AccruDent

09/04/2026

Your AR is growing month-over-month?⁣
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That's your billing system screaming for help—before cash flow collapses.⁣
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Watch for these red flags:⁣
→ Total AR balance creeping up (should stay steady)⁣
→ 90+ day AR growing (claims getting old and stuck)⁣
→ 120+ day AR piling up (major problem)⁣
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Early detection = Easy fix.⁣
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Late detection = Cash crisis.⁣
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Check your AR trends NOW before they become cash flow disasters.⁣

09/03/2026

Part 3 of 6 — What Your Bookkeepers or Accountants Should Be Doing—but Aren’t⁣
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Cash flow problems don't start in your bank account — they start in your blind spots. ⁣
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Cash Flow & Working Capital⁣
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🚫 No rolling cash flow forecast (13-week or otherwise)⁣
🚫 A/R aging not tracked by payer — denials and slow-pay claims go unmanaged⁣
🚫 Deferred revenue for treatment/payment plans not properly recognized⁣
🚫 Merchant/credit card processing fees never benchmarked or renegotiated⁣
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If you're always reacting to cash instead of forecasting it, your bookkeeper isn't giving you what you need.⁣
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👉 Access the guide here: https://resources.accrudent.com/accrudent-6-things-your-bookkeeper-should-be-telling-you-but-isnt

09/02/2026

🎙️New Podcast Episode Alert! Did you know EFT is free for dental practices?⁣⁣
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Yet many practices are still getting paid by insurance companies the old-fashioned way—through paper checks.⁣⁣
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And checks aren’t the only problem.⁣⁣
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Virtual credit cards can take 3–5% off the top, while many practices may not realize that HIPAA requires insurers to offer a free EFT option.⁣⁣
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So why are practices still paying fees to receive money that’s already owed to them?⁣⁣
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🎙️ Sam Rockwood, Founder & CEO of Woods and former actuary, breaks down:⁣⁣
→ HIPAA requires insurance companies to offer a free EFT option—but many practices don’t know how to access it and may be directed toward paid alternatives unless they specifically ask for the free option.⁣⁣
→ 70% of insurance payments are still paper-based—even in 2026.⁣⁣
→ Virtual credit cards can cost practices 3–5% per payment through merchant processing fees.⁣⁣
→ Getting paid electronically isn't enough—if EOBs aren't posted correctly, your AR can grow while your financial statements become inaccurate.⁣⁣
→ The real problem isn't just getting off checks. With 15–20 insurance companies, practices need a system for enrollment, payment processing, and finding EOBs.⁣⁣
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AVAILABLE ON:⁣⁣
🎧 Website: https://www.accrudent.com/podcast-e52-the-dental-truth-project-free-eft-existswhy-are-dental-practices-still-paying-for-it⁣⁣
🎧 Spotify: http://bit.ly/42u62ix⁣⁣
🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/48h5HDD⁣⁣
💻 YouTube: http://bit.ly/43aXfSO⁣⁣
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NEW BOOK - COMING SOON⁣⁣
Get early access to Roll the Equity: How Smart Dental Founders Sell Their DSOs⁣⁣
Join the insider's list here 👇⁣⁣
https://resources.accrudent.com/roll-the-equity-insider-list⁣⁣
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Got a burning question about dental finance?⁣⁣
Submit your question, and it could be featured in a future episode.⁣⁣
Ask Ken Form: https://resources.accrudent.com/ask-ken-form-the-dental-truth-project⁣⁣
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09/01/2026

🎉 IT’S BOOK LAUNCH DAY! 🎉

After months of writing, editing, and bringing this project to life, Roll the Equity: How Smart DSO Founders Sell Their Companies is officially LIVE today!

If you’re a DSO founder—or interested in the business of dentistry, private equity, or what it really takes to sell a dental organization—this book was written for you.

📖 To celebrate the launch, the Kindle ebook is ONLY $2.99 TODAY!

👉 Grab your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Roll-Equity-Smart-Dental-Founders-ebook/dp/B0H8FP15L7

If selling your DSO is somewhere in your future, read this before you get the offer. The decisions you make long before a transaction can have a huge impact on the outcome.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this book possible! ❤️

$2.99 for today only—go grab it!

