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…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! If your practice feels slammed but collections still don’t line up with production, that’s not “just insurance.” That’s a billing system problem, and it’s fixable. We walk through the exact framework we’ve used to help hundreds of dental offices and group practices streamline dental billing, reduce denial chaos, and…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Prop 56 is on the way out, and if your practice depends on Denti-Cal reimbursements, the impact won’t be theoretical. I’m joined by Adriana, a seasoned dental billing pro who’s built her reputation on getting Denti-Cal approvals by mastering what most offices miss: the documentation details, the authorization sequence,…
Got questions? Send Ericka a Text! Your medical insurance may be able to cover wisdom teeth extractions, and the reason most people never find out is painfully simple: nobody asks the right way. We sit down with Jen from Hygiene Unlocked and unpack a real, recent moment where a medical insurance rep insisted “that’s dental”…