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April 12, 2008

My Dental Insurance Plan Survey Continues.

My Dental Insurance Plan Survey Continues.

Here are some more replies that I received over the week about my dental insurance plan survey

An 28 year old mom has this to say. No dental insurance plan for me. I like to pay with cash any time. No red tape. No hassles. Let me clarify. People who claim that dental insurance will pay for itself in the long run are fooling themselves. They pay your treatment costs with the premiums you paid them in the first place. They usually have waiting periods, maximums, and only pay a percentage of your dental work.

A very satified 50-year old says: My dental insurance covers basics like fillings and root canals. Major restoratives like crowns and bridges get only about 50 percent payout. I have to pay some amount as the initial deductibles. My dental insurance plans cover dental specialists too. Check with your plan so you can take complete advantage of your dental insurance plan. I am completely satified with my dental insurance plan and the service offered.

A 40 year old lady who had dental veneers says that " No dental insurance plan wants to cover my veneers. It's considered cosmetic. Come on give me a break. But thankfully my veneers came with a 5 year warranty. Thanks to that I can sleep peacefully at night!"

A couple with 4 children are completely satisfied with their dental insurance plan. They say "My dental insurance company is great and I highly recommend them. With 4 kids dental emergencies are a fact of life and having family dental insurance has made our life so much simpler"

A young man has this to say: Getting individual dental insurance on my own was expensive and it did not cover my problems. So, I did the next best thing. I found a dentist who accepted care credit. These companies act as a loan for dental work - so they pay the dentist for the work and you can create a payment plan to reimburse them - their finance fees are very competitive. They sort of act like a credit card, except that in most cases they will not charge any interest for the 1st 90 days or something like that.

A 50 plus gentleman has these suggestion for our readers: If you're at least 50 years old AARP is a wonderful organization that can offer a lot of inexpensive benefits including health insurance and possibly dental insurance plan too. There are many discounts that are offered.

Check your local colleges and universities--do a search for dental schools. They do really good work and because it's a teaching hospital, it's almost free.

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April 11, 2008

Dental Insurance Plans: How Can You Protect Your Child's Teeth When You Have No Family Dental Insurance

Do you know that there are thousands of children in USA who are not covered by any kind of dental insurance plan? They absolutely do not have any access to dental care. This group is also at the most risk of dental cavities and tooth decay. How can there teeth be protected? How can major dental problems be prevented from cropping up in this group.

Remember the story of Deamonte Driver. The 12-year old died due to complications arising from a "rotten tooth abscess infection". His mother desperately tried to find a dentist who would accept her Medicaid policy. By the time they could find help the tooth infection had spread to Demonte's brain. After 6 months of treatment the boy suddenly died. All he needed was a timely dental care to remove a tooth that would have cost about $80 dollars.

His treatment finally ended up costing more than $250,000. Still, his life could not be saved.

Well, there are many more Demont Driver's waiting to happen in this country as they lack basic dental insurance plans coverage. What little cover they have is woefully inadequate with many dentists refusing to see them because of hassles and paper work involved.

Many people are waking up to this reality and are aware that ultimate costs may be too high to pay. Senators and States have taken up the issue to find a way to provide affordable dental insurance plans for kids who are risk.

The United Way of Salt Lake, a Utah based foundation, has launched a program that may be an effective solution for this problem. A thin coating of plastic applied to the teeth could save thousands of Utah children from a lifetime of serious medical conditions caused by poor dental care.

The coating takes hardly few minutes to apply and the whole process can be finished in less than 10 minutes by trained volunteers. The totally painless procedure has been welcomed by all including parents and care givers.

The dental sealant combined with flouride is applied to the top surfaces of molars which are most likely to be affected by tooth decay. It has found to be almost 100 percent effective in preventing tooth decay.

The program known as Sealants for Smiles has been running since March 2005. About 2,000 children have had their teeth sealed another 3,000 children have been checked for any existing dental problems, and 3,600 kids have been educated about proper oral hygiene.

The Foundation has big plans to cover most of the children who at risk. Dental Select - a dental plans company is covering most of the administratives costs of the Foundation for running this program.

Maybe other states will follow the way shown by Utah and protect our children by giving this free dental sealant protection even if they don't have any dental insurance cover.

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April 10, 2008

Dental Insurance Plans: What Do Illegal Immigrants With No Dental Insurance Plans Do?

Cheap Alternatives To "Lack" Of Family Dental Insurance

Since the survey on family dental insurance, dental insurance plans and individual dental insurance last week - I seem to be focussing on topics - like alternatives to dental insurance, what to do if you have no dental insurance and so on.

