Patient Plan Direct
Switching patient plan provider is easy with Patient Plan Direct. With Patient Plan Direct you can get a lower cost provider, with no compromise on service.
Switching your dental plan provider: it’s easier than you think
Historically, switching dental plan provider would require you to:
- Write to your current provider
- Cancel your contract
- Contact all your customers to inform them about the change
- Ask patients to complete a new direct debit mandate
- Chase patients that don’t complete the new direct debit in time
All this was painstakingly time-consuming, extra work for your team, and could result in patient drop-off.
But this is no longer the case.
With a change in banking regulations in 2019, all direct debit changeovers can be done in the background with no call to action for patients and no admin for the practice team, meaning less risk of patient drop-off.
Patient Plan Direct (PPD) is far more than just a ‘low-cost plan provider’. Yes, their admin fees are significantly lower than other plan providers, but this doesn’t mean they offer inferior service or support. PPD offer unrivalled client services and access to dedicated Account and Business Development Managers who deliver expert support, training, marketing assistance and much more. The online client portal offers real-time plan insights, financial forecasting and a digital patient plan sign-up process. With PPD, your dental plan is branded as your own, which helps to make your brand more prominent in the local community.
The Simple Switch 6-step process
PPD’s Simple Switch process manages the transfer of direct debits between providers in the background – no action is required from patients, no heavy admin for your team and no break in cover for your patients. Even with modest plan numbers, your practice could retain more of your plan income and work with PPD to grow your numbers.
Strategy and timeline
We will work with you to identify a dental plan strategy unique to your practice and set a switch timeline.
Informing your current provider
A notice letter will be prepared by us and we will inform your current plan provider of the simple switch process and timings (most plan providers require three months’ notice).
Making time for team training
We shall deliver team training in all aspects of our service, accident and emergency scheme, the online portal and timings of the transfer window.
Patient communication
Next, we ensure that the change of plan provider is communicated positively and clearly to patients. No action will be required from them.
Let Simple Switch commence, hassle-free!
Sit back and relax, while we manage the transfer of patient direct debits in the background, completely hassle-free. When collection switch, there is no break in any cover for patients or income to your practice.
Expert support and huge cost savings
Enjoy huge cost savings thanks to our low admin fees, alongside our expert support, ensuring you achieve plan success.
Not only is switching easy with PPD, you could make significant savings by changing provider
See how much you could save when switching provider, based on your practice’s number of plan patients:
Would you now consider changing dental plan provider?
Here are some practices that have switched and saved with Patient Plan Direct:
Zak from Smile Stories who switched from Denplan
“We acquired Denplan patients… and asked our Denplan rep to summarise what it is per month that we pay. The first thing that struck me was the admin fees – they were insane!”
Principal Dentist Helen Christie from St James’ Dental & Facial Aesthetics, who switched from Denplan
“The [Denplan] admin fees crept up over the years and we looked for something more cost-effective… We have saved around £1,000 per month.”
Tracey, Practice Manager at Sturminster Dental Care, who switched from DPAS
“We transferred over 900 patients successfully from DPAS to Patient Plan Direct with such ease and no complications.”
The numbers speak for themselves, you not only save money by switching but grow your patient plan base too!
Switch to Patient Plan Direct now
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