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5 Reasons Why Dentists Should Consider a Dental Savings Plan Before Dropping Insurance Plans

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Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time: 3 Minute, 37 Second What is Dental Insurance? Dental insurance is a type of health insurance plan that covers some of the costs of a patient’s dental care. Patients pay a monthly premium to an insurance company which in return pays cash benefits for covered services.

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Georgia Dental Association Partners with Bento to Modernize Dental Benefits

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Bento's platform aims to reduce the workload in dental benefit administration while offering the flexibility of customizable patient membership plans for dentists." Traditional dental insurance has not seen innovation since the 1950s and has become a source of frustration for patients, employers, and dentists.

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Building Your Dental Practice’s 2022 Marketing Plan: How to Get More Leads

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If you have been keeping up with our recent “ Building Your Dental Practice’s 2022 Marketing Plan ” series — by now, you have learned the basics to creating a foundation for meeting next year’s practice growth goals. from Dental Insurance & Membership Plans. Where do Leads Come From?

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The Thriving Dental Software Ecosystem

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Membership Plans : Practices may offer a membership plan as a payment option for their patients as an alternative to belonging to an insurance plan. Claims and Financing : Claims processing and financing companies help practices process insurance claims and offer patients flexible payment options.

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Benco Dental acquires PPO Profits, a leading dental practice solutions firm focused on fee optimization and revenue cycle management

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Anna DuHamel, previously Benco Dental’s VP of Sales for Strategic Markets, has assumed the role of Chief Business Officer at PPO Profits. “In Adding PPO Profits to our portfolio allows us to immediately offer Benco Dental customers a proven solution for optimizing revenue from both insurance and cash patients.”

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Claims and Collections: Create a Process That Benefits the Practice and Patient

Off the Cusp

In a world that seems to be constantly creating new challenges, one old nemesis remains the same: insurance reimbursement. Like all businesses, dental insurance is concerned with profit, which means maximizing income and minimizing payouts. Insurance coordinator. Insurance coordinator. Create workflows. Eligibility.

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7 Great Ideas to Fill Hygiene in September, October & November 2020

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Or, read all 7 to become the smartest hygiene marketer in town: Utilize a 4-Month Hygiene Recall Option. In addition, it is our understanding that almost all insurance companies have waived the “6-month and a day” requirement for hygiene visits due to the coronavirus. Read, consider, and act! Here is an outline of the 7 ideas.