According to a recent American Dental Association study, 64.2 percent of dentists said, “treatments being declined due to patients not being able to pay their portion of the treatment costs is a serious or extremely serious problem.1” Letting patients who have an out-of-pocket investment know promotional financing is available through the CareCredit health care credit card can make it easier for them to accept treatment without delay.
Today CareCredit is:
- Accepted by more than two-thirds of all dental practices
- Accepted at more than 200,000 provider and health-focused retail locations
- Used an average of 32,000 times every day to pay for care patients want or need
- Receiving more than 1,630,000 unique monthly visitors to carecredit.com
In addition to providing a comprehensive range of financing options, CareCredit can connect dentists and teams with:
- Free information and resources that address key practice issues, from failed appointments to attracting new patients and patient retention developed from the input of dentists, dental teams and dental educators
- A team of practice development managers who can help the team maximize the value of the CareCredit relationship
- Free Script Kit: Let’s Talk – Tips for Great Patient Financial Conversations featuring well-known dental coaches, consultants and educators
It’s easy to get connected to valuable resources. If you accept CareCredit, contact your Practice Development Team at 800-859-9975, option one and then six.
Want to add CareCredit? Call 866-246-9227 or visit carecredit.com/dental. Members can get started for $30.
- ADA Business Resources Survey – on behalf of CareCredit, October 2016
