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Clerri's Innovative Partnership with Cherry

Introduction
In an exciting development for dental practices, Clerri, the largest membership platform in the dental industry, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with Cherry. This collaboration intends to integrate patient financing within Clerri's existing platform, thus simplifying how dental professionals can present financing options to patients, and enhancing the overall patient care experience.

Streamlining Financing Conversations
Clerri’s integration of Cherry allows frontline dental staff to access financing pre-approval directly from a patient's treatment plan view, which is the same interface already used for membership enrollment. This seamless transition eliminates the need to switch tools and significantly reduces the steps required for staff during financial discussions with patients. Jacob Evans, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Clerri, states, "This partnership reflects how we're thinking about Clerri as a platform, not a single product. Membership has always been our foundation, but the practices we serve need a unified surface for every financial conversation with a patient."

Eliminating Patient Payment Barriers
Cost is often a significant concern for patients, leading many to delay or decline necessary treatments. By integrating Cherry's financing options, Clerri aims to reduce friction precisely when it's most impactful—during the presentation of treatment options. Staff can effectively guide patients through a range of choices, such as savings from the membership plan or flexible payment terms offered through Cherry. This integrated approach offers a comprehensive financial overview without leaving the Clerri platform.

Simple Setup and User Experience
The Cherry integration has been designed with ease of use in mind. Setting up this framework requires just a simple three-step process, allowing practices to quickly integrate it into their workflow:
1. API Key Connection: From the Practice Portal, users navigate to Product Settings and connect their Cherry API key. This setup takes approximately two minutes to complete.
2. Initiate Pre- Approval: Within the patient's treatment plan, staff can run a Cherry pre-approval instantly, producing a range of financing options valid for 60 days almost immediately.
3. Patient Application: Patients can finalize their financing via a quick ~30-second application on their mobile devices. Cherry manages the whole checkout process, ensuring that practices receive timely payment for treatments rendered.

With this integration, dental staff can conduct their financial transactions without needing to navigate between multiple platforms, managing everything from Clerri itself without additional training or systems.

Availability and Future Innovations
The Cherry integration is already live for Clerri customers using the Bridge and will soon be available to all Clerri practices. New practices interested in Cherry will complete a one-time approval process, after which they can connect to Clerri with minimal effort. This innovative integration is just one of many planned innovations to enhance the financial aspects of patient care and engagement.

About Clerri
Clerri is transforming the landscape of dental care membership, enabling practices to grow by providing smarter, sustainable membership plans. Their platform focuses on reducing dependency on insurance and enhancing patient loyalty while driving revenue. Trusted by over 25,000 dentists, more than 5,000 independent offices, and over 200 group practices, Clerri achieves success through automation, compliance, and expert support.

About Cherry
Cherry stands as the fastest-growing patient financing partner in the healthcare sector, renowned for having the lowest fees in the industry and boasting high approval rates. The platform enables underrepresented patients to access treatment through a swift application process that takes only 35 seconds and requires no hard credit checks. By offering easy monthly payment plans alongside treatment options, Cherry increases case acceptance enabling more patients to receive high-quality care.

This dynamic partnership between Clerri and Cherry demonstrates how technology can facilitate financial discussions in dental care, ultimately improving patient experience and making high-quality dental treatment accessible to more individuals.