The Bald Truth

DIGRN Presents: Beyond Dental Insurance | How PayDent Could Give Dentists and Patients More Control

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Description
Dr. Bob Dee and Dr. Spencer Bloom are joined by Dr. Kevin Patterson to discuss PayDent, a proposed alternative to traditional dental insurance designed to let patients budget for care, retain unused funds, and make treatment decisions directly with their dentist.

Highlights
The conversation explores how PayDent works, employer and employee contributions, rollover funds, reduced administrative costs, dental fee structures, patient autonomy, and how the model differs from dental insurance, HSAs, and direct reimbursement.

Personal passions
Dr. Patterson shares his motivation to create a system that reduces insurance interference, strengthens the doctor-patient relationship, and gives patients greater control over their dental benefits.

Podcast vision
The Bald Truth examines the policies, systems, and ideas shaping dentistry while encouraging open discussion about how the profession can better serve dentists and patients.

Takeaways
PayDent proposes treating routine dentistry as a predictable expense rather than an insurable event, allowing patients to budget for care while potentially reducing third-party involvement and giving dentists greater clinical freedom.
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