Dental Insurance
There are many affordable dental insurance plans. We represent several group dental insurance carriers as well one providing individual dental coverage to individuals.
Individual Coverage
Individual dental insurance coverage has many times been a short
substitute for an employer sponsored dental plan. Recently, several carriers
have started offering comparable individual policies.
In the event that
you want the individual dental insurance shown above, please complete the
separate enrollment form and mail it, with a deposit check to our office for
review. We will forward them to HealthPlan Services for you after ensuring their
accuracy.
Group Coverage
If you are seeking an employer-based group dental insurer, the employer
has three options right from the start:
Non-contributory Dental
Insurance coverage: The employer pays all the coverage of the employees and may
even consider paying a portion or all of the employees dependent costs, meaning
the employee pays nothing for his or her coverage.
Contributory Dental
Insurance Coverage: The employer pays a portion of the employee costs of
coverage, usually 25 to 50%. The employer may or may not consider paying a
portion of the dependent cost.
Voluntary Dental Insurance Coverage: The
employer pays nothing toward any cost of the coverage. The employee pays all
costs and usually the carrier requires at least two employees to accept
coverage, or perhaps a percentage of the whole group.
Dental insurance
is divided into types of plans. The goal is to allow you to receive
comprehensive and flexible dental care.
A traditional plan, whereby the
carrier pays based on a fee schedule, usually based on what is usual and
customary within the local area. Traditional indemnity dental plans allow you to
visit any dentist or specialist when you need care.
A PPO plan combines
the freedom of a traditional dental plan with the economy of managed care. With
the PPO plan, you and your family can visit any dentist or specialist you choose
or a high-quality preferred network dentist, any time you need care. If you do
visit a network provider, you'll receive the highest level of benefits and save
on out-of-pocket costs.
After any applicable deductible, indemnity and
PPO plans pay a generous percentage of dental expense up to an annual maximum.
Also offered are pre-paid dental health maintenance organization (DHMO)
plans in certain geographical regions.