Why don't Dentists honor Dental Discount Plan Rates without Membership?

A Dental discount plan charges dental patients a yearly fee for listing
rates and for listing Dentists. As far as I know, no rate plan money
goes to the dentist from the plan.

When a person signs up for a plan, the dentist agrees to charge the
rates stated in the rate ***.

Whenever the patient visits the dentist, someone has to call the plan
to see whether the patient is an active (paying) member of the plan.


What if someone calls a dentist and asks if the dentist will accept the
RATES of xyz plan?

If the dentist agrees, why is it of any importance to the dentist if
the patient is a member or not? Wouldn't be cheaper and less trouble
for the dentist if the patient was not a member of any plan?

I do not can't understand the reason why a dentist willing to charge
plan rates, would insist that a patient be enrolled in a plan.

BoyntonStu

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