Good Reads
- What do you say to 'Insurance won't cover that'?- When patients say, "I can't afford it," "My insurance won't cover it," "I need t speak with my spouse," "I'll do it when I win the lottery," "Stuff at work is to crazy right now," "Can't do it now because my son/daughter needs to finish with braces (dance, sports or fill in the blank)," and/or "If it isn't broken, then I'm not fixing it," what do you say in return?-
- Dental visits are a good habit to start (again)- “According to the Delta Dental Oral Health and Well-Being Survey, most Americans visit the dentist at least once a year, and those who do are 37 percent more likely to report their oral health as good or better versus those who infrequently find themselves in a dentist’s chair,” says Dr. Bill Kohn, DDS, and vice president of dental science and policy for Delta Dental Plans Association. “Still, a lot of Americans take a break from routine dentist visits at some point in their lives.”-
- Eliminate the blood, sweat, and tears of budgeting for your dental office- We are still in the first quarter of the New Year, and it is not too late to set up a budget for your practice to help guide the spending for the rest of the year. Dental practice turnarounds begin with a business analysis Get your 2013 profit and loss statement from your accountant or print your own from your QuickBooks ledger. Take the totals of each of the categories, and make a list of the expenses categories that may see an increase this year.-
Dental CFO
We are excited to announce that our company has recently joined forces with Safebase Solutions, a state of the art software company. Through this acquisition we will be able to strengthen our mission to provide simple, affordable, and secure services for the dental industry. We will continue to offer and expand on applications built by dentists for dentists that sync with your practice management software to improve efficiency and profitability. Our new name will be e-DentalMarket. Please take a few minutes to browse www.edentalmarket.com to see some of our exciting new changes. Be on the look out for more information coming soon. We look forward to serving you as e-DentalMarket!
The Ultimate Earning and Revenue Partner for Dentists
Ascent walks with you all the way to the summit of dentistry. As a dentist, your primary goal is to successfully assist patients with their dental needs while generating profits for your business. Unfortunately, the climb to the top is full of hurdles. An increasingly low dental insurance reimbursement, coupled with costly practice expenses, are two undeniable challenges you might face that keep you from reaching the peak of success.
If you’re a dental practitioner who consistently receives a less than reasonable PPO dentalinsurance reimbursement rate—leading to lower revenue—you can rest assured that you’ve come to the right place. By becoming a member of Ascent, you’ll be served and introduced to partners who believe in quality dentistry and who view your practice success with the same determination of a dental CFO, helping you realize more profit, and hopefully less stress.
Optimize Your Office Fees
We have the resources to help you analyze codes at any given time with percentiles and utilization reports using our real-time data.
Improve Your PPO Reimbursements
Ascent members have the liberty to take care of their own dental fee negotiations, or leave it in the hands of the experts. With us by your side, you no can stop accepting pennies on the dollar for each procedure.
Reduce Your Practice Expenses
We give you exclusive access to a huge array of bottom line-enhancing savings in business areas such as: practice or patient financing, lab work, supplies, industry-leading software, unparalleled dental accounting services, a better phone service and a customized discount plan just for your office.
As a group, dentists have allowed the insurance industry to take over a very large portion of providing dental care to the public. Our dental societies have either been powerless, or have shown little interest in preventing this. Legally we are at their mercy. The truth is that the insurance industry needs us more than we need them. They cannot provide the dental care themselves, but by controlling the purse strings they have gained the power. We dentist have few advocates to help us. Ascent is one of the few organizations that can make a difference in our professional lives by helping to take some of this power back from the insurance companies. Dr. Stephen R., CA