Teresa Duncan, Odyssey Management, Inc. (Dental Business Radio, Episode 32)
Teresa Duncan, President of Odyssey Management, returned to the show to discuss dental insurance coverage and issues the employers may be facing. Teresa joined host Patrick O’Rourke to discuss covered changes in the market, challenges with the myriad of plan designs, PPO contracts, insurance coordinators, patient portals, and much more.
Dental Business Radio is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient: PPO Negotiations & Analysis and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
Odyssey Management, Inc.
Odyssey Management Inc. provides courses and workshops to help doctors and managers to recover revenue by streamlining billing, accounts receivable and insurance systems. Management courses are designed for beginner to advanced levels. Most popular courses are centered around dental insurance and strategic business planning.
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Teresa Duncan, Owner and President, Odyssey Management, Inc.
Teresa Duncan is a speaker and writer with over 20 years experience in healthcare. Her areas of expertise include proven accounts receivable and insurance methods; and helping doctors and managers establish solid management systems. A recipient of the Educator of the Year Award by the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries – a component of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, she understands the importance of continuing education.
She is the author of Moving Your Patients to Yes: Easy Insurance Conversations and an annual contributing author to the ADA’s CDT Companion Guide since 2017. Teresa is a frequent contributor to The Observer, The Progressive Dentist and Dr. Bicuspid publications. She served as a founding Trustee for the auxiliary-learning focused DALE Foundation. Teresa is a member of the National Association of Dental Plans and the National Speakers Association. Teresa also hosts her own podcast, “Nobody Told Me That!”
She has been named one of the Top 25 Women in Dentistry by Dental Products Report Magazine and is recognized yearly as a Leader in Consulting by Dentistry Today. Most recently she provided consulting assistance in the development of several modules of the American Dental Association’s Guidelines for Practice Success™. Teresa received her Master’s Degree in Healthcare Management from Marymount University.
About Dental Business Radio
Dental Business Radio covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O’Rourke and his guests cover industry trends, insights, success stories, and more in this wide-ranging show. The show’s guests include successful doctors across the spectrum of dental practice providers, as well as trusted advisors and noted industry participants. Dental Business Radio is underwritten and presented by Practice Quotient and produced by the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®. The show can be found on all the major podcast apps and a complete show archive is here.
Practice Quotient
Dental Business Radio is sponsored by Practice Quotient. Practice Quotient, Inc. serves as a bridge between the payor and provider communities. Their clients include general dentist and dental specialty practices across the nation of all sizes, from completely fee-for-service-only to active network participation with every dental plan possible. They work with independent practices, emerging multi-practice entities, and various large ownership entities in the dental space. Their PPO negotiations and analysis projects evaluate the merits of the various in-network participation contract options specific to your Practice’s patient acquisition strategy. There is no one-size-fits-all solution.
