While traditionally, dental coverage has been included in your employer’s health care plan, there are many circumstances these days in which that may not be the case. You may be self-employed, for example, or maybe your employer opted out of providing dental coverage. Whatever the case, you still have options when it comes to paying for dental exams.
Even if you don’t have dental insurance, you should still see your dentist every six months. If you have some issues with your oral health, such as tooth decay or gum disease, you may need to see the dentist more often, which could get pretty expensive if you’re paying out of pocket. Also, dental PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) and HMO (Health Maintenance Organization, also known as prepaid plans) can be prohibitively expensive and limit the types of dental care that they cover or how often they provide coverage for specific treatments.
Healthy Smiles Dental Plan is an alternative dental plan that provides a more affordable option for quality dental care, even if you have special oral health concerns. Healthy Smiles provides both individual and family plans with far less headache than traditional dental insurance, including specialty services, such as:
- Crowns
- Cosmetic Dentistry
- Orthodontics
- Preventative Dentistry
- Periodontal Therapy
- Restorative Dentistry
- Oral Surgery
- Implants
- Sedation Dentistry
With traditional dental insurance, your coverage is often limited to a certain number of specific treatments per year, and in some cases, specific treatments are not covered at all. Also, once you sign up for traditional insurance, there is often a waiting period before your coverage takes effect. Healthy Smiles Dental Plan takes effect immediately and applies to all provided dental treatments and procedures.
With participating dentists throughout the Valley of the Sun and beyond, we make finding a dentist in our network easy. Your oral health is just as important as ever, even as times are changing, and Healthy Smiles is here to help!