title: Basic insurance concepts for dentists.
abstract: Dentists cannot afford to be ignorant about insurance. Insurance is an important risk-management tool, minimizing the exposure for catastrophic claims and losses. Patient insurance is also a major source of revenue for most dental practices.
authors.affiliation: Hagglund & Weimer, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hagglund
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Weimer
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Weeding
mesh_terms: D007341:Insurance; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007351:Insurance, Liability; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States