
Education Library

Education Library

Education Library
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Discover easy-to-follow videos that explain key dental insurance topics — from Third Party Administrators to PPO contracts — designed to help you make confident, informed decisions.
Use eight PPO planning steps to review carrier write-offs, fee schedules, billing practices, and participation decisions for your dental practice in 2026.
Use eight PPO planning steps to review carrier write-offs, fee schedules, billing practices, and participation decisions for your dental practice in 2026.
Learn how dental third-party administrators create indirect network participation, affect PPO fee schedules, and add complexity to reimbursement paths.
Learn how dental third-party administrators create indirect network participation, affect PPO fee schedules, and add complexity to reimbursement paths.
Learn when adding PPO participation may support growth, and how to evaluate capacity, write-offs, staffing, and long-term practice goals first.
Learn when adding PPO participation may support growth, and how to evaluate capacity, write-offs, staffing, and long-term practice goals first.
Learn when a direct PPO contract overrides a shared network agreement, the carrier-specific exceptions, and how opt-outs can protect reimbursement.
Learn when a direct PPO contract overrides a shared network agreement, the carrier-specific exceptions, and how opt-outs can protect reimbursement.
Learn how the Cigna–Principal agreement may affect dental practices after August 1, 2026, including participation, fee schedules, and opt-out choices.
Learn how the Cigna–Principal agreement may affect dental practices after August 1, 2026, including participation, fee schedules, and opt-out choices.
Review the Cigna–Guardian agreement effective August 1, 2026, including claim processing, fee schedules, direct contracts, and opt-out options.
Review the Cigna–Guardian agreement effective August 1, 2026, including claim processing, fee schedules, direct contracts, and opt-out options.
Learn when Cigna DPPO plans may become in network through Humana fees on November 1, 2025, and which dental practices may need to act.
Learn when Cigna DPPO plans may become in network through Humana fees on November 1, 2025, and which dental practices may need to act.
Review Guardian’s April 2025 removal from certain dental third-party administrator networks and the participation questions affected practices should confirm.
Review Guardian’s April 2025 removal from certain dental third-party administrator networks and the participation questions affected practices should confirm.
Understand how MetLife–Aetna shared network paths can affect dental PPO participation, fee schedules, and reimbursement through third-party administrators.
Understand how MetLife–Aetna shared network paths can affect dental PPO participation, fee schedules, and reimbursement through third-party administrators.
Learn what Aetna Medicare Advantage’s September 2025 removal from Careington means and which participation options dental practices should review.
Learn what Aetna Medicare Advantage’s September 2025 removal from Careington means and which participation options dental practices should review.
Learn when Humana plans may become in network through Cigna fees after November 1, 2025, including participation and opt-out considerations.
Learn when Humana plans may become in network through Cigna fees after November 1, 2025, including participation and opt-out considerations.
Review the Guardian–Principal agreement effective December 1, 2025, including direct contracts, fee schedules, and possible opt-out steps.
Review the Guardian–Principal agreement effective December 1, 2025, including direct contracts, fee schedules, and possible opt-out steps.
Understand the reciprocal Sun Life–MetLife agreement, when each fee schedule may apply, and how dental practices can avoid unintended downgrades.
Understand the reciprocal Sun Life–MetLife agreement, when each fee schedule may apply, and how dental practices can avoid unintended downgrades.

Solving Insurance Participation Challenges
for the Privately Owned Dental Practice
Let us handle your PPO fee negotiations and strategy so you can concentrate on what you do best... providing excellent dentistry for your patients.
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Solving Insurance Participation Challenges
for the Privately Owned Dental Practice
Let us handle your PPO fee negotiations and strategy so you can concentrate on what you do best... providing excellent dentistry for your patients.
We will respond within 1–2 business days

Solving Insurance Participation Challenges
for the Privately Owned Dental Practice
Let us handle your PPO fee negotiations and strategy so you can concentrate on what you do best... providing excellent dentistry for your patients.
We will respond within 1–2 business days












