All dental businesses face challenges, but dental service organizations (DSOs) seem to struggle constantly with high accounts receivable (A/R). Our experts have seen this problem across the board, so we can’t help but wonder: Why do DSOs have high A/R — and how can they fix it?

You’re researching the right dental billing company for your dental practice, group, or DSO, but what’s the best way to compare them? The most popular billing company may not be the ideal candidate to meet your current and future goals. We’ve fast-tracked your research with core criteria and a clear comparison.

The supply of dental clinical and administrative staff is dwindling for various reasons. Meanwhile, the demand for their specialized skills is increasing, and there are few ways to fill the staffing gap. Dentists can’t avoid the severe healthcare workforce shortage, they can prepare for it and proactively combat it.

The best way to show your team how grateful you are isn’t by treating them to pizza for lunch — it’s by ensuring their work is meaningful every day. For this, you can greatly reduce their time spent on tedious manual tasks. This won’t harm your dental business! In fact, your practice can thrive when your team dedicates more time to building strong relationships with your dental patients. Automated patient billing makes this possible, and more.

When it comes to claim acceptance, every detail matters. That’s a challenge when documenting dates for multi-stage procedures like crowns, bridges, dentures, root canals, etc. Fortunately, the DCS Knowledge Network is here to help you with guidance on which dates to put where, and also how to bill for a crown, whether you’re in-network and out-of-network.