Our office employs a specialist dentist. We are contracted with an insurance carrier, which makes us a PPO office. Our specialist dentist has the ability to charge different fees than our general dentists. How do I assign this type of fee schedule?

First, add the fee schedule. Ensure the “Fee Schedule Type” is selected as “Ins. – PPO”.

Instructions for adding a fee schedule can be found here: How do I add a fee schedule? – Planet DDS

Ensure the insurance carrier is included in the Insurance Carriers listing.

Click the word “Setup” and choose the “Fee Schedules” and “Fee Schedule Assignments” options from the drop-down box.

A listing of fee schedule assignments are listed in this screen. After researching and confirming that the fee schedule is not already assigned, Click the assign new fee schedule button. 

To attach a fee schedule to a the specialist,

Select the PPO fee Schedule

Select the Carrier Name(s) 

Select the Office or if applies to ALL locations , Select Not Applicable

Select the Specific Provider

Click the assign fee schedules button

Confirm the Assignment