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Identifying the Most Important Benchmarks that Indicate Whether a PPO is Good, Bad, or Manageable.
20 Sep 2023
Case Studies
How Kleer helped Pearl Street Dental Partners increase production by 150%
How Kleer helped Pearl Street Dental Group improve case acceptance and retention among their non-insured patients.
20 Sep 2023
Case Studies
How Kleer Helped Cataloochee Dental Group Cut Insurance Participation by 70%
Learn how Cataloochee Dental Group overcame insurance restrictions, inflation concerns, and administered challenges with Kleer's cloud-based membership plan solution.
13 Sep 2023
Ebooks
How AADOM Rockstars Unleashed the Power of Kleer for Epic Results!
Get inspired by fellow AADOM Office Managers who have harnessed subscription-based coverage, elevating patient care, achieving real results, and boosting practice revenue!
12 Sep 2023
Blog
Engage Dormant and Uninsured Dental Patients with Kleer's Automated Marketing Feature
You can opt-in to Kleer’s automated marketing feature directly in your Practice Portal. When you enable this feature Kleer's proprietary integration solution automatically identifies patients in y
05 Sep 2023
Blog
A Multichannel Marketing Approach to Attract More Patients.
Dentists take varied approaches in how they treat patients — after all, every tooth is unique — and the dental practice’s approach to marketing should follow the same philosophy.
01 Sep 2023
Blog
Kleer is Named one of America’s Fastest Growing Companies
Kleer is proud to share that we’ve made the Inc. 5000 list! The 2023 Inc. 5000, is an annual list of the fastest-growing companies in the United States.
15 Aug 2023
Blog
Skytale DSO Growth Series: Value your Existing Patients
Kleer is the most powerful dental membership platform, trusted by 7,000 dentists across the US.
10 Aug 2023Blog
The Value of Personalization for Practices & DSOs
According to Mckinsey and Company, outp
24 Jul 2023Blog
The Impact of Patient Loyalty on EBITDA
Patient loyalty plays a crucial role in determining the success of dental organizations and impacts a significant financial metric — EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization).
20 Jul 2023
Press
Kleer Partners with Overjet, Providing Dental AI Offerings to Help Improve Patient Outcomes
Nation’s leading in-house dental membership plan provider collaborates with Overjet on dental AI solutions Improving dental diagnoses for patients by enabling easier access to AI-powered radiograph analysis and clinical insights
12 Jul 2023
Case Studies
How One Practice Leveraged Kleer to Flourish without PPOs
During a time of uncertainty, Tewksbury Dental Associates turned to Kleer as a partner in their Membership Plan Solution.<br />
23 Jun 2023
Blog
Proven Strategies to Propel DSO Growth
The start of the second half of the year brings new fervor, new ideas, and new growth. The best time to scale a DSO is now, especially if your practice is operating successfully and booking patients at max capacity.
09 Jun 2023
Blog
Attract Small Businesses to Your Dental Practice
The complexity, cost, and limitations of traditional dental insurance create a barrier to oral care, leaving small businesses across the country unable to offer dental benefits and their employees without access to care.
09 Jun 2023
Blog
How to Effectively Evaluate Your PPOs
It's never a bad time to plan for the future and evaluate how transitioning bad PPOs out of your practice could bolster your bottom line.
09 Jun 2023
Ebooks
Calculate Your Potential Practice Profitability
Membership plans are a predictive way to improve patient loyalty and practice results. With so many options available, it’s not always easy to figure out exactly which partner is best for your practice. Nobody likes a gatekeeper so we’ve provided a comprehensive summary of Kleer’s products and services, filled to the brim with case studies, resources, and a tool to calculate the opportunity that awaits!
17 May 2023
Case Studies
DSO Implements Kleer at 40+ Locations in 14 Days — Achieving Rapid Results!
The team at Gen4 Dental Partners wanted to implement a scalable membership plan to better serve their growing patient base. They were searching for a partner with the capabilities to provide their offices a high level of support to drive plan adoption while also maintaining partner dentist autonomy on pricing and structure. Gen4 valued the importance of assisting patients in receiving necessary care and sought to enhance production and patient loyalty across their practices.
