The Dental Billing Podcast

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Got questions? Email: ericka@dentalbillingdoneright.com Interested in a Demo of Dentiq - The Billing Command Center? Get on the interest list here: https://4063-dentiq.systeme.io/waitlist Get your Dental Billing Toolkit Here: https://www.dentalbillingdoneright.com/the-dental-billing-toolkit Download "The Most Underused Codes in Dentistry - And How to Get The...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! This is a recording of a live virtual workshop we hosted last week on the topic of "Messy A/R Clean-Up". We had a blast with the audience and since we had an overwhelming response to do a replay-we thought we would put the recording up for everyone to hear!  For questions email: ericka@dentalbillingdoneright.com Enjoy!  Interested in a Demo of Dentiq -...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Interested in a Demo of Dentiq - The Billing Command Center? Get on the interest list here: https://4063-dentiq.systeme.io/waitlist Get your Dental Billing Toolkit Here: https://www.dentalbillingdoneright.com/the-dental-billing-toolkit Download "The Most Underused Codes in Dentistry - And How to Get Them Paid" checklist here: https://docs.google.com/for...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! The power of ICD-10 codes used with CDT codes is what Ericka covers in this week's episode. She talks about how she recently saw an EOB that rejected a claim for fillings because the insurance payor wanted appropriate ICD-10 codes on the claim form.  Listen in as Ericka breaks down why every office should be incorporating diagnosis codes into their billing d...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Have you ever heard the term "Self-Funded"? What exactly is a self-funded plan? What about a fully insured plan? Why do I need to know this?  In this episode, Ericka talks about the difference between the two plans and how it affects how we start the appeal process. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner is not always the correct entity or governing b...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Did you know that there are many different types of dental insurance audits? The most common type of audit is a compliance audit. This type of audit is designed to ensure that dental practices are not violating contract agreements such as balance billing, co-payments, coding, and much more which Ericka talks about in this solo episode.  Let us know what you think...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! In this week's episode, Ericka talks about how important it is to explain your patient's dental benefits. Our patients do not understand how their plans work and we need to do a better job at explaining how we calculate their co-payments.  Listen in as Ericka shares how she used to explain plan benefits to her patients when she was a Treatment Coordinat...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Calculating patient co-payments can be tricky if you don't understand the formulas. The 3 basic formulas are deductible, downgrades, and downgrades with deductibles. In this episode listen in as Ericka walks you through how to calculate a patient's co-payment.  You will want to have a calculator handy as this was a live training she did via zoom. If you...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Today's episode is filled with so many start-up gems! Ericka has the pleasure of speaking with Maritza Duran of M-Dent Consulting Services. Maritza is the go-to expert for dental practice start-ups and has worked with clients all over the country.  To get the free e-book or contact Maritza go to: www.mdentcs.com We hope you enjoy this episode! To get in touc...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! What do you do when only a few items on the claim were paid? How do you resubmit the items that were either denied or need additional information?  In this shortie episode, Ericka talks about splitting claims. This helps control insurance account receivables, automatically generates a new claim for the items that were not paid, and closes the original claim so it...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! In this episode, our host, Ericka Aguilar, talks about how she stumbled onto creating this episode as a result of researching dental billing audits. Her plan was to discuss the many different types of audits a dental practice may encounter and how the audits are triggered (stay tuned for this episode). Instead, she started thinking about how an office can benefit...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Today we are talking about how to read an Explanation of Benefits. Especially if you are posting payments. As Ericka mentions in today's episode-not all EOB's are created equally. The language used by each insurance plan varies. Can we all agree that it would be so much easier if there was a universal explanation of benefits?  Listen in as we discuss th...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Have you ever wanted to learn more than just the basics of dental billing? We just wrapped up our first dental billing challenge and our students received more than they expected-FOR SURE!  