do you even bother to set an appointment if a new patient calls not knowing what insurance they have, or even if they know what company but they don't know the ID #? My FD is notorious for doing this, saying she doesn't want to lose a new patient, but then it is always a hassle when they show up
June 27, 2016
Front Office Discussion
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I am a dentist that is in network with a number of PPO dental plans. Most of the larger ones, but by no means a comprehensive list. Of late I am getting reimbursement checks from a significant number of dental insurance companies with whom I have never been in network, and it seems they have
November 19, 2015
Dental Insurance for Dentists
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We have a patient who looks like they've fallen through the cracks and has been receiving a 5% discount if she pays her portion with check or cash. This is after insurance has paid (we don't do this normally but looks like she's gotten it for years). Is this legal? From what I have experienced over
October 10, 2018
Claims Processing
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Patient provided information for her insurance company. I am not able to speak to Cigna's customer service because its Saturday and their office is closed. When I check the online portal, her insurance is active and says: Plan Name: TOTAL CIGNA DPPO NETWORK: DHMO Well which is it? Does
April 23, 2020
Claims Processing
Podcast
In this episode of The Navigating Dental Insurance Podcast we talk about Insurance updates, the importance of negotiating with insurance companies, and how to go out of network with a dental membership podcast. 135
August 08, 2019
by Jordon Comstock
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116 Jennifer has spent over 20 years working in and with dental practices as a hygienist, trainer and consultant. Jennifer has always been passionate about efficiency and productivity, and founded Virtual Dental Office to help practices save time on insurance training and tasks. Jennifer
May 06, 2019
by Jordon Comstock
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enough. Insurance says if root canal needed, they will deduct the payment for the post and core from the filling if it's less than 6 months! Why should I offer the restoration if a chance I don't get paid? Insurance companies are a pain in the rear end. They are NOT interested in what
January 14, 2014
Claims Processing
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