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THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO

Dental Credentialing

What is dental credentialing?

Dental credentialing is an insurance company’s review process that qualifies a dentist for a contract as an in-network provider. 

How to become a preferred provider for insurance companies?

Dentists become a preferred provider through dental credentialing. They enter a contract agreement that includes accepting the negotiated fees set by an insurance carrier in exchange for access to their roster of insured patients.

Learn dental credentialing basics here:
 Top 5 mistakes dentists make in the dental credentialing process.

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Click for answers to common questions about dental credentialing:

What is dental credentialing?

How to become a preferred provider for insurance companies

How to credential a dental provider

How to get credentialed with dental insurance

How long does credentialing take?

Can providers see patients before payer credentialing is done?

How are professional credentials maintained?

READ: Get your top 4 automated dental credentialing services questions answered

Credentialing is confusing. That's why we're here to help! Schedule a free, 30-minute consult with an expert at DCS.

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How to credential a dental provider

How to get credentialed with dental insurance:

1. Know your customer. Do your research on the most common insurance providers in the area where your dental practice resides.

2. Research your service area for the most prevalent insurance payers and for the type of dental services you provide. Which large insurance companies are popular within your area — and for your area of expertise?

3. Enroll with just 4 or 5 of the popular providers so that you can be accessible to most people without being overrun with more patients than you and your team can handle.

4. Negotiate fee schedules. Know which services and fees the insurance company may be flexible with, and have a strategy for asking fee-related questions. A skillful negotiator can be a big help here.

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Credentialing is confusing. That's why we're here to help! Schedule a free, 30-minute consult with an expert at DCS.

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How long does credentialing take?

The traditional dental credentialing process can take six months or more. DCS Credentialing cuts that time dramatically.

While you wait for credentials, you may wonder:

Can providers see patients before payer credentialing is done?

No — not if you'd like to get paid for your work!

Fortunately, DCS Credentialing expedites and automates dental credentialing.

This video shows you how it works:


 

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"Game changer for our credentialing"

"DCS has been a game changer for our credentialing process. They are thorough, efficient and always available to answer any questions we have."

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DCS Credentialing Customer Feedback

"DCS has been a game changer for our credentialing process. They are thorough, efficient and always available to answer any questions we have."

Dr. Emily Chen | Practice Administrator

"Credentialing with insurance providers used to be such a headache for our office. Since partnering with DCS, the process has been seamless and we've been able to get our providers enrolled much faster."

Sarah Thompson, Office Manager

"I was really hesitant to outsource our credentialing at first, but DCS has exceeded all of my expectations. They take care of everything and we've seen a significant increase in our provider enrollments."

Dr. David Lee, Practice Owner

Even DSOs and emerging groups can re-credential with ease:

 

How are professional credentials maintained?

In short, dental professionals maintain their credentials with periodic re-credentialing.

That's right — dental credentials must be kept current if dentists want to remain in good standing with insurance companies. 

Learn re-credentialing basics here:
3 common dental re-credentialing questions answered

Fortunately, re-credentialing can be automated so you never have to worry or wonder.

Read Automated re-credentialing is high impact: Work smarter, not harder.

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Even DSOs and emerging groups can re-credential with ease:

 

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