Think Your Dentist Makes Too Much Money?

Undergrad Education- Cal State Bakersfield $32,000

Doctor of Dentistry Degree= USC $655,265

Seven years of additional school loans for living expense- $210,000

Medical Building in Lake Isabella $500,000

Medical Equipment and Technology $1,000,000

STARTUP COSTS (before you open for business) = $2,397,265.00

Annual Overhead (before repaying start-up costs): -$500,000

Kern River Dental Free Services for veterans, seniors, children and community: -$200,000 annually.

Insurance Write-Offs (due to non-payment or refusal) $65% of total receivables.

Cost of Managing Insurance Required Paperwork and Collections- 70% of all receivables.

The dental industry has not seen an increase in fees from insurance carriers since the 1950’s.

Is it any wonder a large percentage of rural dentists no longer accept ANY insurance and are cash only?

Kern River Dental still accepts most PPO insurance.