Dental billing and AI, from the front office.
Conversations and field notes on AI, dental billing and running a leaner practice.
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Dental billing in California: payment deadlines, interest and overpayment rules
The 30-calendar-day payment deadline that took effect in 2026, the interest a late plan owes, the 365-day limit on refund requests, and what a front office should track.
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What outsourced dental billing costs in 2026, and what you get for it
The three ways dental billing companies charge, the published price ranges for each, what is usually left out of the quote, and the questions to ask before you sign.
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Dental billing software: the four kinds, what each does, and how to choose
Practice management systems, clearinghouses, revenue cycle add-ons and AI agents do different jobs. Here is where each one stops and how to match a tool to the gap in your office.
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ERA vs. EOB vs. EFT: what each one is and how they fit together
The statement, the data file and the deposit behind every dental insurance payment: how a trace number ties them together, how to enroll, and where reconciliation breaks.
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Illegal dental billing practices: what crosses the line, and how honest offices drift
Ten billing practices treated as overbilling or insurance fraud, the ADA rules and statutes behind them, and the everyday posting habits that lead a careful office toward them.
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AI for dental billing: what it can do today, and where people still decide
A plain account of which billing tasks AI handles in a dental office, how the four ways of getting billing done compare, and what to ask before you let any of them near your ledger.
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How to read a dental EOB and post the payment correctly
Every field on a dental explanation of benefits, a worked example with the arithmetic, and the posting order that keeps your ledger and your bank deposit in agreement.
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