All of the steps from insurance verification to obtaining reimbursement from the dental insurance carrier or payer and the patient
State fee capping laws are a vital protection for dental practices, preventing PPOs from dictating fees for services they don’t actually cover. As of 2026, 44 states have enacted legislation allowing dentists to charge their standard fees for non-covered procedures. Understanding these nuances is essential for maintaining practice profitability and ensuring accurate patient billing.
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Are you seeing an increase in denials or downgrades for periodontal services in your dental practice? While the criteria for staging and grading periodontal cases has not changed, many dental insurance companies have added to their list of requirements or criteria that must be met before they will pay a claim. Practice Booster’s Dr. Greg Grobmyer discusses recent changes to dental insurance companies’ claims requirements for scaling and root planing (SRP) and other periodontal procedures.