Considerations Before Joining Private Insurance Networks, and Systems for Efficacy and Profitability

Scott Craig

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Overview

Dentists face complex decisions as they structure their dental sleep medicine practices. This recorded lecture explores business analytics to provide insight into business planning to support profitability while optimizing patient access.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this lecture, participants will be able to:

Analyze the dental sleep medicine market;
Use tools to evaluate their own practice, local demographics and regional payors; and
Improve efficiency and profitability in their dental sleep medicine practice.

Target Audience

Dentists and team members treating patients with oral appliance therapy for sleep-related breathing disorders.

Speaker Bio

Scott Craig has 19 years of experience as an entrepreneur in the medical equipment, service and supply industries. He is a recipient of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine’s (AADSM) 2014 Clinical Research Award. He is also a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Illinois Sleep Society. Scott has served as CEO of Midwest Dental Sleep Center (MDSC) since 2007. Under his leadership, MDSC has become one of the largest and most respected dental sleep medicine clinics in the country. The center has five diplomates of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine with five locations serving the Chicago-land area. MDSC is one of a handful of multi-center clinics in the world focused exclusively on providing dental sleep medicine services to patients suffering from sleep-related breathing disorders.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Scott has no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Additional Information

Content for this lecture was last reviewed and approved by the AADSM Director of Education on August 1, 2020. She does not have any relevant financial interest/other relationships to disclose.

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Original release date: December 3, 2020
Expiration date: None

This educational offering was funded exclusively by the AADSM.

For questions regarding the content of this program or for technical assistance, contact the AADSM at info@aadsm.org or 630-686-9875.

Continuing Education

The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ADA.org/cerp.

The American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine designates this activity for 1.75 continuing education credit(s).

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand


Cost:	Member: $55.00 Non-Member: $75.00


Credit Offered:	1.75 CE Credits