Well, I will be continuing on the topic and giving my attention to that section of society that's at the fringes and does not have many alternatives. I am talking about the illegal immigrants who swarm into the USA with dreams of making it big.

The passion for "making it big" and the realities of survival staring them in the eye every day leaves them with no alternative but to be successful! A few make it big. But, many eke out their living doing the low-end jobs that no main stream American would want to do.

There are many among this toiling masses who simply can't afford the high costs of health care and dentistry in the USA. They do not have employers to provide them with benefits like health insurance and dental insurance. They do not have the income to pay for it themselves.

This is where our Southern neighbor steps in. The border towns along the US-Mexico border offer the low-cost health care and dentistry that our low-income families crave for.

Lacking family dental insurance, the illegal immigrant families swarm into these border towns getting cheap dental care. Dentists from every part of Mexico have dental offices in the border towns offering every kind of dental service at rates that are affordable to their target population.

Patients from as far away as Alaska and New Jersey who have no dental insurance fly into Mexico to avail of these cheap dental care that costs less than quarter of what it would normally cost in the States. As it is almost impossible to sue a Mexican dentist they don't have to pay high malpractice insurance so, they can afford the lower costs.

The American Dental Association and dentists particularly in border states of America are clearly not amused. They tell of horror stories about bad dental care, wrong diagnosis and high infection rates.

Well, the residents of the border towns on both the sides of the border are not complaining. If I was an illegal immigrant with kids and no family dental insurance I wouldn't be complaining too.

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April 09, 2008

Dental Insurance Plans: What kind of payments do I have to make for my treatment costs?

What is the usual out-of-pocket expense with a good dental insurance plans?

Dental check-ups, cleanings, x-rays will be usually covered 100 percent by your dental insurance plan.

Usually, dental insurance covers anywhere between 50-80 percent of dental treatment costs. Typically the lower end jobs like fillings, cavities, tooth extraction will be covered at a higher percentage. So if a tooth extraction costs 100 dollars you will pay about 20 dollars and the dental insurance plans will pay 80 percent of the cost that is 80 dollars.

As the cost of treatment increases the dental insurance plan will pay a lower percentange and you will have to pay the rest. Usually all these will be found in the dental insurance booklet that the dental insurance company provides you with when you sign up with them.

Again all this applies to a PPO dentist. If your dentist happens to be just filing for the dental insurance then he can charge you the difference in what the dental insurance pays and what he actually charges. Say he charges $100 but the dental insurance company pay him only $50 then you have pay him the rest.

For most procedures you have to pay the minimum amount called the deductible. It is the portion of any claim that is not covered by the insurance provider. It is normally quoted as a fixed amount and is a part of most policies.The deductible must be "met", that is, paid by the insured, before the benefits of the policy can apply. After you this amount only the dental insurance kicks in.

Again, some dental insurance policies have something called co-pay. Copayment is a flat dollar amount paid for a dental service by an insured person. Dental insurance companies use copayments to share dental care costs.

For more details on dental insurance and dental plans visit:


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April 08, 2008

Dental Insurance Plans : Options When You Exceed Your Dental Insurance Annual Limit

I have a serious problem. I need root canals done but I have already reached my dental insurance plans annual limit. What options do I have?

Call your dental insurance company and explain to them your problem. You can ask to talk to a few higher ups and ask them what options you have under your dental insurance plans.

Will they consider some kind of cost sharing where you pay more than your usual share and they pay a part of it. You never know what loop holes there might be that you are not aware of which you can exploit. Just a thought!

Apart from trying that out you have the following options.

1. For really cheap treatment but reasonable quality care find a dental school near you, register with them if they will take you as patient and get the work done.

2. If that doesn't work out get yourself to your local county hospital. Most have a dentist attached and you will get good quality care for almost free or for a nominal fee.

3. Option 3 is to get a dental discount plan that is local to your area, that has a dentist near you who is willing to accept it and that offers substantial discounts on the treatment you are seeking. Check this out at http://www.a1-dental-insurance... You will pay atleast 50 percent of your costs if not more with this plan.

4. Option 4 is talking it out with your dentist, ask him what is the basic minimum that he will charge. Tell him you don't have dental insurance and will he take you up with out one. Many dentists prefer treating patients this way as they don't have to deal with dental insurance companies and getting paid after a lot of paper work. You can also plan out treatment over the course of year so you can pay the money over a longer period.

