Dental Front Desk & Insurance Specialist

Heartland; Peyton (CO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Six paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Meridian Dental, part of Heartland Dental, is seeking a Business Assistant to join our Peyton, CO front office. You’ll greet patients, manage phones and emails, and support insurance workflows and billing tasks.

You’ll use Dentrix for scheduling and records, post payments, verify benefits, and help the team deliver excellent patient care. The role emphasizes teamwork, learning, and reliable, patient-centered service.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced and customer-centric environment.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Access to minimum PHI; HIPAA training required; protect PHI and data safeguards.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients as they enter the office to create a positive first impression.
• Manage front office duties, including answering phones, mail, and emails.
• Utilize Dentrix for patient scheduling and records.
• Schedule and confirm appointments for multiple providers in the office.
• File patient insurance claims and follow up on outstanding claims; verify benefits.
• Post insurance and patient payments and process accounts receivable.
• Review treatment plan fees and payment options with patients.
• Partner with providers to implement Heartland Dental systems in the office.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organization

HIPAA compliance

Tools

Dentrix

Job description

Meridian Dental, part of Heartland Dental, is seeking a Business Assistant to join our Peyton, CO front office. You’ll greet patients, manage phones and emails, and support insurance workflows and billing tasks.

You’ll use Dentrix for scheduling and records, post payments, verify benefits, and help the team deliver excellent patient care. The role emphasizes teamwork, learning, and reliable, patient-centered service.