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Managed Care Reduces Costs Managed
care organizations save themselves a
great deal of money by keeping their
pool of dentists and dental
specialists to a minimum. The
key to success for managed care
dentists is to increase their volume
of patients.
But...
This means that you
might not receive the attention and
level of service to which you have
become accustomed with your current
dentist. Managed care dentists
who do not see an increased volume of
patients often find that the reduced
fees have a dramatic impact on their
practices. Managed care plans
strongly encourage their dentists to
see as large a quantity of patients as
possible.
In the past, it was
the patient who evaluated a dentist's
performance and rewarded him/her for
excellent treatment by returning to
the practice. In the world of
managed care, a dentist is judged by a
willingness to reduce fees and by the
volume of patients who can be
treated. Factors such as the
number of procedures the dentist
performs may be included as part of
this cost containment method.
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