5. Option 5: It is something I discovered recently. Border towns in Mexico are offering dental treatment at less than one fourth what it costs in the States. You can travel to these towns and get treated. I can't give you

6. Option 6: Explore whether you can get treated in another country like India, Romania, Eastern European countries. They have good quality medical centers that treat you at less than 1/10 th of what it costs here. But you have to figure travelling and accomodation charges and also food and distruption at work and home. But you get a free holiday thrown in!

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April 07, 2008

Dental Insurance : Clauses And Stuff You Should Know About:

Dental Insurance :

Dentists are a very important cog in your dental care program.

If you are not comfortable with your dentists or feel the dentist is not
competent, you will neglect your dental health until it becomes a major issue
and then it would be really difficult to rectify them

Most independent dental insurance plans will pay for your dental treatment only
if you go to a contracted or participating dentist who are part of the Network
of that particular dental insurance plan. A dentist can be part of several
dental insurance plans.

When you buy your dental insurance plans find out if you are required to go to a
participating dentist or if you can choose your own. The difference can be a
very important one if you are very particular about the dentist you wish to go
to for your treatment.

If the dental insurance plans requires that you see dentist who is part of the network of contracted dentists, ask for a list of the dentists in your area. This will allow you to decide if they have good dentists on board whom you can consider going to.

You do have the option of staying with your current dentist with certain dental inurance plans. However the costs covered are significantly reduced.

So, either you go with comfort or cost. If manage to get a dental insurance plan that your dentist participates in well, that is closest you can come to having your cake and eating it too.

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Dentists are a very important cog in your dental care program.

If you are not comfortable with your dentists or feel the dentist is not
competent, you will neglect your dental health until it becomes a major issue
and then it would be really difficult to rectify them

Most independent dental insurance plans will pay for your dental treatment only
if you go to a contracted or participating dentist who are part of the Network
of that particular dental insurance plan. A dentist can be part of several
dental insurance plans.

When you buy your dental insurance plans find out if you are required to go to a
participating dentist or if you can choose your own. The difference can be a
very important one if you are very particular about the dentist you wish to go
to for your treatment.

If the dental insurance plans requires that you see dentist who is part of the network of contracted dentists, ask for a list of the dentists in your area. This will allow you to decide if they have good dentists on board whom you can consider going to.

You do have the option of staying with your current dentist with certain dental inurance plans. However the costs covered are significantly reduced.

So, either you go with comfort or cost. If manage to get a dental insurance plan that your dentist participates in well, that is closest you can come to having your cake and eating it too.

For more details on dental insurance and dental plans visit:


http://www.a1-dental-insurance.com


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http://www.ezinemarketingcenter.com/dental-insurance/

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April 06, 2008

Dental Insurance Plans Blog Update

Hi, I have out for a while and haven't posted anything on dental insurance blog for sometime. I will start updating like before.

April 05, 2008

Getting Dental Insurance

Most employees are covered under dental insurance through group dental insurance or some other form of dental coverage provided for by their employer. But around 45 percent of Americans are not so fortunate and have to pay for their entire dental treatment costs.

The picture isn't very rosy for the other 55 percent too. They end up paying upto 50 percent of their dental treatment costs - including the co-payments for many dental procedures(20-50 percent), annual premium shares and other deductibles. Then there is the maximum annual limit of $1200, if your treatment costs exceeds this amount you have to pay 100 per cent of your dental costs.

Now don't get too paranoid. Most likely you will not need a lot of dental treatment in any given year and most likely you will never exceed the $1200 limit in any given year. Routine dental visits and dental cleanings don't cost much. Even if you pay the full amount out of your pocket it won't exceed $300 dollar per individual.

April 04, 2008

Your out-of-pocket expenses when using dental insurance plans

What is the usual out-of-pocket expense with a good dental insurance plans?

Dental check-ups, cleanings, x-rays will be usually covered 100 percent by your dental insurance plan.

Usually, dental insurance covers anywhere between 50-80 percent of dental treatment costs. Typically the lower end jobs like fillings, cavities, tooth extraction will be covered at a higher percentage. So if a tooth extraction costs 100 dollars you will pay about 20 dollars and the dental insurance plans will pay 80 percent of the cost that is 80 dollars.As the cost of treatment increases the dental insurance plan will pay a lower percentange and you will have to pay the rest.

Usually all these will be found in the dental insurance booklet that the dental insurance company provides you with when you sign up with them.

Again all this applies to a PPO dentist. If your dentist happens to be just filing for the dental insurance then he can charge you the difference in what the dental insurance pays and what he actually charges. Say he charges $100 but the dental insurance company pay him only $50 then you have pay him the rest.

