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Dental Insurance Remote Billing Specialist

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of dental insurance billing experience, including multi-office account management.
  • Strong knowledge of CDT coding, dental terminology, and revenue cycle management.
  • Experience with insurance payer websites, EFT retrieval, claims submission, and payment posting.
  • Familiarity with clearinghouses; Vyne experience preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the dental revenue cycle, including insurance payment posting and claim processing.
  • Submit clean claims and resolve claim rejections and denials.
  • Apply insurance payment adjustments and Explanation of Benefits (EOB) procedures.
  • Maintain accounts receivable and work to reduce insurance aging.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Detail Oriented
  • Communication

About the company

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The Practice Mechanic

  • Management Consulting
  • 51–200
The Practice Mechanic, home of the Practice Takeover®, is one of the few dental practice management consulting firms with years of actual experience working in and managing a successful dental practice. Our philosophies and strategies come from that real world experience and offer real results. Whether you are starting a new practice, buying an existing practice or need your systems, philosophies and goals updated in your own practice The Practice Mechanic can help. Typically our customers are experiencing some or all of the following: •Lacking the energy and enthusiasm needed to run a successful business; •Staff issues such as high turnover, low production, low moral; •Not enough New Patients entering the funnel each month; •Dentists that are either recent graduates or new owners; •Don’t have systems in place for recalls, treatment plan follow up, referral systems, etc.; •Don’t understand what all those reports mean, how to read them and what they mean to your practice and your income; •Have never negotiated a PPO fee; •Are operating at more than 45% overhead and expenses The Practice Mechanic can assist with all of these things AND MORE! We offer in office training for both owners and staff, complete practice management consulting, business management, contract negotiations with suppliers and insurance companies, marketing consulting and services (including our own in-house direct mail center) as well as our Practice Takover®.

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Job description

Dental Insurance Billing Specialist (Remote) 

Compensation: $18 to $25/hour (with 5+ years of dental practice experience) 
Schedule: Remote, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM in your local time zone 

About the Role 

The Dental Practice Mechanics is seeking an experienced Dental Insurance Billing Specialist to join our growing remote team. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with strong dental billing experience and a commitment to accuracy, compliance, and exceptional client service. 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Manage the dental revenue cycle, including insurance payment posting and claim processing. 
  • Submit clean claims and resolve claim rejections and denials. 
  • Apply insurance payment adjustments and Explanation of Benefits (EOB) procedures. 
  • Maintain accounts receivable and work to reduce insurance aging. 
  • Utilize payer portals, clearinghouses, and practice management software. 
  • Ensure HIPAA compliance and accurate patient account documentation. 
  • Support a portfolio of 4 to 5 dental practice clients. 

Qualifications 

  • Minimum 5 years of dental insurance billing experience, including multi-office account management. 
  • Strong knowledge of CDT coding, dental terminology, and revenue cycle management. 
  • Experience with insurance payer websites, EFT retrieval, claims submission, and payment posting. 
  • Familiarity with clearinghouses; Vyne experience preferred. 
  • Proficiency in Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Dentrix, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Teams. 
  • Strong attention to detail, organization, and communication skills. 
  • High school diploma or GED required; college coursework preferred. 

Success Metrics 

  • Maintain 98%+ posting accuracy. 
  • Achieve a 90%+ audit score. 

Benefits 

  • $0 deductible Capital Blue health insurance with employer contribution 
  • Dental and vision insurance 
  • Six paid holidays annually 
  • PTO starting on day one, with potential to earn up to four weeks per year 
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 
  • Dependent Care FSA (DCAP) 

Compensation: With 5+ years dental practice experience: $18–$25/hour

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