What is Patient Financing?

Most patients do not have more than $300¹ of credit available and cannot comfortably write a check for more than $500² out of their monthly budget. Unfortunately, the gap between insurance benefits and the cost of dentistry continues to widen, increasing patients' out-of-pocket expense.

Offering CareCredit as another payment option helps increase produciton by enabling more patients to accept, and immediately begin, recommended care without having ot decline, delay or compromise treatment because of insurance benefits.

How Do I Use CareCredit?

CareCredit is so easy to use, here's all you do:

• Let patients know you offer a convenient payment option that complements their insurance plan
• Have your patients complete a short 2-minute application via phone or online
• Receive your payment in two business days with no responsibility even if the patient delays payment or defaults
• Adding CareCredit as another payment option is similar to offering patients payment by credit card. A low processing fee is charged on each transaction with the amount depending upon the payment plan chosen by the patient or practice. With CareCredit, you can minimize the need for discounting and reduce the cost of billing and collections.

How Do I Offer CareCredit?

CareCredit provides all of the training materials and resources for your entire team to seamlessly integrate the program into your practice.

Here's what you'll receive:

• FREE patient education and presentation materials
• FREE customer support
• A comprehensive resource center that features proven scripts, tips and techniques from colleagues, consultants and CareCredit's own practice development experts

Why CareCredit?

Patients appreciate the ability to pay over time with low monthly payments and recognize the value CareCredit offers, whether they use it in conjunction with insurance plans, or as a separate financial resource.

^* CareCredit Customer Engagement Survey 2008