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Dental billing, explained.

Practical guides for dentists and front-desk teams on codes, EOBs, denials, and getting paid.

How to read a dental EOB line by line

An Explanation of Benefits contains everything the insurer is telling you about a claim — but only if you know where to look. Here's how to decode one in under 10 minutes.

February 20, 2025Read

Denials · 8 min read

Why dental claims get denied, and how to stop the top 7 causes

Most denials are not clinical — they're administrative. Here are the seven we see most often at AM Dental Billing, with a plain-English fix for each one.

January 15, 2025Read

Coding · 5 min read

CDT codes change every January. Here's your front-desk checklist

Every January 1st the ADA publishes a new CDT code set. Practices that miss the updates bill with retired codes and collect fewer dollars. Here's what to check before the new year.

December 1, 2024Read

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