16 May 2023
Blog
The Complete Guide to Membership Plan Models in Dentistry
You've spent some time trying to wrap your mind around dental membership plans and the benefits of adding reliable, recurring revenue to your dental business.
10 May 2023
Blog
Simplify Membership Plan Compliance: What Dental Leaders Need to Know
Let’s face it, the insurance-based dental care system is broken. It’s difficult for dentists to grant the care their patients need because the insurance companies control everything— access, pricing, payment and treatment.
09 May 2023
Blog
It's Time For Your DSO to Upgrade Your In-house Membership Plan
Congrats! You're a dental service organization (DSO) offering an in-house membership plan for your patients, and it's been flourishing.
09 May 2023
Blog
Screening Dental Patients for Cost Distress: 3 Tips for Success
Let’s face it, dental procedures can be expensive. Many patients are left balking at the cost of dental care, even when it is much-needed. For the third of Americans without dental insurance, these numbers can be even more daunting.
09 May 2023
Blog
Increase Membership Plan Engagement with Text Messages
You can now opt-in to Kleer’s patient text messaging feature in your Practice Portal.
18 Apr 2023
Blog
How to Pay Your Hygienists When You Have a Dental Membership Plan
Dental membership plans are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to traditional dental insurance. They offer patients an affordable way to receive preventive care and provide a predictable stream of revenue for dental practices.
17 Apr 2023
Blog
Tips to Reduce Cancellations and Fill your Schedule with the Best Dental Patients
Keeping a full hygiene schedule is critical for the success of a dental practice. But how can you be confident your patients will continue to show up for their appointments?
17 Apr 2023
Blog
Why the Most Profitable DSO's Have Stellar Hygiene Programs
While there are many factors that contribute to profitability, having a stellar hygiene program is one of the most significant. The most profitable DSOs recognize the value of a robust hygiene program and invest heavily in it.
17 Apr 2023
Blog
5 Steps to Successfully Open A New Dental Group Location
Expanding your dental group can be an exciting and daunting task. It's a significant step that requires careful planning and preparation to ensure the success of your new practice.
19 Mar 2023
Blog
Reducing Practice Burnout: Give Your Team The Tools They Need
Have you noticed reduced staff productivity, increased absenteeism, carelessness, or heard unwanted feedback from patients? If so, your team may be experiencing symptoms of burnout.
19 Mar 2023
Blog
Expanding Access and Improving Outcomes for World Oral Health Day
World Oral Health Day (WOHD) has a rich history and celebrates the importance of oral health to overall well-being.
17 Mar 2023
Ebooks
The DSO Leaders Guide to Create a Successful Membership Plan
Don’t miss an opportunity to attract, engage, and retain more patients with these 10 simple steps to build the ideal membership plan solution for your group or DSO.
06 Mar 2023
Blog
Offer Your Dental Patients Transparent Treatment Fees
Blurry pricing could be hurting your practice. “How much is this car?” “It’s hard to say. We’ll send you a bill after we file the paperwork. Be sure to pay the bill when you get it.”
21 Feb 2023
Blog
How to Increase Treatment Compliance Among Periodontal Patients
February is Gum Disease Awareness Month and the perfect time to focus on the importance of periodontal health.
15 Feb 2023
Blog
How Dental Memberships Offer Health Equity for Pediatric Patients
The state of oral health in the U.S. has dramatically improved in the last 60 years, but the country still has plenty of strides to make — specifically regarding how children and their families access quality dental care.
15 Feb 2023
Blog
How Solo, Group, and DSO Practices are Increasing Uninsured Patient Revenue
Dental insurance is on the decline.
20 Jan 2023
Blog
Reducing the Effort, Money, and Time It Takes to Run an In-house Membership Plan
You know the feeling. You're sitting in your dental chair, looking at the clock, and realizing you've been working for hours non-stop. Did your office manager submit all the paperwork for the day? Was the patient's insurance information verified?
