Estela Vargas

Insurance
Tips for presenting treatment and dental insurance billing for 2025, Part 1
Estela Vargas, CRDH, provides three tips that can help every dental practice get off on the right foot in 2025 when it comes to their insurance billing and patient communication.
January 13, 2025
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Insurance
How much should you raise your fees in 2025?
While it's normal to feel trepidatious about raising your dental fees, adjusting your fees annually is vital to maintaining a stable, profitable business, writes Estela Vargas, CRDH.
December 16, 2024
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Patient Communication
How you can reassess dental practice communication policies for 2025
We now have less physical contact and communication with patients before they are seated in the chair. We must close that gap by building an instant rapport with patients, writes Estela Vargas, CRDH.
December 10, 2024
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Recent CDT coding changes affect billing dental implant services in 2025 and beyond
From start to finish, Estela Vargas, CRDH, explains what you need to know about the insurance side of dental implants and how it can impact your practice and patients.
November 19, 2024
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2025 trending technologies in dentistry, Part 2: New CDT codes you need to know
Estela Vargas, CRDH, explores the new ADA Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature (CDT) codes being introduced in January 2025 and how to apply them to patient treatment and ensure that dental procedures are billed correctly.
November 4, 2024
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Understanding UCR, regular fees, and MAC when estimating dental insurance reimbursement
Ready for a lesson when it comes to dental insurance? Estela Vargas, CRDH, is here to help.
October 28, 2024
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Practice Trends
2025 trending technologies in dentistry, Part 1: Personalized dental treatment planning, more
Pivotal trends are redefining the patient experience, many of which are available now. Estela Vargas, CRDH, reviews some of these trends.
October 17, 2024
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Insurance
Dental insurance tip: Treatment plans for scaling and root planing should include treatment prescriptions
A new system of prescribing the proposed treatment rather than listing it on a form can remove barriers to communication with the clinical and administrative team, writes Estela Vargas, CRDH.
September 24, 2024
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Billing and documenting CDT codes for viral microorganism cultures
Expanding the clinical hygiene practice involves teamwork between the dentist and dental hygienist. Estela Vargas, CRDH, shares guidance and billing tips for the following Current Dental Terminology codes.
September 3, 2024
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Dental coding tips: Reimbursement for counseling on nutrition, tobacco use, and oral hygiene care
Implementing and billing for valuable counseling services is a common challenge for dental practices. Estela Vargas, CRDH, offers advice to help you navigate these challenges.
August 6, 2024
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Woman hit with prison sentence for embezzling from dental employer
By Melissa Busch
A woman accused of embezzling more than $240,000 from the dental practice where she worked was sentenced.
January 20, 2025
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Saliva testing may mark periodontitis progression
By Ava Barros
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have found that measuring proteins in saliva may help monitor periodontitis progression, according to a press release from the university.
January 20, 2025
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Not enough dentists follow guidelines to address caries
By Melissa Busch
U.S. pediatric dentists use pharmacological approaches like silver diamine fluoride to address early caries but rarely adopt other strategies like minimally invasive dentistry.
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Do's and don'ts for avoiding mistakes in your practice
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
By honing in on certain key performance indicators and following certain steps, practices can thrive and flourish in 2025, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin.
January 20, 2025
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Flossing leads to firing
By Melissa Busch
An assistant was fired after a video of her ignoring and flossing over the bedside of a patient with a serious heart condition went viral.
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5 cybersecurity resolutions for your dental practice in 2025
By Tasha Dickinson, Michael Ventriello
By adopting these five resolutions in 2025, your dental practice can safeguard patient data, comply with regulations, and build trust with patients, writes Tasha Dickinson and Michael Ventriello.
January 17, 2025
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How one dentist won the dental team over with waffles
By Tamela Jones
Whatever the reason, or even for no reason at all, finding ways to celebrate your dental team offers many returns for you and your practice, writes Tamela Jones.
January 17, 2025
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Iowa Dental Board agrees to license woman who stole $81,000
By Clark Kauffman
The Iowa Dental Board has agreed to license a woman recently convicted of stealing almost $81,000 from Iowa businesses.
January 16, 2025
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These obesity indicators may be linked to periodontitis
By Ava Barros
Certain obesity indicators may positively correlate with periodontitis and vary with age, according to a large study published in Scientific Reports
January 16, 2025
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This concern is now a bigger fear than root canals for many Americans, according to a TodayPay report.
January 16, 2025
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COVID-19 affected antibiotic prescribing in dentistry
By Ava Barros
The COVID-19 pandemic likely caused a rise in antibiotic use in dentistry, disrupting a previous decline, as rates have since remained high, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
January 16, 2025
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The importance of infection control documentation in dental practices
By Amanda Hill, RDH
If you don't write it down, it didn't happen, writes Amanda Hill, RDH. Here's why you should prioritize documentation in your dental practice.
January 16, 2025
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