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Master Fee Increases: How to Raise Fees When Going Fee for Service
How to Raise Fees When Going Fee for Service: The Ultimate Guide to Reclaiming Your Practice Sovereignty In most practices we see, the dentist is working like a rented mule, running from op to op, only to realize at the end of the month that the “Evil Empire” (insurance companies) took a 40% haircut off […]
How to Drop PPO Insurance and Become Fee for Service Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Practice)
How to Drop PPO Insurance and Become Fee for Service Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Practice) Let’s be honest: your PPO relationship feels a lot like a toxic marriage. They take half your money, tell you what you’re allowed to do, and constantly look for reasons to deny you the support you were promised. […]
How to Build Value in a Fee for Service Dental Practice
How to Build Value in a Fee for Service Dental Practice If you are a practice owner, you likely understand the struggle of feeling like a high-paid laborer rather than a business owner. Many dentists find themselves running between operatories, exhausted by the end of the day, yet seeing a significant portion of their hard-earned […]
How to Communicate Fee Increases in a Fee For Service Practice Successfully
How to Communicate Fee Increases in a Fee For Service Practice Successfully Let’s talk about that pit in your stomach. You know the one—it shows up every time you look at the skyrocketing cost of gloves, masks, and hygienist wages, then look at your stagnant fee schedule. 💸 You’ve realized the math doesn’t work anymore. […]
Unlocking Loyalty: How to Build Patient Loyalty in a Fee for Service Practice
Most dentists think they have a “marketing problem,” yet they often overlook the fundamental strategy of how to build patient loyalty in a fee for service practice. They believe if they just dumped more money into Google Ads or sent out more shiny postcards, their chairs would be full. But that is pure fantasy. Marketing […]
How to Phase Out Insurance and Go Fee for Service Without Killing Your Practice
How to Phase Out Insurance and Go Fee for Service (The Simple Guide) Tired of PPO write-offs? Learn how to phase out insurance and go fee for service while doubling patient loyalty and revenue with a membership plan. 🚀 how-to-phase-out-insurance-and-go-fee-for-service/ How to Phase Out Insurance and Go Fee for Service Without Killing Your Practice Most […]
How to Become a High-End Fee for Service Dentist
How to Become a High-End Fee for Service Dentist Do you want to know how to become a high-end fee for service dentist and escape the restrictive world of PPO reimbursements? Let’s be honest: Most dentists are running a charity masquerading as a business. You went to school for eight years, took on $400k in […]
Boost Dental Revenue: How to Increase Revenue Per Patient in a Fee for Service Model
How to Increase Revenue per Patient in a Fee For Service Model Most dental practices are running on a hamster wheel designed by insurance companies. You’re working harder, seeing more patients, but your profit margins look like they’ve been on a crash diet. 📉 If you want to scale your practice effectively, the secret is […]
How to Attract Cash-Pay Patients to a Dental Practice
ow to Attract Cash-Pay Patients to a Dental Practice and Kill Insurance Dependency /b> Tired of PPO write-offs? Learn how to attract cash-pay patients to a dental practice by using a membership plan to build predictable monthly recurring revenue (MRR). how-to-attract-cash-pay-patients-to-a-dental-practice/ Most dental practices are currently being held hostage. They don’t own their patients; the […]
How to Compete with Insurance Practices as Fee For Service
How to Compete with Insurance Practices as Fee For Service Most dental practices are currently being suffocated by a velvet pillow. That pillow is called a PPO contract. 💸 In most practices we see, the owner is working harder than ever, yet the bank account looks like a leaky bucket. You’re doing the same procedures, […]
Strategic Shifts: How to Grow Production in a Fee for Service Dental Office
Strategic Shifts: How to Grow Production in a Fee for Service Dental Office In most practices we see, the doctor is running on a hamster wheel designed by a billion-dollar insurance empire. You’re working harder, skipping lunch, and seeing more patients, but your bank account looks like it’s on a permanent diet. If you are […]
How to Calculate the Impact of Going Fee for Service in Your Practice
How to Calculate the Impact of Going Fee for Service in Your Practice If you have ever wondered how to calculate the impact of going fee for service, you’re in the right place, but buckle up—it’s going to be a bumpy ride for your status quo. Most dental practices are currently being suffocated by PPO […]