Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! A huge amount of dental practice revenue doesn’t disappear because patients refuse to pay or because insurance “just won’t cover it.” It disappears because someone clicks an adjustment code and the money evaporates without a clear name, a written policy, or a second look. That quiet leak is what…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Less than 1% of denied dental claims ever get appealed and insurance companies are counting on you to be in the other 99%. I walk you through the denial management mindset shift that changes everything: stop treating the third appeal like the edge of the map and start using…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Dental billing can look smooth from the outside, but that “smooth” is usually one person doing a mountain of detailed, high-stakes work behind the scenes. We’re sharing a quick, focused message about Dental Billers Appreciation Day and why it matters for every practice that depends on clean claims, accurate…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Your insurance AR report is trying to tell you the truth, but most of us only glance at the total and walk away with more anxiety than clarity. I’m Erica Aguilar, and I’m breaking down how to read the story behind the numbers so you can tell, with real…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! I want to share something with you this week that I don’t usually talk about. For years, Jen and I carried an idea we couldn’t shake. We knew dental billing better than almost anyone, and we kept saying the same thing to each other. Somebody needs to fix this….
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Twenty browser tabs. Constant timeouts. Portals that never match your workflow. If you’ve ever felt like dental billing is less about skill and more about surviving fragmentation, we’re saying the quiet part out loud and giving you a clearer path forward. Jen and I unpack the “command center” concept:…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! A claim can be created in seconds, but a defensible claim takes verification and that difference can make or break your reimbursement. We start with a tough question: if a dental claim is a legal document, why are so many practices submitting claims before anyone confirms the clinical documentation…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! You can have hardworking people and still have a billing department that feels like a black box. Claims get submitted, denials appear, balances age, and everyone assumes follow up is happening, but nobody can point to where the work actually stalls. We dig into the “workflow engine,” the third…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Download “The Most Underused Codes in Dentistry – And How to Get Them Paid” checklist here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxnnfSlNd0NPhMoBWq-1D_xU5R8LS4xPhHNKIjfLQwStOUag/viewform?usp=header Register for the free one-hour webinar on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ABKZUAxNQEynSqUET8SwAg Schedule a billing chat with Ericka: https://calendly.com/ericka-dentalbillingdoneright/30min DM Ericka on Instagram to join the wait list for Elevate Billing…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Your billing should not feel like a surprise every month. When collections swing up and down, it’s rarely because “insurance is just hard” it’s usually because the foundation was never built correctly. I walk through the core projects I use to make dental billing predictable, measurable, and strong enough…