During the COVIDi-19 pandemic, the entire dental industry saw a dramatic staffing shortage, and this trend has mostly continued since. As a dental practice owner, you may have found it difficult to hire and retain employees, especially those who work the front desk. In desperation, you might have considered searching for anyone with insurance experience. However, is dental billing like medical billing?

One isn’t necessarily easier than the other, and while they share some similarities, they vary from each so much that you can’t afford to make mistakes or have someone jump from one to the other. In this post, you’ll learn why dental billing is unique and how you can solve this problem.

Everyone makes mistakes; however, some mistakes are more egregious and costly than others. Although putting in the wrong code for a dental insurance claim, for example, may seem like an innocent error, it can be considered unethical and even illegal!

Keep reading to learn more about unethical billing practices, why they matter, and how you can avoid them at your dental practice.

When you chose to become a dentist, you may have thought about the financial gain you could have, but you probably didn’t necessarily realize how much you’d need to understand about business and accounting to be successful. Well, the truth is that there is a way that you can stick mostly to the clinical side of your small business: you can outsource the billing process and accounts receivable recovery.

In this post, you’ll learn more about accounting and billing, why you may need support, and how outsourcing can benefit your practice.