Roll The Equity: How Smart Dental Founders Sell Their DSOs

08/31/2026

🔥 New episode drops this coming Wednesday!⁣
Free EFT is available—but are you still paying to get paid?⁣
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Dental practices are being pushed toward checks and virtual credit cards, even though a free EFT option is available.⁣
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And those payment choices can have a real financial impact.⁣
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Sam Rockwood, Founder & CEO of Woods and former actuary, exposes the hidden inefficiencies behind dental insurance payments.⁣
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🎧 Upcoming Episode: Free EFT Exists—Why Are Dental Practices Still Paying for It? (E. 52)

08/28/2026

"When should I stop thinking like a practice and start thinking like a DSO?"⁣
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Never.⁣
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That's the trap most founders fall into.⁣
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The reality: Every great DSO is built on the foundation of great dental practices.⁣
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The sequence:⁣
- Build amazing practices (repeatable, scalable processes)⁣
- Make them bulletproof⁣
- THEN think about DSO infrastructure⁣
- THEN think about growth, acquisitions, de novos⁣
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You don't graduate from practice thinking—you add DSO thinking on top of it.⁣
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Master the practices first. Everything else follows.⁣

08/27/2026

Part 2 of 6 — What Your Bookkeepers or Accountants Should Be Doing—but Aren’t⁣
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You could be losing money on procedures you think are winners. ⁣
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Profitability & Cost Analysis⁣
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🚫 No cost-per-procedure or CDT-code-level profitability tracking⁣
🚫 Labor cost not benchmarked as a % of collections⁣
🚫 Supply cost per location never tracked or compared⁣
🚫 No doctor comp reconciliation tying production models back to the financials⁣
🚫 No break-even analysis per location — especially the newer or underperforming ones⁣
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If you can't answer "which procedures actually make us money," neither can your bookkeeper.⁣
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👉 Access the guide here: https://resources.accrudent.com/accrudent-6-things-your-bookkeeper-should-be-telling-you-but-isnt

08/26/2026

🎙️New Podcast Episode Alert! A DSO transition can look great on paper—and still go terribly wrong.⁣
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The deal closes.⁣
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The new owners come in with plans.⁣
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And then suddenly…⁣
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Team members leave.⁣
Patients leave with them.⁣
Culture starts breaking down.⁣
And the practice starts losing value.⁣
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Christine Diehl has seen this firsthand after 30+ years in dentistry.⁣
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Her biggest lesson?⁣
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The first 90 days aren't about changing everything. They're about listening.⁣
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🎙️ In this episode:⁣
→ Losing a single hygienist during a transition can cost a practice $30,000-$120,000 in lost patients, recruiting, and temp coverage⁣
→ Teams go through an actual grief process post-sale — and most buyers never account for it⁣
→ "In-house" transition teams report to corporate, not to the team — creating a trust gap only an unbiased outsider can close⁣
→ The first 90 days should be about listening, not changing — the fastest way to lose trust is to walk in guns blazing⁣
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AVAILABLE ON:⁣
🎧 Website: https://www.accrudent.com/podcast-e51-the-dental-truth-project-how-dso-transitions-are-breaking-dental-teams⁣
🎧 Spotify: http://bit.ly/42u62ix⁣
🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/48h5HDD⁣
💻 YouTube: http://bit.ly/43aXfSO⁣
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NEW BOOK - COMING SOON⁣
Get early access to Roll the Equity: How Smart Dental Founders Sell Their DSOs⁣
Join the insider's list here 👇⁣
https://resources.accrudent.com/roll-the-equity-insider-list⁣
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Got a burning question about dental finance?⁣
Submit your question, and it could be featured in a future episode.⁣
Ask Ken Form: https://resources.accrudent.com/ask-ken-form-the-dental-truth-project⁣

08/24/2026

🔥 New episode drops this coming Wednesday!⁣
What if the first 90 days are the worst time to make changes?⁣
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You buy a practice. You have a vision. You want to fix everything.⁣
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Christine Diehl's advice?⁣
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Slow down. Listen first.⁣
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Your team knows what works, what patients value, and who really has influence.⁣
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Miss that?⁣
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Your transition could become much harder than it needs to be.⁣
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🎧 Upcoming Episode: How DSO Transitions Are Breaking Dental Teams (E. 51)

08/21/2026

Evaluating provider performance on gut feel?⁣
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Stop. Use data instead.⁣
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Two metrics matter:⁣
→ Net production per provider per day⁣
→ Net production per provider per working hour⁣
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Why net production? Because raw production numbers are UCR values—artificially high and useless for comparison.⁣
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Break it down to daily or hourly, not just monthly totals. Compare providers within your group. Benchmark against similar practices in your geography.⁣
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Gut feelings are biased. Data is objective.⁣