Three Keys to Choosing a Payment Processor

Credit card services from the best payment processors allow your dental practice to do more than accept card payments—they also help you improve your business and your brand.

Look for these three valuable services when you are choosing your payment processor so you can make a decision that helps your practice thrive and grow.

First: Attracting new patients

Using the latest payment processing technology and credit card services can help your practice attract new patients who expect to pay by using their smartphones or EMV chip enabled debit and credit cards. You should look for a payment processing partner that offers payment terminal hardware as well as software that allows your practice to process traditional magnetic stripe credit and debit cards, EMV chip cards, and mobile payments like Android Pay, Apple Pay, Google Wallet and Samsung Pay.

Second: Protecting your data

Payment security should be top-of-mind to both you and your patients. So when it comes time to choose a payment processor, make sure your selected partner takes data security seriously by offering these services:

• Point–to–point encryption – Highly advanced encryption technology that scrambles the data, making it virtually impossible to read in the event of a breach.
• Tokenization – Designed for repeat patients, advanced tokenization systems will securely store the payment token (alpha numeric code) for extended periods of time, eliminating the need to continually collect payment information from repeat patients. This also allows the business to accept partial payments by collecting a deposit and using the same card to pay the balance on the account.
• 24/7 support – Should the need arise, support for both you and your patients shouldn’t be limited by the clock. Look for a partner that can provide service when you need it.

Third: Quick access to business funds

Some payment processors only provide access to your funds after 14 business days. For the financial health of your practice, choose a reputable card services processor that guarantees to deposit your money in your business account within just a few days. After all, the quicker you have access to your business funds the more you are able to make the critical moves needed to keep your business thriving.

To learn more about Dentrix Pay, visit Dentrix.com/Pay.

To read more about how Dentrix Pay works in your practice, read Introducing Integrated Payments with Dentrix Pay.

This document was written and prepared by Vantiv, now Worldpay, Integrated Payments. Henry Schein, Inc. and its affiliates (“HSI”) did not contribute to the writing or research and make no independent assessment of the content and descriptions provided by Vantiv, now Worldpay.