If you are the office manager of a dental practice, you know that getting the billing out properly and timely is of the utmost importance. If you don't get the bills out, no money comes in. If no money comes in, no one gets paid and the costs to operate the place - including rent or mortgage - do not get paid. However, medical billing for dentists is not something just anyone can sit down and take care of. People go to trade school or even attend community college to learn how to properly take care of billing for dentists. If everything is not done properly, patients and insurance companies may refuse to pay. Luckily, there are a few options to getting the billing done both properly and in a timely fashion.

Onsite Medical Billing Specialist

You may opt to hire a medical billing specialist. This person will come to work at the office and take care of the billing as each patient is seen. If you have a large practice, with many patients coming in every day, this may be your best option. The specialist can make sure that all the codes are correct and ask the dentist or hygienist any questions they may have while the patient's information and how they were treated are fresh in their minds. 

Medical Billing for Dentists Company

Of course, you may also use a company that handles medical billing for dentists out of their own office. You will be charged according to how many patient records are completed on a monthly basis. At the end of the day, all your medical records will be sent either by a courier or over the Internet to the billing company. They will handle each day's work load and send you back the invoicing. Your records will be updated and the bills will be sent usually within a single day. 

Telecommuting Biller

There are people who have been trained in medical billing who prefer to remain independent contractors. These people work from their home or their own offices. It is similar to working with a billing company, but there is only one person handling your records and doing all the work for your practice. 

Regardless of how you decide to have the billing done, you need to be sure that all privacy laws are adhered to at all times. Make sure that the dental records are handling appropriately and be sure that the billing information makes it to the main accounting data base as soon as possible.