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Imagine taking a one hundred dollar bill out of your wallet and throwing it in the garbage. You’d never do that, right? It’s ridiculous!\u00a0However, if you aren’t taking advantage of all your dental benefits, you’re essentially doing the same thing.<\/strong>\u00a0These benefits\u2014which typically include two cleanings a year\u2014are vital to a healthier mouth and helping you avoid more extensive (and expensive) treatment. At midnight on December 31, any unused benefits for 2015 vanish, and dental insurance companies can make millions from consumers who never take advantage of their policies. Consumers may not realize that some dental plans even cover a certain dollar amount of dental services each year.<\/p>\n This will vary depending upon the specifics of the insurance you have, but typically, insurance will offer all or partial payment for:<\/p>\n This includes a cleaning two times a year, a checkup, and X-rays. Often, insurance companies cover preventative care at 100 percent, and patients only have to pay a deductible, which can range from $50 to $80, depending upon the policy.<\/p>\n This includes filling cavities and placing crowns. Most companies cover 60 to 80 percent of the cost of these procedures.<\/p>\n Root canals, tooth removal, oral surgery, and tissue biopsies fall under this category. Payment varies depending upon the policy.<\/p>\n This includes retainers and braces.<\/p>\n These procedures manage infections or lesions and include periodontal scaling and root planning<\/a>. The irony is that one of the main reasons patients don\u2019t follow-up on needed dental care is because of the associated costs\u2026and many of those patients don\u2019t realize they have benefits they aren\u2019t using? Take advantage of all your dental benefits. If you\u2019re not sure of how much coverage you have, speak with your insurance representative or with the billing representative at your dentist\u2019s office. They\u2019ll be able to give you an idea about what is covered and what to expect. Don\u2019t let your unused benefits disappear on New Year\u2019s Eve!<\/p>\n Sources:<\/strong>\u00a0Animated-Teeth.com.\u00a0\u201cCategories of Dental Services.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Dentistry IQ. \u201cUse Them or Use Them.\u201d National Association of Dental Plans.\u00a0\u201cWhat Do Dental Plans Normally Cover?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Imagine taking a one hundred dollar bill out of your wallet and throwing it in the garbage. You’d never do that, right? It’s ridiculous!\u00a0However, if you aren’t taking advantage of all your dental benefits, you’re essentially doing the same thing.\u00a0These benefits\u2014which typically include two cleanings a year\u2014are vital to a healthier mouth and helping you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4971,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871\/revisions\/4971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedentalexpress.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}So what does dental insurance cover?<\/h2>\n
All preventative care<\/h3>\n
Basic office procedures<\/h3>\n
Endodontic Therapy<\/a> Procedures<\/h3>\n
Orthodontics<\/h3>\n
Periodontics<\/h3>\n
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