20 Jan 2023
Blog
Combating Cost-Conscious Patients: 4 Ways to Improve Case Acceptance
Trying to figure out how you can improve case acceptance in your dental practice?
20 Jan 2023
Press
Kleer Announces The Release of Kleer Intelligence™
Kleer Intelligence™ is a proprietary PMS integration solution for automating, growing, and optimizing dental membership plans. WAYNE, Pa.
10 Jan 2023
Blog
4 Tips to Reactivate and Retain Your Dormant Dental Patients
Many dental practices make the same mistake: they focus too heavily on acquisition.
16 Dec 2022
Blog
Why Extra Marketing Dollars Won’t Result In Life-long Patients
It's no secret that dental practices are looking for ways to attract and retain more patients. And some practices believe that the answer is to invest in a better marketing strategy.
16 Dec 2022
Blog
Preparing for Retirement? 5 Ways to Make Your Dental Practice More Desirable
It’s never too early to start preparing for retirement. With proper planning, preparing for retirement can be a smooth transition. For most dentists, one crucial step towards retirement includes selling your dental practice.
16 Dec 2022
Ebooks
Kleer Intelligence™ The Ultimate Membership Plan Solution
Eliminate the time consuming tasks of managing a membership plan and take back your time with Kleer Intelligence™
12 Dec 2022
Press
Kleer Wins Third Consecutive Dental Townie Choice Award®
Kleer wins the Dental Townie Choice Award® based on its ease of use, dedication to product innovation, and world-class customer support. WAYNE, Pa.
05 Dec 2022
Blog
Behavioral Insights Into A Millennial Dental Patient
As a dentist, you may wonder what millennial consumers (those aged 26-41) want regarding their dental care.
21 Nov 2022
Blog
Top 10 Dental Podcasts For Dental Professionals
Whether you're a new dentist just out of dental school or a seasoned professional, keeping up with the latest news, techniques, and best practices in dentistry can be challenging.
16 Nov 2022
Press
Partnership Between Kleer and Sunbit Will Reduce Friction for Patients
Dental practices of all sizes to benefit from alignment
09 Nov 2022
Blog
What’s Best for Your Practice? Dental Membership Plan vs. Dental Discount Plan
There is confusion about whether a dental membership plan or dental discount plan is the best option for price-sensitive patients. Discover what option is best at Kleer.
20 Oct 2022
Webinars
Kleer's Membership Plan Masterclass
In partnership with AIDA, Brad James, Manager of Strategic Partnerships, hosts this masterclass, walking you through the ins and outs of Kleer's software solution and empowering practices with the tools to create a more successful and profitable b
29 Sep 2022
Webinars
California Practice Leverages Kleer to Gain Independence
Join Brad James, Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Kleer, and Debbie Jones Practice Administrator at Michael Jones DDS to learn more about how you can:
29 Sep 2022
Ebooks
Kleer’s dramatic impact on patient behavior & practice performance
We don’t just help practices design, automate, and grow membership plans, we work with our practices to measure results.
23 Sep 2022
Videos
Doing The Math: Analyze Your PPOs In 3 Easy Steps
In this video Dave Monahan, CEO and founder of Kleer, breaks down how to do the math:
07 Sep 2022Articles
Recession-Proof Your Group With A Membership Plan
An inflationary surge adds a layer of haze that often obscures decisions and encourages organizations to focus on cost-cutting initiatives to alleviate the initial blow. While reducing staff, cutting down on advertising, or eliminating vendors may feel like the right decision, these strategies are often short-sighted. At the same time, the current economic environment is causing fee-for-service patients to cancel appointments and delay treatment, with cost barriers adversely affecting how these patients access care.
31 Aug 2022Case Studies
Kleer’s membership plan platform makes dropping PPOs “a piece of cake” for this 50-year old practice
When Dr. Matthew Karls and his wife, Dr. Sarah Karls, took over a 50 year-old practice from Matthew’s father, they recognized significant challenges to modernizing the business, including the sheer amount of PPOs they had to work with to process insurance claims...
