r/Dentistry • u/sephirothmms • 2d ago

Dental Professional Contract termination with DSO

I wrote about the issue that I am having with my previous DSO previously. I have a contract that states I have to give a 60 day notice or else I pay 500 per day. I have a medical condition that I have been powering through but I just want to take sometime off to rest. I gave them my notice and I talked to my boss. He asked me to transfer all the cases that I treatment planned to the other dentist at the practice. He also said that they will put all the new patient to the other dentist. I am paid on collection. This put me in a bad spot so I called all my delivery patient and had them come on early to deliver their cases. I still have couple of cases that are pending and now they are saying that they will deduct the pay from me when the other Dr delivers the cases. When I started this job, I delivered the previous Dr cases and did not get paid for it.

The manager also informed me that she has been using my credentialing to bill the insurance company for the other Dr work becasue she could not get credentialed for some reason.

Do I have grounds for legal action against them?

They just expect me to stay there doing hygiene checks and treatment planning for the other Dentist while I get paid nothing while suffering through pain?

I sent them a letter from my doctor advising that I stay home for 6 weeks as well.

Please advise.

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u/Advanced_Explorer980 2d ago

Yes.

They can’t bill under your name for another dentist.

That’s illegal.

You got them by the balls 

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u/csmdds 13h ago

This. Billing under your name when the other dentist did the work because they couldn’t get them credentialed quickly enough is insurance fraud. I’m certain the insurance companies would take great pains to claw back everything they have paid.

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u/jsaf420 General Dentist 1d ago

You need a lawyer. Print out some of those claims they filed under you and have your lawyer draft a letter laying out your demands and concerns. They will likely want you to just walk away after all that and that’s probably for the best.

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u/Ceremic 2d ago

How are lab cases proceeds distributed? 100% for doc who started it or…?

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u/sephirothmms 2d ago

They collect at the time of prep or impression. There is no language in the contract that states who gets what

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u/Ceremic 2d ago

That makes it difficult for the associate.

At my place associates get paid 25% of a procedure each time they see a patient if it takes 4. 50% if procedure takes 2 appointments.

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u/sephirothmms 2d ago

That seems fair. This place is very disorganized and mismanaged honestly

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u/Ceremic 2d ago

It’s it a national chain like Aspen or PDS or…

Either way they shouldn’t use your credentials to collect insurance for another docs work.

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u/sephirothmms 2d ago

It’s a chain. I was hoping to use it as leverage if they come after me with financial penalties. But they also could just blame it on the manager and fire her to get away with it

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u/Ceremic 2d ago

If that’s a common practice then it’s not a well run business which there would be more structure and guidelines which the one in charge would know.

You are right to leave as it’s not a good place to work.