Good morning everyone!
I just wanted to remind everyone that we have about 5-6 weeks left in the calendar year and for our patients who are dependent on insurance coverage, we wanted to remind you to book your appointments in advance so that you can be sure to be covered in the 2012 year. If you don't use your insurance, it does not "roll-over" into the new year, so you will lose it. December is usually our busiest month, so if you've been putting off your work for any reason, now is the time to get it scheduled.
To schedule an appointment today, please call us at (206) 728-1330.
I hope you are all doing well.
Enjoy the long weekend!
Richard Stickney DDS PS
Showing posts with label End of the Year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label End of the Year. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Don't Wait Until the Last Minute!
Use it or lose it!
What are we talking about here? Dental insurance.
Many of our patients have dental insurance, that if not used within the calendar year (January-December), they lose that coverage; it does not roll over into the new year. So what happens every year is many people decide to come in in December, and we book up very fast, often being booked out for weeks. The problem with this is that with most dental insurance companies they cover based on the finished date. For example, if a patient needed a crown prep, the insurance company would go based on the SEAT date, not the PREP date.
So if a patient comes in for a prep on December 28th, that restoration may not be covered in that year because it takes about 2 weeks for the crown to be made and sent back to us to be seated.
We want to encourage everyone to start booking their cleanings and restorative work early so you'll be sure to get insurance coverage for the work! November and December are the busiest times of the year for most dental offices. Don't wait until the last minute!
Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Richard Stickney DDS PS
What are we talking about here? Dental insurance.
Many of our patients have dental insurance, that if not used within the calendar year (January-December), they lose that coverage; it does not roll over into the new year. So what happens every year is many people decide to come in in December, and we book up very fast, often being booked out for weeks. The problem with this is that with most dental insurance companies they cover based on the finished date. For example, if a patient needed a crown prep, the insurance company would go based on the SEAT date, not the PREP date.
So if a patient comes in for a prep on December 28th, that restoration may not be covered in that year because it takes about 2 weeks for the crown to be made and sent back to us to be seated.
We want to encourage everyone to start booking their cleanings and restorative work early so you'll be sure to get insurance coverage for the work! November and December are the busiest times of the year for most dental offices. Don't wait until the last minute!
Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Richard Stickney DDS PS
Thursday, October 27, 2011
For Patients With Dental Insurance....Use It or Lose it!!
Many of our patients have Dental Insurance that they use when getting their treatment or continuing care.
The way dental insurance companies help is by giving a annual benefit maximum amount. Most companies base this benefit period on the calender year, January thru December. Once the calender year is up that benefit amount refreshes, so any of the benefit amount that was not used the previous year goes away. We wanted to send out a reminder to all of you, to come in and get any of your treatment done before the end of the year so you can fully maximize your insurance benefits!
Our office will be open its normal business hours through this holiday season. We will only be closed on November 24th and December 26th.
Gives us a call and we would love to see you and help you get all you can out of those insurance companies!
The way dental insurance companies help is by giving a annual benefit maximum amount. Most companies base this benefit period on the calender year, January thru December. Once the calender year is up that benefit amount refreshes, so any of the benefit amount that was not used the previous year goes away. We wanted to send out a reminder to all of you, to come in and get any of your treatment done before the end of the year so you can fully maximize your insurance benefits!
Our office will be open its normal business hours through this holiday season. We will only be closed on November 24th and December 26th.
Gives us a call and we would love to see you and help you get all you can out of those insurance companies!
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