In this week's episode host, Ericka Aguilar is diving deep into day one of the 10-day dental billing challenge.  She covers what it takes to be a Mester Dental Biller and...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Listen in as our Host, Ericka Aguilar talks about the many ways she coaches individuals in the dental billing arena. Whether you are an aspiring dental biller, an experienced dental biller, or a dentist looking for billing department feedback, Ericka and her team will put their strategic brains on your challenge to achieve your goals. Keep the conversation going...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Did you know that we now have a day for dental biller's? Yesterday, July 20th 2022 was the first EVER National Dental Biller's Appreciation Day! In honor of this day our host, Ericka Aguilar, is sharing a strategy she has taught her students for over a decade. She calls it the "Rule of 3". This strategy helps her students breakdown to billing...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Elaine has 20 years of dental experience, with special emphasis on clinical laser applications, risk and disease management, and business-leadership workshops for dentists and dental hygienists. Elaine is multi-trained for surgery and hygiene and holds multiple fellowships for all types of lasers, including Waterlase Erbium, Deka CO2 & All Diodes. In addition...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Have you ever wondered what it takes to start your own remote dental billing company? That's exactly what Valerie Trujillo did during the pandemic! She ditched the job and started her own company. She started with 2 clients and a year and a half later- she now has 15 clients with multiple locations. She also went from no team to a team of 6 in that time.  Va...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! In this episode host, Ericka interviews Quiana Craig. Quianna and Ericka discuss the differences and similarities between dental and medical billing. Quianna has 23 years on the business side of healthcare and now owns a successful 6-figure home-based business for the last 10 years.  She created "Ask the Biller" as a way to show aspiring billers how to...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! In this weeks episode we take a break from coding and billing and talk about work life balance. My guest today is Alycia Dukes. Alycia is a resource advocate for dental team members. She calls herself a Change Agent. This along with her passion empowering and advocating for dental team members to help them navigate everyday good and bad life experiences. She shar...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Have you ever tried to clean-up a billing department's insurance account receivable report and have little to no success? What performance percentages are you analyzing?  The strategies I use are: analyze, strategize, and execute.  Interested in a Demo of Dentiq - The Billing Command Center? Get on the interest list here: https://4063-dentiq.systeme.io/waitl...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Listen in on a live training about the clean claim process. This is part 6 of the free 7 part series.  Interested in a Demo of Dentiq - The Billing Command Center? Get on the interest list here: https://4063-dentiq.systeme.io/waitlist Get your Dental Billing Toolkit Here: https://www.dentalbillingdoneright.com/the-dental-billing-toolkit Download "The Most Un...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! The clean claim process is more than simply submitting a claim! Did you know that this starts with making an appointment? This is a huge part of the dental claim revenue cycle.  This episode is a recording of the live training hosted via zoom. It is a 7 part series on the clean claim process. In this episode we will talk about appointments, codes, obtaining insur...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Interested in a Demo of Dentiq - The Billing Command Center? Get on the interest list here: https://4063-dentiq.systeme.io/waitlist Get your Dental Billing Toolkit Here: https://www.dentalbillingdoneright.com/the-dental-billing-toolkit Download "The Most Underused Codes in Dentistry - And How to Get Them Paid" checklist here: https://docs.google.com/for...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Interested in a Demo of Dentiq - The Billing Command Center? Get on the interest list here: https://4063-dentiq.systeme.io/waitlist Get your Dental Billing Toolkit Here: https://www.dentalbillingdoneright.com/the-dental-billing-toolkit Download "The Most Underused Codes in Dentistry - And How to Get Them Paid" checklist here: https://docs.google.com/for...

Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Interested in a Demo of Dentiq - The Billing Command Center? Get on the interest list here: https://4063-dentiq.systeme.io/waitlist Get your Dental Billing Toolkit Here: https://www.dentalbillingdoneright.com/the-dental-billing-toolkit Download "The Most Underused Codes in Dentistry - And How to Get Them Paid" checklist here: https://docs.google.com/for...