Dentistry Today

JANUARY 22, 2024

Through this new partnership, CAA introduced an innovative suite of insurance products and a digital-first customer experience to their more than seven million members across the country, effective January 1, 2024. “We Our organizations share values and an unwavering commitment to providing solutions rooted in genuine care for our members.

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Dental News and Technology

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

23 January 21, 2021 The ADA is offering a free educational webinar in February to assist new and existing dental office managers, staff and dentists who are looking for guidance and insights as they try to navigate the dental insurance maze. Dental Insurance 101: A Beginners Course for Office Staff streams Feb.

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Dentistry Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

KeyBank will introduce Zentist’s Remit AI software to its extensive network of DSOs, providing access to a transformative tool that enhances dental insurance revenue cycle management operations.

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Oral Health Group

JUNE 27, 2022

Processing dental insurance claims can be a complex and confusing task. Unfortunately, this can be challenging if … The post 7 Ways to Streamline Dental Insurance Claims Processing appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Oral Health Group

MAY 23, 2022

Thus, it’s important for dental clinics … The post How is Dental Insurance Verification Helpful in Validating Patient Benefits? Understanding what their plan offers, how much it offers, and what it covers in terms of treatments and care services could be really hard for them. appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Dentistry Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

“Dental office cash flow and profitability depends, to a large extent, on their ability to collect all that is rightfully owed to them by dental insurance carriers and/or their patients,” explained James DiMarino , DMD, MSEd, CDC, CEO of Practice Booster.

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YapiApp

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If your front desk team spends countless hours navigating tedious portals or making phone calls to verify patient eligibility, it’s time to explore dental insurance verification software. Insurance verification is often a bottleneck in dental offices, leading to wasted time, delayed appointments, and even missed revenue.

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 1, 2023

A frequent topic of discussion on social media these days is whether to drop out of dental insurance plans. In the most recent Levin Group national dental survey, we found that only 10% of practices stated that they were completely fee-for-service. The question is, should you? Start with analysis.

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Dental News and Technology

AUGUST 16, 2022

11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dental insurance continues to support optimal health as highlighted in the recently released 2022 State of America's Oral Health and Wellness Report , a nationwide analysis of consumer opinions and behaviors relating to oral health. Findings from the Delta Dental-commissioned research of U.S.

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Dental News and Technology

JULY 2, 2024

P earl , the global leader in dental AI solutions, has announced the launch of Precheck, a groundbreaking new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered insurance eligibility and benefits verification tool.

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 20, 2024

Pearl , the global leader in dental AI solutions, has announced the launch of Precheck, a groundbreaking new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered insurance eligibility and benefits verification tool.

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Dental News and Technology

JANUARY 17, 2024

16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutionreach, a leading patient engagement and communication platform, is proud to announce the launch of its advanced dental insurance management capabilities, including Insurance Verification. LEHI, Utah , Jan.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

APRIL 16, 2024

The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has approved model legislation aimed at enhancing the value patients receive from dental insurance plans. The model legislation facilitates state-level enactment, fostering a nationwide shift toward patient-focused dental insurance. Click here to read more.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

DECEMBER 10, 2022

On November 8, Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly voted for the “A Law Relative to Regulation of Dental Insurance,” which requires dental insurance companies to spend 83% or more of members’ premiums on dental expenses and improving the quality of plans as opposed to administrative costs. Click here to read more.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Healthplex, a dental insurance provider based in Uniondale, New York, has reached an agreement with the New York Attorney General’s office to pay $400,000 following a 2021 data breach. The post Dental Insurer Pays Hefty Fine for Data Breach appeared first on Dimensions of Dental Hygiene | Magazine.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Massachusetts voters will consider an initiative on their November ballot that would require dental insurance companies to spend 83% or more of premiums on actual patient care, not administrative costs or taxes. The state of Massachusetts already requires medical insurance providers to spend at least 85% of premiums on patient care.

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Dentistry Today

APRIL 15, 2024

reduction in the time (in hours) required to find and source relevant payments to outstanding claims, highlighting Cavi AR’s powerful impact on speeding up dental insurance claim AR management. In the last 2 months of deploying Cavi AR in a BETA program with multiple DSOs, clients experienced a 54.9%

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A public ballot measure requiring Massachusetts dental insurers to spend a minimum of 83% of premiums on patient care, as opposed to administrative costs or marketing expenses, passed in the November election and was signed into law in early December. This requirement is referred to as establishing a medical loss ratio.

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Planet DDS

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

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. . Educate Patients About Their Dental Benefits .