For most procedures you have to pay the minimum amount called the deductible. It is the portion of any claim that is not covered by the insurance provider. It is normally quoted as a fixed amount and is a part of most policies.The deductible must be "met", that is, paid by the insured, before the benefits of the policy can apply. After you this amount only the dental insurance kicks in.

Again, some dental insurance policies have something called co-pay. Copayment is a flat dollar amount paid for a dental service by an insured person. Dental insurance companies use copayments to share dental care costs.

For more details on dental insurance and dental plans visit:

http://www.a1-dental-insurance.com

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April 03, 2008

Which dental insurance plan offers the best benefits?

Many people keep writing asking me which is the best dental plan? Who will pay me the most. Well the answer is

Depending on your premium amount and dental insurance plan you will be eligible for anywhere between 50-80 percent of your treatment costs for your dental treatment costs. The more premium you pay the more percentage of your cost will be covered.

However here are some limitations you need to be aware of:

There will waiting periods for the higher cost treatments. So, you may have to pay premimums for between 18-24 months for types of dental problems. Technically you will be paying about 1000-2000 dollars to the company before it kicks in.

Then there are annual limits. You can't exceed your treatment costs beyond that. If you do you pay the difference yourself.

Then there are the minimum deductibles. You pay the minimum amount before your dental insurance plan kicks in.

There may be other limitations and clauses which may apply to particular dental insurance plans and individuals please check with your dental insurance plan company.

However if you plan on getting a dental discount plan (get it from a reputed company ) then you can get discounts that are upfront. That is you get the discount when you go for the treatment.

There are many fly-by-night operators so go by companies that have good track record and have been around for long time.

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April 02, 2008

Dental Insurance Plans - An Investment Well Worth it

Dental costs can become a major drain on your limited financial resources as even simple cleanings, routine check-ups can cost you a lot of money. Particularly if your whole family needs it. Supposing someone in the family needs a root canal and somebody else needs braces then unless you are covered by some sort of dental cover you better set side sizeable amount of money as dental treatment costs and dentists fees.

Then there are the dental emergencies - tooth aches, school ground accidents, tooth extractions which need immediate attention from your dentist and mean extra outgo from the family kitty. Dental emergencies can strike anytime and not having dental insurance plan can be a severe problem.

So, don't skimp on dental insurance. Get a dental cover from your employer or if they do not provide one then get atleast a dental discount plan which can help you with discounted fees for a range of services. There are different types of dental insurance plans and you can choose a plan that suits your needs. A PPO plan also called the Preferred Provider Plan offers lower premiums but restricts your choice of a dentist. If you choose to go to a dentist outside the network then you pay more. An Indemnity plan costs more in premiums but offers more freedom in terms of treatment options.

Subscribing to these plans means you will have to set aside a small portion of money every year as premiums. But it is a investment well worth it as the benefits when you need treatment or emergency care pays itself many times over. You are relatively stress free and can concentrate on getting the best treatment possible under the circumstances instead of bothering about arranging finances for your loved ones.

Moreover it is the preventive treatment part of the dental insurance package which is more valuable to you than the other aspects of the plan. Having a dental insurance means you are entitled to preventive check-ups and taking advantage of these routine dental visits means you prevent many major dental problems from occurring.

April 01, 2008

Does Any Dental Plan Cover more than 50% of treatment charges?

No dental insurance plan gives 80% dental coverage. Even if there were such plans you will pay hefty premiums for such large percentage of coverage. Apart from that you will be faced with limitations - on annual spending and type of treatment. Then there are the waiting periods, deductibles, co-pays.

Only group dental insurance issued through employers cover 50 % or so of your dental treatment costs. If you have individual dental insurance then you won't be eligible for even this. The coverage will be much less.

Put the money you would pay as premiums in a bank account and use it only for dental emergencies. This is a more cost effective method if you are finacially disciplined person. Even if you put in just 50 dollars a month you will have $600 at the end of the year to which you can keep adding to every month. Use this money only for dental treatment and for no other purpose.

If you pay premiums of even $100 dollars a month, that is $1200 dollars in premiums alone only a small percentage of which will go towards your treatment the rest going towards the bottomline and salaries of employees of dental insurance companies.

Make an estimate of what dental treatments you might require over the years. You could consult with your dentist about this and save a reasonable amount of money in your dental account.

To make the most of what you have, get a membership in a dental discount club or dental plans that is local to your area like this dental discount plan at

http://www.a1-dental-insurance.com.

These plans can cost between 100-200 dollars but will give you nice discounts on dental treaments costs and you can also get free cleanings and checkups as part of the membership benefits which would be what you would any way spend when you visit your dentist for twice a year check-ups.

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