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Making a strong connection: Dental office front desk best practices

Off the Cusp

Appointments need to be booked, new patients registered, personal details recorded, insurance benefits verified, pre-authorizations and referrals checked, and dentists’ schedules managed. The front desk is where relationships are built and the long-term growth of your dental practice assured.

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Best Practices for Patient Recall Appointments

Planet DDS

Did you know that the longer you’ve been in practice, the more important your patient recall appointments become? That’s because as your practice matures, an ever-increasing proportion of your appointments become recall appointments. Let’s get into the best practices for patient recall appointments for your practice.

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Help Your Patients Maximize Their Dental Insurance Benefits Before 2022

Planet DDS

With many insurance plans having a “use it or lose it” policy, you can help your patients by reminding them of expiring benefits as we approach the end of the year. Surprisingly, only a small percentage of people maximize their annual dental insurance plans each year. . Some insurance plans are offered through a patient’s employer.

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Practical Application And Best Practices For Dental Office Hipaa Compliance

YapiApp

Understanding HIPAA Compliance in Dental Practices Adhering to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a complex and legally required set of responsibilities. Regular Updates and Refreshers HIPAA regulations and best practices are not static; they evolve.

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How to Improve Dental Practice Revenue and Profits

Carestack

Profitability is a crucial aspect of effective practice management. Healthy profits better enable a practice to provide cutting-edge services and convenience to their patients. But before we explore the various methods to increase profits, let’s establish how profits are calculated at a practice.

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Creative Ways DSOs Are Solving The Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Challenge

Planet DDS

Here is how sophisticated, cloud-based practice management systems are incorporating automation, workflow tools, reporting, and analytics to help DSOs improve their RCM processes and increase collections. That’s become especially important as dental practices face turnover and staffing shortages.

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A dental new patient phone intake form for shorter calls that capture the key details

YapiApp

Begin with patient identification details like full name, date of birth, address, and insurance. Insurance details are key for rapid eligibility checks and claims processing. Capture the insurance provider name, member policy number, and group number if applicable. This fortifies a safety net in case any urgent needs arise.