Every dental organization reaches moments where internal bandwidth, payer complexity, or market change demands short-term, high-impact expertise. Whether you’re addressing a payer challenge, preparing for a network shift, or rethinking your participation strategy, Five Lakes offers Project-Based Engagements that deliver focused solutions without long-term commitments.
Our project engagements are designed for flexibility — giving you the benefit of experienced dental business consultants, data analysts, and payer strategists who can step in, execute, and hand back a clear roadmap for sustained results.
A Smarter Way to Solve Dental Business Challenges
Many practices and groups face operational or payer challenges that fall outside the scope of day-to-day management. These projects might include analyzing network profitability, adjusting participation strategy, cleaning up credentialing, or preparing for acquisitions.
Instead of assigning these complex tasks to overextended staff, our team embeds temporarily within your operation to assess, execute, and resolve high-value priorities efficiently.
Common project examples include:
- Fee schedule and reimbursement analysis
- Network participation audit and optimization
- Credentialing backlog remediation
- Payor contract mapping for new markets or acquisitions
- Integration planning for new locations or providers
- Financial impact modeling for network changes or transitions
Each engagement is scoped precisely to your goals and time frame, providing expert guidance and measurable outcomes without unnecessary overhead.
Define the Objective
We start by clarifying your challenge, constraints, and success metrics.
Design the Solution
Our consulting team builds a tailored project plan with defined deliverables, timeline, and budget.
Execute with Precision
We manage the data collection, analysis, communication, and payer interaction required to complete the project.
Deliver and Transition
You receive a complete results summary, supporting documentation, and recommendations to sustain success beyond the engagement.
When to Use a Project-Based Engagement
Five Lakes’ project model is ideal when:
- You need to solve a specific problem quickly (without full-scale consulting).
- Your team is stretched thin during a period of growth, acquisition, or operational change.
- You want a fresh perspective or data-backed validation of your internal strategy.
- You’re preparing to negotiate or re-enter a payer relationship.
Whether it’s a single-market analysis or a multi-practice network evaluation, we deliver actionable results that help you make informed business decisions faster.
Why Choose Five Lakes?
Our project-based engagements combine the agility of a short-term consultant with the depth of a long-term partner. We’ve completed hundreds of targeted projects across the U.S., helping dental groups and practices resolve challenges that directly impact collections, growth, and compliance.
When you partner with Five Lakes, you get access to:
Former payer and dental network experts
Analysts who specialize in reimbursement data and market insights
Dedicated project managers who keep tasks on track and communication clear
You set the goals. We deliver the plan, execution, and measurable results — on time and on budget.
Take The Next Step
Schedule a quick call to discuss your next project. Whether you need to analyze your fee schedule, clean up credentialing, or prepare for network expansion, we’ll scope a clear engagement that drives progress without disruption.