Part of running a successful business is cutting out unnecessary tasks wherever possible. You don’t need to dedicate time to tasks that don’t actually add value to your bottom line. At a dental practice, you may wonder how you can be more efficient, especially in your front office. Are there ways you can be more efficient here?

Dental insurance verification takes up quite a bit of this team’s time, but is it really necessary? Would it make more financial sense to cut this from the dental claims process? The answers may surprise you!

As a small business and dental practice owner, you bear a lot of responsibility. You have the largest financial stake, and you are in charge of whether it succeeds or fails, but that doesn’t mean you can take illegal shortcuts. In fact, if you make egregious, fraudulent mistakes in your insurance claims, you could face devastating consequences. To keep out of trouble, make sure you avoid these mistakes.

To get the right answers, you must ask the right questions—this may sound like a fortune cookie, but it’s true! And when it comes to making sure your dental practice gets paid on time, you definitely want to ask the right questions.

If one step of the claims process goes wrong, dental insurance won’t pay you, which can hurt your business. What exactly should you be asking when you verify dental insurance? Keep reading to find out just four of the basic questions you need answers to!