INNOVATION·IN·DENTISTRY

The Real Talk of Dental

063: The Delta Dental Insider Dentists Need to Hear | Michael Cembrola

2 October 2026 · 37:50 · Episode 63

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Dental insurance fee negotiation is how your practice gets carriers like Delta Dental to raise what they pay you, and most offices are not doing it nearly enough. If you haven't touched your fee schedules in six, eight, or even ten years, you are leaving money on the table every single day. Staffing costs aren't going down. Supply costs aren't going down. As more practices weigh dropping PPO networks in 2026,…

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