Dental Insurance Archives - Thriving Dentist with Gary Takacs: Recent Episodes

Dental Insurance Archives - Thriving Dentist with Gary Takacs

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You are likely aware that Gary is passionate about helping Dentists reduce their insurance dependence! In this Thriving Dentist Show interview Gary invited his friend Dr. Drew Byrnes as a Guest to discuss his fee-for-service journey. Running time: 64:12 In this Show, Gary and Drew discuss; Drew’s decision and pathway to own a fee-for-service practice, […]

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In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary shares his experience of radically reducing insurance dependence in his own practice in Phoenix, AZ. Of all the strategic decisions that Gary, Dr. Nielson and Dr. Schmidt have made in their practice, the single most important decision was to reduce insurance dependency. Running time: 61:23 In this podcast, Gary […]

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If you are a regular listener to the Thriving Dentist Show you know that Gary is an advocate of reducing insurance dependency in your practice. Running time:51:40 For this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary invited his friend Jordon Comstock as a guest to discuss how an in-office membership plan can help you develop a thriving practice. […]

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Office Managers are very important in a Thriving Practice! In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary invited his friend Kiera Dent to talk about all things related to Dental Office Manager Success. Running Time: 51:06 minutes In this inspiring interview Gary and Kiera discuss; Why it is important for office managers to have a community of […]

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Last week, Gary interviewed his friend Qadeer Ahmed about a Patient Benefits plan that addresses all the ills that are wrong with the current dental insurance system. Let’s face it, the current dental insurance system is broken! Running Time: 65:58 minutes The current system suppresses claims. Patients, Dentists and Employers all lose. This is Part […]

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It is no secret that the current system of dental insurance is totally broken! The current system only benefits the Insurance companies. Employers, Patients and Dentists all lose in the current system. Gary invited his friend Qadeer Ahmed on this Thriving Dentist Show to share how he and his Team have created a system that […]

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Communicating with patients about their dental insurance is an important element in just about every dental practice. Running Time: 64:03 minutes In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary interviews his friend Teresa Duncan about how to communicate with patients about their insurance in a way that leads to greater case acceptance. Teresa literally wrote the book […]

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Many Dentists are not aware that then can successfully negotiate their fee schedule with the insurance companies.   Running Time: 64:26 minutes In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary interviews his friend Ben Tuinei on this very important topic. Ben is an authority on negotiating with 3rd party payers and to-date has worked with over 5,000 […]

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Developing an in-office membership plan can be like harnessing the benefits of your own Amazon Prime program! In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary interviews his friend Jordon Comstock on all of the details about creating your own in-office membership program for your patients.   Running Time: 46:59 minutes In this Show Gary and Jordon discuss; […]

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Last week we published a Thriving Dentist Show titled; ‘Breaking Free From the Shackles of Insurance’. As usual, Gary published a link to the new Show on Facebook with a short summary of the content of the Show.     Running Time: 85:19 minutes In the comments, Dr. Tarun Agarwal indicated that he really appreciates […]

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Dental Insurance can be a challenge for most dental offices. Many PPO plans provide such a low reimbursement that it doesn’t make sense to be a contracted provider. Running Time: 56:01 minutes Lately, Gary has been getting many questions from Dentists about how they can reduce their insurance dependency. Gary decided to do this Show […]

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Together Lois Banta and Gary have over 75 years of experience coaching dental practices to higher levels of success!         Running Time: 58:30 minutes In this Thriving Dentist Show interview Gary and Lois discuss; The main challenges facing Dentists in private practice today, how to develop effective leadership, how to improve office […]

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You are well aware that Gary is absolutely passionate about the profession of dentistry and so is this week’s guest! Running Time: 54:00 minutes In this episode, Gary interviews his friend Dr. Tarun Agarwal better known as ‘T-Bone’! Tarun shares Gary’s passion for dentistry and in this information-packed interview they discuss; How to develop a […]

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One of the hottest topics in dentistry today is how to reduce insurance dependency in your practice. A significant reasons why office overhead is increasing is that Dentists have not been able to raise their fees enough to compensate for the increased costs of doing business, largely because of insurance fee limitations.   Running Time: […]

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In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary interviews his friend Dr. Mike Barr also known as ‘The Dental Warrior’. As a practicing Dentist for over 25 years, Mike has developed a successful practice in a very competitive area of South Florida. Mike has also been a very early adopter and participant in Dental Forums starting in […]

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Audits from insurance companies and boards of dentistry are an increasing reality for many Dentists. Dr. Michael Perpich is an authority on the subject and has helped many Dentists defend themselves from these audits. Running Time: 54:09 min In this important interview, Mike and Gary discuss the types of situations that trigger a 3rd party audit, why you […]

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