dental answering service<\/a> may be what you need. Here are three ways they can save your practice money in the long-term!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A Dedicated Service for Dental Insurance Verification<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s common for dental offices to offer patients guidance when verifying insurance claims. However, typical claims can take an average of 45 minutes before completion. This only takes time away from your patients in the practice as well as from the people calling in to ask questions or schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n
Alternatively, you can have a dedicated team who not only handles verifications, but knows how to speak with insurance companies and keep up with their constantly changing policies. By trusting a professional service, you can avoid the problematic situation of mishandling a patient\u2019s money when filing their insurance claim.<\/p>\n
Getting Your Callers Into the Office<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s quite shocking how many patients don\u2019t bother scheduling the moment they are met with a voicemail for your office. According to a report from BT Business, small and medium-sized businesses are losing millions of potential revenue due to missed calls. In the report, it states that 85 percent of callers who can\u2019t reach a company the first time will not attempt to call back. Furthermore, 75 percent of callers won\u2019t leave a voicemail.<\/p>\n
Instead of making your callers settle for a robotic response, they can speak with a representative who will hear their problem, get them scheduled, and be able to determine what kind of patient they are. If they learn that this person has the potential to become a regular patient, they\u2019ll always take note of it.<\/p>\n
Saving Money on New Employees<\/h2>\n
Paying the cost of overhead is no easy task, especially when you have a large team. The average salary for a dental receptionist is around $30,000 a year, and that\u2019s not including their benefits or paid vacation. What\u2019s even worse is that you can\u2019t rely on them to do every task your practice needs.<\/p>\n
Instead of relying on your entire in-office team, you can use your funding for a service who doesn\u2019t call in sick or carry the same high costs, without losing quality customer service. Therefore, your in-office employees can pay more attention to office duties and answering patient questions.<\/p>\n
An answering service allows you to offer your community the best impression possible. Consider utilizing one to make managing your practice easier and save money today!<\/p>\n
About the Author<\/h2>\n
Mary Beth Bajornas<\/a> is an expert in all things dental administration. With her help, she can boost your office\u2019s productivity, stimulate cash flow, and help you save in the long-term. To learn more about her service and how it works, schedule an appointment with her through her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As a dental professional, your biggest concern is making sure your patients are properly cared for. You also want to confirm they have the tools to manage their oral health for life. Of course, running an entire dental practice is rarely a simple process. Missing calls from prospective patients and having current patients\u2019 insurance rejected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether it\u2019s performing verifications or converting calls into reliable visits, a dental answering service can help your practice save time and money!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether it\u2019s performing verifications or converting calls into reliable visits, a dental answering service can help your practice save time and money!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dental Support Specialties\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-06T15:33:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-08-29T17:40:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351-300x200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"dentalsupportteam\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"dentalsupportteam\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"dentalsupportteam\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8ff81204cd556ad923e90b1ab1e7a128\"},\"headline\":\"3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-06T15:33:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-29T17:40:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":532,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351-300x200.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/\",\"name\":\"3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351-300x200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-06T15:33:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-08-29T17:40:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8ff81204cd556ad923e90b1ab1e7a128\"},\"description\":\"Whether it\u2019s performing verifications or converting calls into reliable visits, a dental answering service can help your practice save time and money!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533,\"caption\":\"A group of employees talking on the phone.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/06\\\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dental Support Specialties\",\"description\":\"\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8ff81204cd556ad923e90b1ab1e7a128\",\"name\":\"dentalsupportteam\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d10f1b96fb83b0466ae2a17dad6bd1c898e258eb73581f7e2d599b12e2d0c8de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d10f1b96fb83b0466ae2a17dad6bd1c898e258eb73581f7e2d599b12e2d0c8de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d10f1b96fb83b0466ae2a17dad6bd1c898e258eb73581f7e2d599b12e2d0c8de?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"dentalsupportteam\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/dentalsupportteam\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money","description":"Whether it\u2019s performing verifications or converting calls into reliable visits, a dental answering service can help your practice save time and money!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money","og_description":"Whether it\u2019s performing verifications or converting calls into reliable visits, a dental answering service can help your practice save time and money!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/","og_site_name":"Dental Support Specialties","article_published_time":"2018-07-06T15:33:53+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-08-29T17:40:17+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351-300x200.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"dentalsupportteam","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"dentalsupportteam","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/"},"author":{"name":"dentalsupportteam","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff81204cd556ad923e90b1ab1e7a128"},"headline":"3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money","datePublished":"2018-07-06T15:33:53+00:00","dateModified":"2018-08-29T17:40:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/"},"wordCount":532,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351-300x200.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/","name":"3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351-300x200.jpg","datePublished":"2018-07-06T15:33:53+00:00","dateModified":"2018-08-29T17:40:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff81204cd556ad923e90b1ab1e7a128"},"description":"Whether it\u2019s performing verifications or converting calls into reliable visits, a dental answering service can help your practice save time and money!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351.jpg","width":800,"height":533,"caption":"A group of employees talking on the phone."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/06\/3-ways-dental-answering-service-save-practice-money\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"3 Ways a Dental Answering Service Can Save Your Practice Money"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/","name":"Dental Support Specialties","description":"","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8ff81204cd556ad923e90b1ab1e7a128","name":"dentalsupportteam","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d10f1b96fb83b0466ae2a17dad6bd1c898e258eb73581f7e2d599b12e2d0c8de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d10f1b96fb83b0466ae2a17dad6bd1c898e258eb73581f7e2d599b12e2d0c8de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d10f1b96fb83b0466ae2a17dad6bd1c898e258eb73581f7e2d599b12e2d0c8de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"dentalsupportteam"},"url":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/author\/dentalsupportteam\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1346"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1350,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1346\/revisions\/1350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/AdobeStock_161193194__1533570026_71351-300x200.jpg\")
As a dental professional, your biggest concern is making sure your patients are properly cared for. You also want to confirm they have the tools to manage their oral health for life. Of course, running an entire dental practice is rarely a simple process. Missing calls from prospective patients and having current patients\u2019 insurance rejected only makes your job more stressful.<\/p>\n