The dental insurance quagmire

by | Feb 16, 2016 | Doctor's Blog

I’d like to share with you one of the biggest challenges in dental practice today – dental insurance! Most patients believe dental “insurance” covers all necessary dental work, and this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Take the following example of an insurance claim denial that I recently received (this claim was sent on behalf of a patient in our practice:

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As you can see, the claim is denied for this patient due to having two teeth missing, versus only one tooth. A technicality to be sure; it’s clear that an insurance company will be looking for any way to deny a claim.