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I am sure this topic has been discussed heavily in the past. Our office has been seeing increased number SRP denials by insurance companies.I would like to see how you would handle such a patient in your office. A typical case would be a younger individual (in their 20s) presented with generalized
January 09, 2019
Claims Processing
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mail addressed to me. 3. Trash, including advertising, etc. I take all insurance and patient related envelopes, open them, and separate contents into two piles: 1. Payments 2. Denials, pre-auths, and insurance newsletter that keep the front updated on whatever the content is. I take 1. Payments
November 07, 2017
Ask a Dental Consultant
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this comes down to three aspects: 1) Estimate better 2) Document better for less denials from insurance 3) Collect money sooner (at the minimum, at the beginning of the appointment) Now once the source is fixed, then focus on the cleanup that won't be continuing. Yes, your team is right, calling
December 11, 2024
Billing
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what were your measurments. What is the CAL? because that is far more important. The biggest reason I ever see SRP claims denied is a perio chart with just pocket depths and nothing else. These are no brainer denials. Learn what insurance wants, and you will get claims paid.Didyousubmit
November 14, 2018
PPOs and HMOs
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a path to do higher quality dentistry. I think the vast majority of FFS dentists are simply offices that want to profit more with less constraints (insurance denials, etc). There is a natural side effect of profiting more on a case that allows a dentist to use higher priced labs and equipment
June 05, 2024
Marketing
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satisfaction but I highly doubt people are happy drilling 3 modl 4 mod 5 do and then fighting insurance denials and dealing with staff problems If you didn't want to be a business owner then dental school, with today's debt load, just isn't worth it. Zooming out a little though, most of what makes
October 02, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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. The insurance dentist isnt agreeing with you because he doesnt have to, because you are not submitting the proper information. He probably didnt even look at anything besides the fact your probing depths werent deep enough to make it over the hurdle. Youre an easy denial. The insurance dentist isnt
July 08, 2021
Periodontics
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a buildup (which DDMN did pay) and: a) leave it as a buildup and there would be no additional fee from you, other than your co-pay or b) do the buildup and make a provisional crown to make it last as long as we can, and there would be a good chance that insurance will not pay because the denial
June 16, 2020
Coding Q&A
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thinking of just having a DISMISSAL stamp made...I seriously already bought one that says WTF for the office manager to use for insurance denials. Holy crap... you ARE on a roll! I just don't get many of those kinds of crazy patients. And, I surely wouldn't tolerate them. You yell at my staff, you're
February 08, 2013
Just Plain Bitching and Moaning
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, everything from understanding insurance, avoiding denials, improving treatment acceptance, avoiding EOB mistakes, scheduling perio, etc. etc. Monthly live training and Q&A sessions Day to day Q&A through the site, which is utilized often. Forms and FAQ library Secondary Insurance calculator Non-covered service law database and quick interpretation sheets Does this work with Medicaid?
April 25, 2023
Removable Prosthodontics
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-posting payments -processing EOBs -answering phones during and outside of business hours -scheduling -rescheduling -dealing with cancellations/no shows -insurance denials -pretx estimates -handling patient questions about billing
April 10, 2019
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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Patient has Cigna and we are trying to authorize for wisdom teeth extraction. Cigna Dental says we need to bill medical (I believe it is with Cigna as well, since they gave us a different Cigna address to mail it to). I'm also not sure when they say medical if it is government sponsored. How do we...
