dental work

5 Reasons why patients put off dental work but shouldn’t, even during a pandemic

1)They lack a sense of urgency. Delaying restorative treatment could lead to expensive, painful problems down the road. Help patients understand what can happen if they ignore problems. Once a patient understands this, their dental treatment will move up their priority list. nulifeli can provide you with the educational materials! 2)They believe it is too …

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dental insurance claims

Dental Insurance Claims, how to get them paid the first time

We know that filing dental insurance claims and getting paid in a timely manner is important to the efficient operations of most practices.  Since dental coding and claims submissions are a unique challenge requiring special attachments, narratives, and information much different than medical claims processing we would like to offer the following tips: Coding: Dental …

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Dentist discussing restorative dental treatment

Why do dental patients say no?

Dental patients have only three excuses for denying treatment; Time, fear or money Time excuses can be addressed by obviously scheduling enough time! Why that may seem like an obvious statement, front office staff members often do not consistently stick to a scheduling template. Patients on the phone can be quite convincing regarding their “emergency” and …

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