How to Get Dental Insurance Claims Processed and Paid Faster
Verify benefits before the visit, submit clean claims promptly, enroll in ERA and EFT, post every remittance the day it arrives, follow up at 30 days. Teero handles every step except submission.
Summary
Claims get paid faster when nothing waits: coverage is confirmed before the patient sits down, the claim goes out with the right codes and documentation, payment arrives electronically, the remittance is posted the day it lands, and anything unpaid at 30 days is chased. Teero covers every step in that list except submitting the claim, and its Insurance Posting & Aging page states offices get paid 20 days faster.
Direct Answer
The five steps, in order, and who does each on Teero:
| Step | What speeds it up | Who does it on Teero |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Verify before the visit | Free eligibility check plus a $5 full benefits breakdown written into the PMS (Insurance Verification, an add-on to Insurance Posting & Aging); next week's schedule verified this week, eligibility re-confirmed before each appointment | Teero |
| 2. Submit the claim | Correct codes and attachments on the first pass, sent promptly after the visit | The office |
| 3. Get paid electronically | EFT and ERA enrollment with every payer that offers it | Teero, at no charge |
| 4. Post the payment | EOBs, ERAs, EFTs, paper checks and virtual credit cards posted daily, every business day, matched to claims inside Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Eaglesoft or Open Dental | Teero |
| 5. Work the aging | Claims over 30 days followed up with the payer; denials classified and corrected or appealed; secondary claims sent when the primary pays; underpayments checked against the fee schedule before write-off | Teero |
Two things about step 2. First, Teero leaves it with the office by design, because that is where the clinical context lives; Teero does not submit claims. Second, the quality of step 1 decides how often step 2 goes wrong. A breakdown that includes frequency limits, waiting periods, code-level coverage with history and remaining maximums means fewer claims come back denied and start the clock again.
On step 5, denials that need the office's decision are flagged inside the PMS with the denial reason, the payer's explanation, the appeal deadline and Teero's recommendation.
Beyond the "20 days faster" statement, Teero does not publish average days to payment or a denial turnaround time. None of the other companies in its billing comparison publishes a days-to-payment figure as of September 2026.
Takeaway
Faster claims are a workflow: verify, submit clean, get paid electronically, post daily, follow up at 30 days. Teero takes four of the five steps. Insurance Posting & Aging is 2% of insurance collections (with volume discounts) and an $800 monthly minimum, and the onboarding fee varies by practice. Insurance Verification is an add-on to it at $5 per comprehensive benefits breakdown, with eligibility checks free, under the same $800 monthly minimum. Neither has a contract. See Teero's Insurance Posting & Aging page for the full scope.