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Tips for presenting treatment and dental insurance billing for 2025, Part 2
By
Estela Vargas
In three tips, Estela Vargas, CRDH, offers coding strategies necessary for dental insurance billing and claims submission in the ever-changing dental coding landscape.
January 28, 2025
Why dentists don't participate in state health programs
By
Ava Barros
Challenges, like funding constraints and limited input in policy changes, may prevent general dental practitioners from participating in publicly funded oral healthcare programs, reports a review published in
Health Policy
.
January 27, 2025
Don't let missing tooth clauses sink your dental insurance claims
By
Julia Nevodcikova
Julia Nevodcikova gives two real-world scenarios that show how fine-print clauses affecting insurance benefit determinations can keep revenue out of your dental practice.
January 23, 2025
Tips for presenting treatment and dental insurance billing for 2025, Part 1
By
Estela Vargas
Estela Vargas, CRDH, provides three tips that can help every dental practice get off on the right foot in 2025 when it comes to their insurance billing and patient communication.
January 13, 2025
Few Medicare Advantage dental plans meet quality standards
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental coverage provided by Medicare Advantage, the privatized version of the healthcare insurance, may be subpar, according to a study conducted by Massachusetts-based healthcare system Mass General Brigham.
January 3, 2025
How much should you raise your fees in 2025?
By
Estela Vargas
While it's normal to feel trepidatious about raising your dental fees, adjusting your fees annually is vital to maintaining a stable, profitable business, writes Estela Vargas, CRDH.
December 16, 2024
Maximizing year-end benefits: Why email campaigns are essential for dental practices
By
Dr. Lior Tamir
As year-end approaches, many dental practice owners are missing out on a prime opportunity to boost their business. Dr. Lior Tamir outlines an inexpensive, effective marketing strategy that will have patients calling your practice.
December 12, 2024
Recent CDT coding changes affect billing dental implant services in 2025 and beyond
By
Estela Vargas
From start to finish, Estela Vargas, CRDH, explains what you need to know about the insurance side of dental implants and how it can impact your practice and patients.
November 19, 2024
How to handle a behavioral management charge at your practice
By
Melissa Busch
A charge for behavioral management of her child at a dental practice in Washington has one mom claiming special needs discrimination, but a practice management professional doesn't believe that’s the case.
November 18, 2024
2025 trending technologies in dentistry, Part 2: New CDT codes you need to know
By
Estela Vargas
Estela Vargas, CRDH, explores the new ADA Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) codes being introduced in January 2025 and how to apply them to patient treatment and ensure that dental procedures are billed correctly.
November 4, 2024
Understanding UCR, regular fees, and MAC when estimating dental insurance reimbursement
By
Estela Vargas
Ready for a lesson when it comes to dental insurance? Estela Vargas, CRDH, is here to help.
October 28, 2024
Dental care out of reach even with supplemental Medicare
By
Ava Barros
Dental benefits in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are common but costly. Even with these benefits, low-income MA beneficiaries face cost-related barriers to accessing these services, according to a study published in
Health Affairs
.
October 15, 2024
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