The direct answer: treatment acceptance improves when you fix diagnosis consistency first, presentation second, and financing third — in that order. National case acceptance medians run 55% to 65%, but the more revealing number is case completion, which averages just 47% industry-wide. Ethical pract...

Why Dental Transparency Is the Competitive Advantage Practices Are Sleeping On

I want to make an argument that might surprise you coming from someone who has spent 25 years on the supply side of dentistry.

Price transparency is not a threat to dental practices. It is, for the practices willing to ...

D2740. D4341. D6010.

If you've ever looked at a dental treatment plan or an Explanation of Benefits and wondered what those codes mean, you're not alone. Most patients never learn what they're actually being billed for — and that information gap has a real cost.

Here's a practical guide to the cod...

A dental quote is more than a number. It's a data point — and like all data points, it means more in context than in isolation.

After 25 years working inside the dental industry, I've watched the same scene play out thousands of times: a patient receives a treatment plan, experiences sticker shock,...

You're sitting in the dental chair. The treatment coordinator slides a form across the desk: $1,800 for a crown. $2,400 for a root canal. $4,200 for two implants.

Your first instinct is to trust it. After all, this is a medical professional. Prices are what they are, right?

Not exactly.

Dental Pr...