31 Aug 2022
Case Studies
Replacing Unprofitable PPOs Yields Big Benefits For Practice and Patients
After originally considering building their own in-house plan, Michael Jones Dental Corporation ultimately chose Kleer as there Membership Plan Solution
30 Aug 2022
Case Studies
How Switching to Kleer Helped this Multi-Location Practice Improve Community Access to Care
With a driving purpose of making it easier for their community to access affordable and personalized dental care, Fenton Family Dental has prided itself on using the latest technology and offering extended hours — including weekends — to accommodate all patients.
29 Aug 2022
Ebooks
Your guide to choosing the best dental membership plan software!
The most important features and capabilities that your membership plan software should have.
18 Aug 2022
Ebooks
Two simple ways to generate practice revenue
The real, scalable revenue your practice can earn if you use these two simple methods<br />
17 Aug 2022
Press
DirectDental and Kleer Announce Strategic Partnership
Two Tech Platforms On A Mission to Connect Dentists with Solutions This press release was initially published by Dynamite PR
05 Aug 2022Press
Kleer Awarded One of The Best Places to Work by Philadelphia Business Journal
Kleer is recognized for a highly engaging and collaborative work environment in the small business category. Wayne, PA.
29 Jul 2022
Blog
10 Ways to Generate More Revenue for Your Dental Practice
Dental practices provide essential healthcare for patients. Whether it's a regular check-up or a critical dental procedure, dentists help keep their patients safe and healthy.
12 Jul 2022
Blog
5 Reasons Why Dental Insurance Isn’t Worth It for Patients
Although about 50% of American adults with private health insurance also have dental insurance, 22% of those people don’t follow through
05 Jul 2022
Case Studies
How Kleer helped this group practice create a better membership plan and achieve greater treatment acceptance
With roughly one-third of their patient-base using Medicare as their main means of dental coverage, Washington Dental Group — a part of btyDental — had found that many weren’t coming in for preventative care and struggled to afford certain treatments. Helping their patients get the care they needed was important to BTY, and they wanted to increase treatment acceptance and improve patient retention across practices. And that’s exactly what Kleer did for them.
02 May 2022
Blog
How to Promote a Dental Membership Plan
With an in-office dental care plan, your practice can avoid the hassle of dealing with insurance companies and appeal to patients who may not have insurance coverage or who may find it difficult to get coverage, such as small business owners and r
29 Apr 2022
Blog
Social Media Marketing Tips for Dental Practices
Using social media for marketing is hardly a new idea, but there's a reason for its popularity. Social media provides an excellent opportunity for dentists to connect with old patients and attract new ones.
27 Apr 2022
Blog
How to Increase Production for Existing Dental Patients
Successful dentist offices track their dentist production, a key performance indicator (KPI) that provides insight into how the dental practice is performing.
07 Feb 2022
Blog
How Patients Benefit From Dental Membership Plans
The hassle of dealing with the insurance companies to receive dental care can be overwhelming, and a lack of dental insurance can prevent patients from seeking the treatments they need.
07 Feb 2022
Blog
7 Ways to Grow Your Dental Practice
Wondering how to get more dental patients, grow your dental practice, and earn more revenue? We have you covered.
24 Jan 2022
Blog
7 Ways to Grow Your Dental Membership Plan
Part of meeting your patient's needs at any practice is understanding their concerns. Many small businesses don't provide dental in their insurance packages, and many more employers don't provide insurance at all.
08 Dec 2021
Blog
Ways to Differentiate Your Dental Practice
In today's patient landscape, your dental practice must find a way to differentiate itself from the competition and create a personal experience with your clientele. But how do you set yourself apart?
08 Dec 2021
Blog
The Kleer Widget: Make it Easy for Patients to Join Your Membership Plan
One of the best places to promote your membership plan is on your website — it not only helps inform current customers and spread awareness to any uninsured, new patients looking for discounts or specials on treatment, but it also enables patients to sign up for your plan before they come in, saving your team time and effort.
