How do I efficiently test patients?
How do I obtain a diagnosis and prescription?
How do I avoid legal liability?
How do I bill medical insurance?
Can I get paid at the in-network rate?
What equipment & software do I need to buy?
How do I work with physicians?
How do I attract sleep patients?
How do I get my staff engaged?
This summarizes the challenges facing dental sleep medicine today; it’s a confusing, disjointed landscape. A dentist who wants to grow a successful sleep practice has to spend tens of thousands of dollars attending courses, work with a variety of consultants and vendors, buy or lease expensive equipment and software, train and motivate their staff. Also, the dentist is trying to decipher the various mixed messages regarding the legalities of testing, diagnosing, and billing medical insurance.
Our unique program will enable you to simply, effectively, and profitably treat those suffering from the growing epidemic of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Our model is the first to bring all aspects of building and growing a sleep practice together into one complete program.
All you and your office have to do is treat the patient. You perform the exam, consultation, and provide the therapy, we handle everything else and send you a check.
In-Network Billing
Staff Training
Patient Screening, Education & Motivation
Telemedicine
Home Sleep Testing
Obtaining the Diagnosis
Attaining Scripts for OAT
A-Pap for Combination Therapy
As an affiliate, you can benefit from all of the advantages outlined above with zero cost to you. You don’t pay a setup or membership fee. There are no courses to pay for, no equipment to buy, no software subscriptions, and no monthly maintenance fees.
If you’re one of the dentists who want to rapidly grow their sleep practice and benefit from a complete branding and patient acquisition solution, you may want to consider our branded program. For a one-time membership fee and a monthly maintenance fee, you will receive the added benefits outlined below.
As a branded partner, you will receive a guaranteed number of dental sleep patient appointments each month. By utilizing proven multi-media marketing campaigns and our highly trained call center team, we will deliver pre-screened, pre-qualified patients. And these patient’s medical preauthorization will have been completed, so you and your staff don’t have to spend time discussing insurance and payments.
Comprehensive Branding Package: Logo, Website, Brochures, etc.
Direct-to-Patient Marketing: Internal/External, Online, and Offline
Physician Marketing: We develop physician referral relationships so you don’t have to.
On-Site Team Training: In addition to our phone and online training, you will receive in-office training from our experienced team – the consultation, exam, selecting appliances - anything you need to know in-person, in the comfort of your office.
TMD Training and Billing, Implant Medical Billing, Power Sports Splints
We will only be accepting a limited number of practices under our exclusive branding program to ensure our branded partners have a protected territory and receive the full benefit of our proven and progressive dental sleep patient acquisition system.
An extra layer of legal protection – everything is billed through a Board-Certified Sleep Physician
There is no cost to get started with our affiliate practice program
There is no expensive equipment or software program for you to purchase or lease
You or your staff do not have to take the time to try and explain medical insurance (deductibles, co-insurance, reimbursements, etc.) to your patients
You and your staff do not have to deal with insurance companies at all – no verifying benefits, determining co-payments, etc.
You don’t have to become credentialed with hundreds of insurance plans
You don’t have to submit a single claim to insurance
Your patients are always reimbursed at the in-network rate
Our entire process is overseen by a Board Certified Sleep Physician
There is a significant need to diagnose and treat sufferers who snore or who are at risk of having Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) with Oral Appliance Therapy (OAT), a safe, effective, and proven alternative to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). In general, traditional sleep centers have limited direct contact with the greater community and in many cases, patients who snore and are potential OSA sufferers are not seeking diagnostic testing and therapy.
To make it more likely that patients with OSA are identified, diagnosed, and treated, Comprehensive Sleep Services are partnering with preferred dentists to provide streamlined, effective therapy to victims of OSA.
Activity | Traditional | CSS |
---|---|---|
Dr. Training 2 Courses Per Year | 5000 | 0 |
Travel And Expenses | 2400 | 0 |
Lost Productivity | 12000 | 0 |
Staff Training (Per Member) | 1300 | 0 |
Travel And Expenses | 2400 | 0 |
Lost Wages | 800 | 0 |
Sleep Software (Yearly) | 3600 | 0 |
Rental of 2 HST Units Per Year | 7200 | 0 |
TeleMed Platform Initiation | 400 | 0 |
Monthly Fee (99x12) | 1200 | 0 |
Dr. Time Per Completed Patient | 1 hour | 20 minutes |
Clinical Staff Time | 2 hours | 1 hour |
Administrative Staff Time | 2 hours | 0 minutes |
Network Status | Out | In |
Profit | Rarely any, usually a loss | $1600-$1800 |
Ronald L. Cook, DDS graduated from Baylor University in 1984 with a B.S. in Biology and Baylor College of Dentistry in 1988 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery. He is dual licensed in the states of Texas and Oklahoma. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine and an American Breathing and Sleep Academy diplomate. He has been in private dental practice since 1989 and full-time dental sleep medicine since 2012.