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title: Credentialing, PPOs & Fee Schedules (course)
description: This course teaches a credentialing process to join a provider network. It covers the importance of accurate fee schedules and setup in practice software
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## **Dental Credentialing, PPOs, and Fee Schedules **

AGD PACE approved for 1 CE credit

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## Dental Credentialing, PPOs, and Fee Schedules

**Course Description:**

Understanding dental PPO plans can be confusing!  Do you struggle with working through the PPO provider credentialing maze or temporary provider maze? Most PPO plans require provider credentialing per practice location and failure to do so may result in out of network coverage for your patients.  Explore all the details about PPO fee schedules and why they are important to the financial health of your practice.  Learn what three questions will tell you if being in-network is financially worthwhile to your practice. 

**Course Objectives:**

After the course attendees will:

1. Know the importance of maintaining an accurate fee schedule to implement properly into your dental practice management software
2. Share with the dental team how showing the PPO discount when presenting treatment is helpful for patient case acceptance
3. Determine if being an in-network provider is profitable to your practice

Earn One (1) CE credit

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**Course Instructor:  Josh Smith**

Josh is a leading authority in dental practice business administration. He developed an insurance billing process that increases collections and allows more focus on patient care and productivity.

He and two partners established Dental ClaimSupport, providing insurance claim services and education. Josh is also the author of the book, [The Ultimate Guide to Dental Billing & Reporting](https://www.dentalclaimsupport.com/dentalbillingandreporting), to help dental practices thrive with an accurate, profitable claims process.

**Dental Claims Academy**

This course is part of a training center for professionals to improve insurance collection in any dental practice. Get access to all resources--coding knowledge, billing process training, a discussion forum, and more--as a member of [Dental Claims Academy. ](http://www.dentalclaimsacademy.com/)

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**Who would benefit from this course:**

- Dentists
- Office Manager
- Billing and Treatment Coordinators
- Front Desk
- Insurance Coordinators 
- Administrators
- Scheduling Coordinators
- Dental Assistants
- Directors of Operations
- Practice Administrators

**Self Instructed Study: **Access to recording and any resources for (1) year. 

**Credit Hours: One (1) **

**AGD Subject Code: **550

**Course created:** September 8th, 2021

**Course reviewed:** July 5, 2022

**Course expires:** July 5, 2024

**Provider Approval:  #**410445 

**Nationally Recognized (AGD-PACE) ****Academy of General Dentistry ****Program approval for Continuing Education**

 

**Who would benefit from this course:**

- Dentists
- Office Manager
- Billing and Treatment Coordinators
- Front Desk
- Insurance Coordinators 
- Administrators
- Scheduling Coordinators
- Dental Assistants
- Directors of Operations
- Practice Administrators

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Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.  
4/1/2022 to 3/31/2024.  
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