Many people have the debate of whether or not they should pay for dental insurance or take the gamble and assume that they won’t need a significant amount of dental care.
Admittedly the cost of dental insurance can appear quite high and when there are so many other monthly bills to settle it is understandably tempting to push dental insurance to the bottom of the pile.
However, despite the cost of dental insurance, there are a few good reasons why you shouldn’t ignore the importance of having good Dental Insurance or a dental care plan.
• Firstly, we are all learning to recognise the need for good dental care and without dental insurance it is very tempting to skip those all important dental checkups and hygiene appointments. With each visit to the dentist the cost hurts, even without any kind of major dental work being carried out and it’s tempting to divert the cash to what is perceived at the time to being something of greater priority. With dental insurance, the cost of regular dental care is covered in monthly premiums, thus encouraging people to make good use of a service for which they have already paid.
• Secondly, emergency work can prove very expensive with the cost of Xrays, extractions, root treatments and dental crowns all mounting up. Although not all cosmetic dentistry is covered by dental insurance most of the necessities are, which greatly reduces the risk of any significant unexpected dental bills.
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• If you have the opportunity to join an employers’ dental insurance scheme then the cost can be substantially less than a personal dental insurance policy and well worth checking out.
• Most dental problems are preventable so making use of a good dental insurance or dental care plan to ensure you get regular routine care can reduce the risk of major dental work being required. The cost of uninsured cosmetic dentistry such as dental implants and veneers can run into thousands of dollars or more!
Obviously like most things in life dental insurance has its limitations. When you first take out insurance cover there will undoubtedly be an initial period of time during which the insurance policy won’t pay out, there is generally a limit to the amount that will be paid out in any given year, not all dental work will be covered especially cosmetic dentistry for appearance sake and usually dental insurance policies have deductibles.
Terry Ross
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#1 by ohatlfosho on February 8, 2010 - 11:53 pm
Temporary dental insurance? Can you buy dental insurance to take care of your teeth, then just dump it?
I know, this could come off morally wrong, but i think we can all agree the price of the dentist with or without insurance can be outrageous. I want to get dental insurance so I can have my teeth cleaned, x-rays, etc. then cancel that insurance after a month..is this possible? I’m 23, if that matters in any way -
Also, do dental plans usually have time contracts, like a 1 year minimum?
#2 by MAGIC MAN on February 9, 2010 - 4:55 am
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#3 by Reena on February 9, 2010 - 4:57 am
No. Most dental insurance carrier got smarter and tired of paying the big bills only to get cancelled afterwards.
They usually require that you pay in for at least a year and during that year they will either pay for nothing or only for such services as getting your teeth cleaned.
after the first year you may have only an amount of $1000 or so towards your dental bills and only after you pay your deductible.
What I usualy do when I have "major" work to be done is to start
the job in October (root canal) then stop and finish the job
(crown) in January of the next year. This way they will pay for
the root canal (or most of it) and then the big part of the procedure
belongs to the next year and you have at least another $1000 that they will have to shell out.
Make sure that the billing dept. of your Dentist really investigates your dental insurance and sends them a pre-approval request for any procedure before you go ahead and give your dentist the ok to do the job. Otherwise you may find out that they don’t pay for the procedure and you will owe your dentist an arm and a leg.
Another thing I used to do is have his secretary estimate how much money will be my responsibility then go ahead and start an account with them an pay ahead of the procedure. If I knew we scheduled the root canal in October I would start making small payments months before so that when my "deductible" and/or share of the bill came in it was practically prepaid.
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#4 by Sam on February 9, 2010 - 4:59 am
If you don’t want to get insurance you can also get dental benefits that provide up to 80% discounts on dental services. Check out the following website. They provide discounts on all dental services as well as cosmetic work and braces. The prices are great and start at 14.95 for an individual per month and 19.95 for a household per month. They are much cheaper than insurance and if you don’t like it you can cancel it anytime.
http://www.EveryOneBenefits.com/Spoage
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