{"id":1557,"date":"2019-12-19T20:07:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T20:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2020-01-30T20:07:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T20:07:28","slug":"why-dental-insurance-verification-is-so-important-for-your-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/19\/why-dental-insurance-verification-is-so-important-for-your-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Dental Insurance Verification Is So Important for Your Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AdobeStock_24832739__1548189066_93678-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"dental insurance form\" class=\"wp-image-1558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AdobeStock_24832739__1548189066_93678-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AdobeStock_24832739__1548189066_93678-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/AdobeStock_24832739__1548189066_93678.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine you\u2019re a patient who needs to have a dental crown\nplaced. Your dentist has laid out the treatment plan, and you\u2019re confident\nmoving forward with treatment. But a few weeks afterward, you receive a bill\nyou weren\u2019t expecting in the mail. The practice\u2019s team already collected your\nout-of-pocket payment, but now you owe more than you anticipated. How do you\nfeel? Do you want to go back to that practice in the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, this common scenario occurs when team members\ndon\u2019t take the necessary steps to properly verify insurance. But this process\nis time consuming and tedious, making it a difficult task for support staff to\naccomplish quickly. Well, Dental Support Specialties has the solution\u2014give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/what-we-do.html\">dental\ninsurance verification<\/a> to us! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Effect of Surprise Fees on Patients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The top complaint patients have about a dental practice is\nrelated to money. In fact, most of the time, patients are disgruntled when they\nreceive surprise fees, and it\u2019s not hard to see why. These postponed fees can\nmake the patient suddenly feel as if they are being overcharged for services or\neven cheated by the practice. In some cases, these negative feelings can damage\ntrust in the dentist-patient relationship and lead them to seek another\npractice altogether. Dental insurance verification can help you remain transparent\nwith your patients and keep them happy with their experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Effect of Insurance Verification on the Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than annoying patients, postponing insurance\nverification can also hurt your practice\u2019s bottom line. Until this task is\ncompleted, insurance doesn\u2019t pay, which means that you could have an\never-increasing aging report and missing out on income that you\u2019re owed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Insurance Verification Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You would think that once you submit an insurance claim the\ntask would be done. But that\u2019s just the beginning! Afterward you need to follow\nup and verify insurance benefits, not to mention handle account reviews and\nstatements. Not only are all these steps time consuming, but they can also be\nincredibly frustrating, which is why many teams push verification to the back\nburner while they manage in-office tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Benefits of Outsourcing Insurance Verification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving Dental Support Specialties the responsibility to\nverify dental insurance can make a huge positive difference for your practice. More\naccurate estimates for treatment with fewer surprise fees mean that patients\ncan know exactly what to expect, which helps build trust. In addition, without\nfrustrating insurance verification to deal with, your team can then focus on\nserving in-office patients with a more friendly, welcoming attitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, making sure dental insurance verification is\nperformed correctly offers only benefits for everyone. When you turn to Dental\nSupport Specialties for this task, the patients are happier, the team is happier,\nand the practice\u2019s bank account is happier. It\u2019s a win-win-win! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Dental Support Specialties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dental Support Specialties was founded in 2008 and has been\nserving dental practices remotely ever since. Our team includes experienced\ndental professionals who can quickly handle dental insurance verification\nwithout a hitch. If you would like to learn more about this popular service,\nyou can contact Dental Support Specialties by calling or clicking here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you\u2019re a patient who needs to have a dental crown placed. Your dentist has laid out the treatment plan, and you\u2019re confident moving forward with treatment. But a few weeks afterward, you receive a bill you weren\u2019t expecting in the mail. 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