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Many dentists assume that keeping a dental insurance coordinator on staff is the way to go.

I talk to a lot of business owners and ask them how their business is going, and whether they’d like any help with their business. And a lot of the time they answer my question with this statement: “We’re going OK.” What the heck does that mean? If you were selling a car that you’ve…

A friend of mine who helps dental practices with their finance for purchasing new equipment once told me a story where on this particular day, a dental receptionist that answered his call had literally slammed the phone down in his ear with such force, and with such hostility, that my friend was truly shaken. What…

The American Dental Association (ADA) suffered a ransomware attack (April 2022). Here’s how it was done.

For most dental practices, claim payments are their largest source of revenue. Given the volume involved and the disparate ways payments arrive, this can lead to unnoticed fraud and lost income. Here are a few common ways this plays out.