Tallahassee’s dental market has historically had lower DSO penetration than coastal Florida markets like Tampa and Miami, but that is changing. Heartland Dental and Aspen Dental have opened multiple Tallahassee locations in recent years, and independent practices throughout Leon County are competing against these groups for a patient base that has access to both independent and DSO-affiliated dental care.
Ekim IT Solutions is the dental-exclusive IT provider serving dental practices in Tallahassee, Thomasville Road, Midtown, Southwood, and Leon County from our Tampa Bay office at 600 N Westshore Blvd, Suite 701, Tampa, FL 33609.
Tallahassee is Florida’s state capital and home to Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College, creating a dental market with distinctive characteristics: a large state government employee patient base with comprehensive state health plan dental coverage, a significant student population that creates demand for affordable and student-accessible dental services, and an academic community that includes FSU’s College of Dentistry, which generates both referral relationships and clinical training coordination for Tallahassee-area practices.
Tallahassee dental practices serving Florida state government employees process dental claims through the State Group Insurance Program, which has specific billing requirements and coordination of benefits rules that differ from commercial dental insurance. PMS billing configuration that is not set up correctly for state employee plan requirements creates claims denials that front desk staff spend hours resolving.
Ekim IT Solutions addresses these IT priorities for Tallahassee dental practices. Tap a priority to see what it involves.
Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve Dental, and Dentrix Ascend configured and supported by technicians with direct dental software expertise. Tallahassee practices served by general IT providers encounter the same diagnostic delay when dental software problems occur that Ekim IT Solutions eliminates through dental-exclusive expertise.
Tallahassee commercial areas have access to Comcast Xfinity cable internet and AT&T fiber in many corridors. The Midtown and Thomasville Road commercial areas have generally reliable internet infrastructure. Rural Leon County and the surrounding areas may have more limited options. Ekim IT Solutions confirms available internet options at the specific practice address and configures LTE cellular failover for practices where primary internet reliability is a concern.
Ekim IT Solutions serves dental practices in Tallahassee, Thomasville Road, Midtown, Southwood, and Leon County from our Tampa Bay office at 600 N Westshore Blvd, Suite 701. We help independent practices stay competitive for a patient base that has options on both sides of the DSO line.