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 20, 2023

The fiery debate lasted nearly two hours and covered the ADA’s role in advocating for MLRs, the recent article co-authored by Vujicic on value-based dentistry (VBD) in the Journal of the American Dental Association ( JADA ) (June 2023) , as well as a myriad of subjects concerning the dental insurance industry.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

MARCH 1, 2021

As we dive deeper into 2021, dental insurance expert Teresa Duncan of Odyssey Management is seeing three big issues with dental insurance that practices encounter. First , some practices have yet to switch over to the 2019 ADA insurance claim form.

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Dentistry Today

MAY 10, 2023

Over the last decade, Delta Dental companies provided over $1.88 Visit deltadental.com for information on individual dental insurance plans and group dental insurance plans. Follow us on Twitter @DeltaDental and Facebook: Delta Dental Plans Association.

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 16, 2023

When you’re in a dental network, you agree to charge a set rate for some services, which reduces your pricing flexibility for in-network patients. You’ll be more visible to patients When you are part of a dental insurance carrier’s network, the carrier will make you more visible to its insured members.

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Dentistry Today

AUGUST 15, 2023

This triumph not only resulted in the endorsement of “Question 2,” but it also paved the way for states nationwide to explore the implementation of this groundbreaking dental insurance reform. You want the policies that impact the profession to benefit patients and make sense,” he said.

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Dentistry Today

JULY 7, 2023

Delta Dental of California and Affiliates , the leading dental insurance provider serving more than 44 million members, has been named one of America’s Best Midsize Employers for 2023 by Forbes magazine. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes magazine and Statista Inc.,

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Dentistry Today

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Beginning in July 2025, Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Sacramento and Los Angeles counties will have the choice of three dental managed care plans. These contracts, along with new Medicare Advantage and existing employer-sponsored dental insurance programs in California, will bring the total number of Californians served by Sun Life U.S.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Before you ever even look in a patient’s mouth, my advice is to have the insurance talk in low-stress language. Explain the actual definition of insurance and describe how dental insurance functions more as a maintenance plan.

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Dentistry Today

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Over the last decade, Delta Dental companies and their foundations invested over $1.9 Visit deltadental.com for information on individual dental insurance plans and group dental insurance plans. billion to improve the oral and overall health of our communities.

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Dentistry Today

JULY 12, 2023

.” About Delta Dental Community Care Foundation The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California and its affiliated companies, including Delta Dental Insurance Company, Delta Dental of Pennsylvania and Delta Dental of New York, Inc.

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Dentistry Today

JANUARY 29, 2024

DentalInsurance.com , the leader in dental insurance comparison shopping, recently announced that it has expanded its product inventory to include top plans offered by Cigna Healthcare. Cigna Healthcare offers affordable, high-quality individual dental plans across all 50 states with a large nationwide network.

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 27, 2023

Sponsors include Arkansas Dental Hygiene Association and others to be named. ArMOM provides dental care for the relief of pain to under-served Arkansans, many of whom are from working families who do not have access or cannot afford dental insurance.

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Dentistry Today

AUGUST 6, 2024

DentalInsurance.com , the leader in dental insurance comparison shopping, continues to expand its dental insurance choices with the addition of a sixth individual dental plan from Guardian. A maximum benefit is the yearly limit on insurance contributions toward covered services.

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Dentistry Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Medical insurance companies follow Medicare rules and eventually provide similar coverage. We need to use this as a precedent to push the dental insurance industry to follow suit. I encourage other dentists to support their efforts and to potentially start a similar campaign aimed at dental coverage.

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Dentistry Today

AUGUST 10, 2023

Legislation was specifically targeted toward a lack of open disclosures with dental insurance. Additional importance of such legislation was addressed by author of 2022 Massachusetts Question 2 on dental insurance medical loss ratios, Mouhab Z. AB 952 is a good step toward addressing that through improved transparency.”

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Dentistry Today

OCTOBER 11, 2023

” ABOUT THE COMPANY The company is comprised of Delta Dental of California; Delta Dental Insurance Company; Delta Dental of Pennsylvania; Delta Dental of New York, Inc.; Delta Dental of the District of Columbia; Delta Dental of Delaware, Inc.; Delta Dental of West Virginia, Inc.;

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Dentistry Today

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Delta Dental finds an overwhelming majority of U.S. adults value dental insurance in supporting overall wellness, according to the recently released 2023 State of America’s Oral Health and Wellness Report , a nationwide analysis of consumer opinions and behaviors relating to oral health.

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Dentistry Today

AUGUST 21, 2024

the leading provider of automated, AI-driven dental insurance claim review technology, announced this week that James S. NovoHealth Dental has demonstrated that its pre-emptive claim quality assurance checks, reliable fraud detection, and accurate clinical assessments can deliver significant ROI,” said Jim Hinkle.

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