September 17, 2016
Claims Processing
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think we need to educate patients about the fact that we are looking out for them and their oral health - The insurance company is not. I carry on as usual with scheduling but I always send a pre determination because it only takes a couple of seconds. I'm looking for down grades and denials. Why
January 02, 2020
Claims Processing
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have 5 or 6docs allcompeting to get their numbers up so corporate stays happy with them. That's what you get. And technically I don't even think these are one surface resins. More like a sealant or at best a preventative resin restoration, but that doesn't pay as much so......Not sure if you get the denials from insurance after sealing perfectly clean molars only to have them state the teeth have had an OBL resin placed already
October 05, 2018
Pediatric Dentistry
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Info pt. gave us for insurance showed it wasn't in effect, denial, pt owes $225. Pt was chased after, finally received payment from her months later. She then gives us updated insurance info. The claim is paid, a mistake was made and payment was supposed to go to her, didn't happen. Insurance
July 11, 2015
Claims Processing
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, denials, pt denials, etc, etc, etc, that doing srp just didn't make any sense for ME. If a patient has perio, I inform them and refer to to a perio that takes their insurance. IMO, depending on your area and reimbursements, dicking around with SRP will only bring grey hairs and minimal returns. I have
September 28, 2020
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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told The Post. Patients arent the only ones using AI to their advantage doctors are also reaping the benefits, leveraging the high-tech smarts to push back on insurance companies when denials leave them with uncollectible debts. Bryan Rotella is an attorney whose practice specializes
March 09, 2025
Billing
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now have the power of choice. Tired of insurance denials? Drop your worst plans, since you already have an abundance of accepted treatment. Don't want to work evenings and Saturdays? Since you now have enough patients who are saying YES, cater to the ones who are happy to see you during business hours
January 24, 2025
CE Comments / Suggestions / Events
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will go away. In the meantime, he asked how to prove denial. That's how you prove denial. In medical insurance with multiple coverages, you submit copies of the EOB with each claim when submitting to the 'next' insurer in line to show/prove to them what's been covered, denied, paid, not paid
August 13, 2014
Claims Processing
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I mentioned earlier are for these reasons: immediate patient education, protection from disgruntled patients, shutting down insurance denials, and better yet for your/staff own education in studying what you missed the first go round and what you might do different. Here's my take on this. A lot
August 22, 2025
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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Hi Everyone, We recently got set up to submit to our patients medical insurance for Arrestin. We've gotten mostly denials. I would like to add and antibiotic adjunct to our SRP protocol. Arestin is just so darn expensive especially since our patients would need multiple sites medicated. I read
March 16, 2017
Periodontics
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that is dental insurance. I do not do treatment based on insurance coverage or denial. Call dental insurance what it is, a pyramid scheme with a businessman sitting at the top that pits patients and dentists while they laugh all the way to the bank. Dont get me wrong, I have nothing against
November 06, 2016
Restorative Dentistry
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that will be in the four digits pretty easily costing thousands and thousands of dollars, he said. Dentist says claim denials are happening more often. Claim denials from insurance companies are happening more and more, Ross said, especially as the claim processing system is becoming more automated. Sometimes
February 23, 2025
PPOs and HMOs
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some light on this particular question. Thanks, Mary B. Most insurance policies specifically exclusive cosmetics or electives from reimbursement. Flippers, by their name sake, are more cosmetic in nature than functional. Hence you will find many policies that would not pay them, Delta or many other
March 09, 2026
Dental Insurance for Dentists
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Every few months, a headline screams that AI is breaking health insurance, or cracking dental insurance, or destroying private practice. It makes for great clicks. It also makes for lousy calibration. Dentists are hearing more stories about denials, documentation requests, and automated reviews
February 25, 2026
Artificial Intelligence
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. For a locator denture, there are almost multiple codes, many of which are not utilized, to help with getting the fee high enough to make sense. Know of any template denial of insurance paperwork I could use ? You can find a free copy here: Knowing is pretty much the full battle :). So many creative ways to make your patients and office happy with these challenges from insurance companies by arming yourself with knowledge.
January 19, 2022
Claims Processing
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. Better documentation on the office side ends most denial problems. Understanding how insurance works and what it will and will not pay for solves the rest. Waiting for money....yeah sure that is an issue for the first couple of months, then the cash flow is consistent and it really isn't much
November 05, 2023
PPOs and HMOs
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Sharing this from my blog. Not sharing a link as I don't want to get in trouble with the mods. The business of billing claims is alive and well as dentists, and their teams struggle to get paid for their hard work. I get questions frequently regarding the travails of denials for gingivectomies
August 19, 2023
Claims Processing
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A new law in California bans health insurance companies from using AI to deny care or coverage. This is a major win for patient advocacy and puts decision-making back in the hands of humans, where it belongs. Why it matters: No more automated denials without human review. Patients' care decisions
February 10, 2026
Billing
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It is vital the patient understand the dentist and patient are partners, not opponents, working together against the challenges and restrictions often presented by insurance companies. The patient must be brought to a point where they recognize what is likely to happen if they do not move forward
March 01, 2026
Claims Processing
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individual.That is all. Absolutely. This is the response of a composed and rational individual. I get so frustrated with insurance companies for some of the denials and shenanigans they pull. It's ridiculous. And most of us operate on relatively low stakes matters like SRP and crowns. I can only
