Dentists, let’s get spicy real quick. You spent years perfecting your crown preparation PDF — a beautiful bur chart, margin design guide, and prep checklist that could make Gordon Christensen shed a tear. But here’s the gut-punch:You can have the best crown prep skills, the cleanest crown preparation PDF in the...

Let’s play dentist confessional: You have a favorite set of crown preparation burs, right? Maybe a #856 diamond chamfer that makes you weep with joy when it hits enamel just right? Yeah, me too. But here’s the twist:You can have the perfect crown preparation burs PDF… the perfect bur kit… the textbook prep… and STILL...

Dentists — let’s get real Crown preparation is one of the most beautiful, meticulous, high-value procedures you perform...and also one of the most frustrating ways to watch insurance undercut your talent. You sculpt the perfect prep like Michelangelo chiseling David, place a flawless temp, and then get slapped with a...

Hey doc! Raise your hand if the mere words “crown prep procedure” make your back ache and your eyes twitch. Here’s the truth bomb: Crown preps are glorious money-makers on paper... ...but insurance gobbles your profit margins like a teen at a buffet. What if I told you the crown prep procedure could become the core...

Dentists — confession time When you hear D5120 dental code, do you think: “Nice, big case fee!” “Oh crap, another insurance nightmare.” “Please don’t ghost me after the consult, Mrs. Wilson…” Exactly. Quick recap: D5120 = Complete Lower Denture.It’s big, it’s life-changing, and it’s an easy way for insurance to...

Hey doc — let’s get real about the D5110 dental code.It sounds simple: a shiny, beautiful, life-changing complete maxillary denture. But behind the scenes?It’s a time-eating beast.Insurance companies pay you pennies for your hours.Patients get sticker shock and ghost you before impressions are even poured. It doesn’t...

Dentists!  If the D5110 code has ever made you roll your eyes so hard you saw your brain — trust me, you’re not alone. Quick flashback: D5110 = Complete Denture — Maxillary.A beautiful full upper denture that makes grandma smile again… while insurance laughs and lowballs your hard work. You spend multiple...

Dentist friends, gather ‘round. If the D2335 dental code makes your blood boil faster than a nitrous tank left open overnight — you are not alone. Quick refresher:D2335 = Resin-based composite, four or more surfaces, anterior. Translation? The BIG, beautiful, time-consuming, multi-surface front tooth filling. Here’s...

Dentists! ‍♂️ Let’s get painfully honest for a sec:How many times has the D2331 dental code — that lovely two-surface resin filling for an anterior tooth — left you feeling like you just donated your skills for free? You numb, prep, bond, sculpt like Michelangelo… then insurance “adjusts” your fee to lunch money....

Dentists — raise your hand if the D2150 dental code has ever made you mutter curse words under your breath. ✋ You know the one:➡️ D2150 = Amalgam – two surfaces, primary or permanent. Sounds innocent, right?Wrong. Insurance companies use D2150 as their playground: Downcode it to D2140. Bundle it with preventive...

Raise your hand if the D2140 dental code has ever made you want to chuck your dental insurance contracts into the shredder. ‍♂️ You know the drill: Patient needs a simple one-surface amalgam filling (D2140). You do the work. You submit the claim. Insurance says: “Hmm. We think this should be preventive. Or maybe a...

Alright, dentist — quick pop quiz: What’s the D2140 code? If you guessed “amalgam—one surface, primary or permanent,” congrats, you’re officially a dental code geek. But here’s the gut punch:While you’re placing this tiny filling, your insurance buddies are cooking up ways to: Deny it as “preventive.” Downcode it to...

Dentists, let’s get brutally honest for a sec:If you bill the D0180 dental code (comprehensive periodontal evaluation) and expect insurance to love you for it… you must love heartbreak. They cover it when they feel like it. They question it. They down-code it. They bury you in charting demands. Meanwhile, you’re the...

Raise your hand if D0150 makes your front desk break out in hives. That’s right — D0150 is the unsung hero of your practice:The comprehensive oral evaluation that sets up every treatment plan, every crown, every veneer, every six-month cleaning cycle. It’s the mighty domino that topples the money tree… if you’re...

Hey dentist! If D0120 sounds familiar (spoiler: it should), then congrats — you’ve found the gold vein in your practice you’re probably not mining properly. In plain English:D0120 = Periodic Oral Evaluation = the fancy code for your bread-and-butter routine checkup. It’s the spark plug for nearly every cleaning,...

Dentists! If the words “CPT Code Tooth Extraction” make your eye twitch — you’re not alone. You pull teeth. You submit codes. You pray to the insurance gods. They laugh at you and pay you 60 days later — maybe — minus “adjustments” that don’t make sense even to your accountant. So… why not flip the script? Let’s turn...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever lost sleep over a rejected Code ADA claim. ️ Yeah, thought so. It’s 2025 and you’re still playing insurance whack-a-mole: Fill cavity → submit Code ADA → wait 30 days → denied → patient ghosted → you get stiffed. Meanwhile, you’re paying rent, staff, lab bills, and hoping your kids...

Hey Dentist! Let’s be honest for a second.Do CDT Codes make you want to faceplant into a tray of impression material? ‍♀️ Because you know how it goes:You do the work → you submit CDT Codes → insurance “reviews” → maybe you get paid — 45 days later — minus half your fee. Are CDT Codes killing you softly? Maybe.But...

Dentists, grab your coffee and buckle up ☕ — because we’re about to flip your ADA Dental Codes from frustrating insurance puzzles into a gold mine that funds your dream vacations. If your eyes glaze over when someone says “ADA Dental Codes,” you’re not alone. But stick with me — because the same codes draining your...

If ADA Codes make you want to curl up in fetal position under your treatment chair—congratulations, you’re a real dentist. From D0150 to D4346 to D0431—insurance companies have turned these innocent little codes into bureaucratic nightmares. But what if I told you the same ADA Codes you dread can become your...

Let’s get real for a hot second. ‍⚕️You went to dental school to save teeth, not to become a slave to insurance companies who pay you less than your teenage babysitter makes per hour. And yet… here you are, watching reimbursement rates for critical services like oral cancer screening (ADA Code D0431) sink lower than...