19 Jul 2021
Blog
Why Your Dental Practice Needs a Good Website
When it comes to attracting and retaining patients, word of mouth alone won’t cut it. Today’s dental practices need eye-catching, informative, user-friendly websites to better serve their current patients, engage new patients, and stand out from the competition.
07 Jul 2021
Articles
Dropping PPOs Doesn’t Have to Mean Losing Patients
You can drop your PPOs, mitigate patient attrition, and attract new patients if you go about the process correctly.
07 Jun 2021
Articles
The Top 10 Questions Group Practices Ask About Launching a Membership Plan
As a group practice or DSO you have a lot to do—marketing, recruiting, training, payroll, billing, and so on.
23 Apr 2021
Articles
Addressing The Top 10 Roadblocks To Implementing A Dental Membership Plan
As a group practice or DSO you have a lot on your plate—HR, marketing, team recruitment, team training, billing, payroll, and so on. You may feel that taking on a new project or initiative isn’t something you can handle right now. We understand.
16 Apr 2021
Press
Kleer Wins Silver Stevie® Award for COVID-19 Response
Named Most Valuable Response by a Customer Service Team, Kleer Emerged as a COVID-19 Thought Leader to Help the Dental Industry WAYNE, Pa.
01 Feb 2021
Blog
Why A Membership Plan is the Best Dental Benefit Option for Small Businesses
82% of small businesses want to offer a dental benefit to their employees, but most believe it is out of reach. What causes this misconception?
21 Jan 2021
Press
Kleer Wins First Dental Townie Choice Award®
Kleer wins the new Dental Membership Plan category based on its ease of use, proven results and world class customer support WAYNE, Pa.
14 Dec 2020
Blog
Why Dentists Should Implement a Membership Plan Before Dropping Bad PPOs
Declining reimbursements, administration hassles, and the increased cost of running a dental practice due to Covid-19 have made many PPO plans unprofitable.
30 Nov 2020
Press
Kleer Employee Care Enables Dental Practices to Offer Dental Benefits Directly to Local Businesses
Launching in early 2021, Kleer Employee Care will make it very easy for dental practices to offer simple and affordable dental benefits directly to local businesses, improving access to oral care while lowering cost. WAYNE, Pa
18 Nov 2020
Blog
Why Dentists Should Not Be Afraid to Drop Bad PPOs
Every insurance-based dental practice expresses a strong desire to move away from PPOs, but most take no action. Why is that? To get to the answer, let’s start at the beginning.
04 Nov 2020
Ebooks
CALLING ALL OMs: Take your membership plan to the next level
Lessons from 4 AADOM OMs who were able to take their membership plans to the next level!<br />
29 Oct 2020
Blog
3 Ways to Immediately Ramp Up Your Practice From COVID-19
Dental practices nationwide continue to recover from COVID-related closures, deal with the increased costs of doing business and insurance hassles and prepare for forecasted Q4 slowdowns in production.
22 Oct 2020
Ebooks
How to drop bad PPOs without losing patients or production
Say goodbye to the hassles, costs, and declining reimbursements of insurance!
12 Oct 2020
Blog
How to Attract New Dental Patients Consistently Every Month Through Multi-Channel Marketing Strategies
In this blog post, Dental Boost founder Mike Pedersen shares important tips on how much to invest in marketing to grow your practice and thrive.
11 Aug 2020
Press
Kleer Named a 2020 Best Place to Work by the Philadelphia Business Journal
Kleer announced its recognition as one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best Places to Work.
04 Aug 2020
Ebooks
How Office Managers Can be a Hero in our New Reality
Dental coverage and patient mindset have dramatically changed due to the COVID-19 crisis. As of May 2020, U.S. jobless claims due to the COVID-19 crisis hit a record of over 38 million people—four times that of the 2008 Great Recession.
09 Jul 2020
Press
Kleer Enhances Dental Membership Plan Software Solution for DSOs and Group Practices
Kleer announced updates to its dental membership plan software for dental support organizations (DSOs) and group practices. Read to learn more.
