PayDent named preferred payment provider by Well Articulated Dental Studios
February 24 2022 - 10:10AM
Business Wire
Chicago-area line of dental practices
cites benefits for dental care providers and
patients
PayDent announced today at the Chicago Dental Society’s
Midwinter Meeting that it will be the preferred payment method at
Well Articulated Dental Studios, a new line of dental offices in
suburban Chicago, and that all dentists employed there will be
participating PayDent providers.
PayDent is a new alternative to dental insurance that offers
numerous benefits to both dental care providers and patients,
including:
- Eliminates all insurance hassles — there are no claims or
rejections, and all procedures are covered;
- Gives dentists fair compensation for the work they perform —
the equivalent of a major dental insurance company’s premier
in-network plan;
- Offers patients fair pricing — 15% off the American Dental
Association’s national average fees; and
- Provides patients with a dental care savings account, enabling
them to accumulate funds to pay for their dental treatments.
“Too often, patients won’t get dental treatments, even if they
are in their best interest, because their insurance companies won’t
cover them due to service limitations or insurance provisions,”
said Dr. Kevin Patterson, a co-founder of PayDent. “But with
PayDent, patients can get any treatments that they and their
dentists think are best, because PayDent covers all dental care
without limitations or provisions.”
Dr. Brian Caraba, the founder of Well Articulated Dental
Studios, said that in addition to benefiting Well Articulated
Studio’s patients, PayDent also will financially benefit his dental
offices — as well as any practice that accepts it — because PayDent
reimburses dental offices right away for the services they perform
and expenses they incur, rather than making them wait weeks or
months.
He also said PayDent will eliminate the time dental office
personnel spend dealing with insurance. “With PayDent, our office
staff will be able to focus on delivering the best quality dental
care, rather than wasting time dealing with insurance,” said
Caraba, who also is an investor and shareholder in PayDent. “We’re
proud to be partnering for better care with PayDent.”
Theresa Narantic, practice management consultant for Well
Articulated Dental Studios, said PayDent solves a longstanding
problem for many patients who pay high premiums for their insurance
without any assurance of which procedures their insurance company
will cover. “Being a PayDent provider will enable our patients to
get the care that they want and need, rather than being limited to
what an insurance company will allow,” she said. “Instead of
insurance companies telling patients what they can have, shouldn’t
dentists be telling patients what they need? PayDent solves that
issue.”
Unlike traditional insurance, PayDent covers every type of
dental treatment — including routine, elective, specialty and
cosmetic dentistry procedures — and it enables dentists and
patients to determine the best, most appropriate treatment without
any preapprovals.
In addition, dentists can opt out at any time. Other benefits of
PayDent include:
- No upfront costs or annual fees for dentists or patients;
- No service limitations;
- No lost contributions, unlike most health savings
accounts;
- No lost monthly premiums, unlike discount card plans; and
- No loss of unused benefits.
PayDent operates on any web browser, and on iOS and Android
mobile devices.
About PayDent Co-founded in 2019 by Dr. Kevin Patterson,
a Chicago-area dentist with more than three decades of practice
experience, and Steve Valentor, a successful serial entrepreneur
and engineer, PayDent is privately held and headquartered in
Chicago.
For dental care providers, PayDent eliminates all the
frustrations of insurance, including rejected insurance claims and
service limitations. It also enables dentists to immediately
request payment for services rendered and provide dental care
without getting third-party approval or submitting narratives.
PayDent gives patients a structured way to save money to pay for
any dental care they want or need. There are no annual minimum
outlays; no surprise premium increases; no guessing if, or how
much, insurance will pay for a procedure; and no lost deposits
because they never expire.
Follow PayDent on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and
YouTube.
About Well Articulated Dental Studios Well Articulated
Dental Studios was founded by Dr. Brian Caraba, a Chicagoland
dentist with more than 25 years of practice experience. The first
location is open in Arlington Heights, and the firm is planning to
open additional offices soon, including its second location in Mt.
Prospect. An experienced clinical instructor, Caraba is also the
founder of Well Articulated: A Dental Podcast.
Resources for journalists PayDent newsroom PayDent media
kit PayDent vs. dental insurance (comparison chart) Constructing a
Dental Insurance Alternative (PowerPoint presentation) Fee Schedule
(American Dental Association Survey of Dental Fees)
PayDent is a registered trademark of Apollonia Corp.
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