December 05, 2024
Dental Insurance for Dentists
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insurance, get the denial, then we can bill the dental. These are all from plans purchased on the exchange. What a joke! They admitted it will never cover these items but we must always bull the medical first. Waste of time and energy for the dismal reimbursement we get. The worst part is it is mostly
December 27, 2016
Medical / Health Insurance
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for these problem insurance companies that want to waste our time and theirs. Don't wait for the denial to appeal, that is a waste of time. Just send your remark notes with the original claims. No, I am not defending insurance at all. Just recognizing we need our own 'counter-tactics.' Anticipating
February 26, 2026
Claims Processing
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this their denial to the state insurance board for review. If the master plan has a downgrade clause you are out of luck. No one typically has access to the specifics of the master plan except the insurance company and purchaser of the plan (employer).It is stacked in the insurance companys favor.Gr8
July 30, 2020
Claims Processing
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reimbursement only!!! And one final thing to think about....what is easier and less time consuming for you? Someone paying their bill in cash day they come in, or having to file insurance, deal with claims/denials, wait for your money 30-90 days? Insurance patients really should pay more because it costs
December 28, 2015
Claims Processing
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of billing 4 bitewings yearly because the plan will pay for them is becoming obsolete as more and more insurance companies are sending denials back for lack of evidence based data. Each insurance company and every state has differing views on what is acceptable for dental charting. The rules are stricter
October 28, 2015
Claims Processing
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eligible for a crown. So out comes the poison pen. This letter is in response to your denial of insurance claim. I have sent photographs of the tooth in question, # 3, clearly showing a large fracture on the distal marginal ridge of the tooth. The fracture line in addition to the fact
October 21, 2014
Claims Processing
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mentions attachment loss first.You have it,you take pictures of it, no insurance should deny anything.It gets very sad when doctors diagnose by insurance because they are afraid of denials or they are scared of losing the patient. Bone loss on bite wings is one sided. I read an article one time on how
April 19, 2015
Periodontics
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scope users are welcome to contribute! Now, imagine being able to grab an intra-operative shot of every tooth treated and not worrying when an insurance denial occurs, which appears to be happening more frequently lately! Dino I think it would be more convincing if the debris field was cleaned up
October 28, 2013
Microscopes
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is likely your perio chart, a vast majority of offices do not fill out a complete chart, which is a major reason for denial. This is a case that should go in a book of how insurance companies defraud patients and dental practices. Resubmit again with a proper narrative and ask for a human to review this. It likely was an automatic denial, no human laid eyes on this xrays
February 06, 2026
Delta Dental
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, but most of my patients are regular folks. I don't make more money than when I was in the insurance world, but I get paid something for everything I do. With insurance, there are so many denials for legitimate claims that it made my head spin. The insurance world is about running the hamster wheel faster
May 25, 2017
Medical / Health Insurance
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We have a patient that requested we submit a pre-determination for a crown on #31. Grossly open lingual margin, recurrent decay, the works in terms of it being medically necessary. Our office submits the pre-d on January 1, 2026 when benefits renew and we just got this as the denial reason
February 18, 2026
Claims Processing
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. My broker says to expect a denial and then to see what happens with civil lawsuits. Broker is a friend of mine, tells me insurance industry is scared about this. If I can get this covered my policy covers total income loss for up to 12 months. My policy has a exclusion that states virus
June 12, 2020
Claims Processing
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have patients who come for 3 or 4 wax try ins and still not happy with the plastic teeth in their mouth. Occaltional file separations while during endo, occasional pain after fillings, insurance denial of payments, patients who don't pay all are stressful. i know that people who sell stuff
February 23, 2014
Just Plain Bitching and Moaning
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and going on a rampage. The only one i'd like to punch was the last one. All of this was occuring with various computer networking issues throughout the day and some particularly frustrating insurance denials. Thank god 95% of my patients are wonderful.
April 03, 2012
Just Plain Bitching and Moaning
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that shows cases like this, with pics, xrays, narratives, denials, appeals, etc. and show everyone just how often this goes on. venting finished just chaps my ass I wanna move to New Zealand- no dental insurance - woohoo thanks How do you even do a perio eval with all that junk in the way so that you
July 19, 2016
Claims Processing
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than chase them trying to collect if insurance doesn't pay. Verbiage is everything. Your clinical notes need to show what they want to see and you'll drastically reduce denials. Some companies like Cigna will auto deny as inclusive, all your team needs to do is call them back and provide a seat date
January 22, 2022
Claims Processing
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and fractured lingual cusp. I have very few denials. Remember, its the insurance companies job to deny claims and keep their $. Dont give them a reason to. Lingual cusp fracture w distal recurrent decay. Perhaps I should have mentioned size of current fill as well but honestly I don't worry about
April 11, 2024
Claims Processing
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the insurance cover for a four surface composite restoration on a molar for instance? If you still get a denial, ask the insurance company for the verbiage in the contract that states that the patient is responsible for payment of non covered services since they implied that the crown was not necessary I
December 25, 2016
Claims Processing
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. So I ask all this for all new patients FFS or PPO, its best practice to check for patients. Im FFS. But I dont want my patients to get a surprised denial from insurance. An advantage to phone calls is that by speaking to someone at the insurance company directly exclusions and downgrades can
July 06, 2015
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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