The dental world is constantly changing, and it’s hard to keep up. You want your dental practice to be the best it can be, but it’s difficult to stay on top of the ever changing details about insurance rules, running the practice and CDT coding. Those three challenges are enough to make anyone feel caught in an uphill battle where too often the insurance company wins.
You’ve finished dental school and have a few years of experience under your belt. You’re finally in a place to start your own dental practice and you’re trying to figure out what to do with your billing. You’re stressed about finding the right people to hire, and you need a billing expert to make sure you are collecting from insurance companies what you produce.
Savannah-based dental billing company, Dental Claim Support trains in-house teams in its own processes to collect more from insurance claims
Everyone has a different way of doing things when it comes to dental billing. Finding the right process for yourself is hard when the work is complex and no one is over your shoulder telling you what to do. When it comes to dental billing specifically, every part of the process needs to be done in a timely manner, and this can be difficult to navigate.
Every year, The American Association of Dental Office Managers hosts a conference for anyone in the dental industry. It’s a time for dental professionals to come together to network, promote services and learn from each other. There are educational opportunities, discounts on services that dental practices need and speakers covering important topics.
In a pediatric dental practice, you may have far more insurance claims to deal with than other dentists. Because it’s an essential health benefit (required by ACA), more children under 19 have access to pediatric preventive dental coverage.
Dental Claim Support ranks #34 on the 2021 annual list presented by the University of Georgia Athens, GA - The University of Georgia recognizes its alumni every year by celebrating the fastest-growing businesses that were started and are operated by its former students. This year, Savannah-based company, Dental Claim Support has placed #34 on the 2021 list. Each business’ rank is based on compounded annual growth rate for the past 3 years.
A question we get pretty often is “how do I find the right people to hire at my dental office?” If you’re reading this, you know hiring the right people is difficult, and dental insurance billing is a highly specialized niche. It takes certain skills and knowledge to get your claims done quickly and done right.
Whether you are new to dental office work or have years of experience, your education in the business of dentistry is crucial to making the practice and your career a success. Collecting insurance claims drives up income, but it’s become incredibly difficult.
Something that has come up a lot in general conversations, especially since the pandemic, is work-life balance. People who used to commute to work every day are getting hours back in their day that used to be spent in the car. Dental offices don’t necessarily work this way though... teeth can’t be tended to virtually! Not to mention, someone needs to be running the actual office. The workload doesn’t seem to ever lighten.