30 Jun 2020Ebooks
Understanding uninsured patient mindset, and how you can help them get dental care
Learn how you can offer patients a better coverage option while also setting yourself up to break free from insurers.
16 Jun 2020
Ebooks
COVID-19 Bounce Back Strategy: Implement a Membership Plan Now
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, and to prepare for when things return to normal, dental practices should implement a membership plan now.
06 May 2020
Ebooks
How to make a membership plan successful across your group or DSO
Learn all of the best practices, tips, and tricks to make your membership plan a success
05 May 2020
Blog
Simple, Affordable Dental Coverage: It’s What Retiring Boomers Need
Baby boomers care about their oral health and want to continue taking care of their smile. However, when transitioning to retirement, it can be challenging for them to find a simple and affordable way to access the care they need to stay healthy. Dental membership plans offer a solution.
14 Apr 2020
Blog
Adapt Your Website Content to Meet Patients’ Changing Needs
The Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses around the world, and the dental industry is no exception. Many practices are closed or seeing significantly reduced numbers of patients.
31 Mar 2020
Ebooks
Overcome the broken dental care system with a membership plan
Learn how a membership plan can enable your practice to offer simple, affordable, and personalized care directly to patients.
30 Mar 2020
Press
AADOM and Kleer Announce Amethyst Level Collaboration
Kleer is AADOM’s Official Dental Membership Plan WAYNE, Pa.
07 Mar 2020Press
Kleer’s Vice President of Customer Success Named Woman of the Year in Customer Service
Dianna McHugh recognized as part of the 14th Annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service WAYNE, Pa.
04 Mar 2020Blog
Dental Practices Unlock Opportunity Within Uninsured Patient Base and Double Production
Recent data collected by Kleer shows that dental practices that have implemented expertly designed and priced membership plans have successfully tapped into their uninsured patient base and converted those patients into their best patients. Membership plan patients visit 2-3 times more than they did without the plan, accept twice the recommended treatment and generate at least twice the production.
12 Feb 2020
Press
Kleer Moves Headquarters to Support Fast Growth of Subscription Dentistry Business
Technology company is on a mission to liberate dental care
14 Jan 2020Blog
Break Your Addiction to New Patient Specials and Stop the Revolving Door
Finding new patients is a critical component of growing a healthy dental practice, but some habits our industry has developed to get new patients in the door are downright unhealthy.
07 Jan 2020
Articles
The Dental Care System is Broken! Membership Plans are the Solution
Special thanks to author Dave Monahan, Kleer CEO, for this guest post. Coming from the background of managing dental practices affords us to be able to coach and assist our practices on our Quarterly Marketing Meetings with ou
21 Nov 2019
Articles
Why Corporate Initiatives will Fail, Including Your Dental Membership Plan—and What You Can Do
We have all been involved in new corporate initiatives that do not meet expectations. Many of these new initiatives are a hit out of the box, others have mixed results at best, and some outright are complete busts.
24 Sep 2019
Articles
The reimbursement crisis is real. What are you doing about it?
Because reimbursement for dentists and their teams is such a challenge, methods are being developed to help them collect what is owed to their practices more easily. Dental insurance continues to be difficult for dentist
01 Apr 2019
Ebooks
Make your dental membership plan easy with Kleer
Membership plans can be a real game-changer – make it easy with Kleer.
12 Jan 2019
Articles
Dental Membership Programs Benefit Practices, Patients
Dental membership programs are not concierge medicine. With the latter, primary care physicians limit their practice to focusing on a few hundred up to perhaps 1,000 patients.
25 Dec 2018
Articles
The Seven Features of a Successful Dental Membership Plan
A dental membership plan represents the shortest path to transforming your practice and creating a profitable subscription business that maximizes value for when the time comes to sell it.
12 Sep 2018
Articles
Product Profile: Kleer
How can dentists decrease dependence on insurers, increase revenue and profitability, and provide uninsured patients with the care they want and need? Membership plans are the answer and Kleer is the solution.
01 Sep 2018
