Board Certification—Is It Worth It?

Discuss the benefits and challenges of pursuing board certification in your dental specialty.

In my area it paid off for hospital privileges and referrals, but reimbursement barely moved… Concrete step: call your top two payers and the hospital credentialing office to ask if ‘board-certified’ changes fees/privileges, then schedule one mock oral a month — worth it unless you’re 100% boutique FFS; does that match your market?

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