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Insurance & Billing4/1/2026

How to Set Up a New Insurance Plan in Open Dental

Learn how to correctly open dental set up insurance plan entries to avoid claim denials and billing errors. Follow our step-by-step guide for accurate setup.

Insurance & Billing3/31/2026

How to Process ERA in Open Dental

Learn how to open dental process ERA files efficiently. Follow our step-by-step guide to importing electronic EOBs and finalizing insurance payments correctly.

Insurance & Billing3/31/2026

How to Enter an Open Dental Supplemental Payment

Learn how to correctly record an open dental supplemental payment when insurance sends additional funds after a claim has already been marked as received.

Insurance & Billing3/31/2026

Handling an Open Dental Insurance Overpayment

Learn how to correctly process an open dental insurance overpayment. Follow these steps to keep your patient accounts accurate and your ledger balanced.

Troubleshooting3/31/2026

How to Fix Open Dental Running Slow

Is your practice struggling with lag? Use this guide for an effective open dental running slow fix to improve workstation speed and office efficiency today.

SQL Queries3/31/2026

Track Insurance Payment Speed by Carrier

Use this open dental insurance payment speed query to identify which carriers are slow to pay, helping you manage your practice's cash flow more effectively.

SQL Queries3/31/2026

Scheduled Production for Tomorrow

Need to see tomorrow's production? Use this open dental scheduled production query to quickly pull a list of procedures and fees for your daily huddle.

SQL Queries3/31/2026

Case Acceptance Rate by Provider

Track your practice's performance with this open dental case acceptance rate query. Easily identify which providers are successfully converting treatment plans.

SQL Queries3/31/2026

Open Dental Write-offs by Carrier Query

Need to track insurance adjustments? Use this open dental writeoffs by carrier query to easily identify total write-offs per insurance company in your practice.

SQL Queries3/31/2026

New Patient Referral Report Query

Need to track where your new patients come from? Use this simple SQL query to generate an open dental new patient referral report by month in seconds.