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Don't Buy Any Dental Insurance Plan Until You Read This

By: Jenny George

Have you been shopping around for a good dental insurance plan lately? If so, there are a few things that you should probably be aware of before you buy a plan. Have you ever had a dental insurance plan before for either yourself or your family?

The reason that I'm asking these questions is because most people don't completely understand what they're getting when they buy dental insurance. Most people are under the impression that they'll be able to buy a policy and then go get all of their bad teeth fixed. If this is you then, unfortunately, you're in for a big shock. Let me explain further.

You see, dental insurance was not meant to solve problems that you already have. Webster's Dictionary defines the word "insurance" as follows: "Protection against risk, loss or ruin; the coverage an insurer guarantees to pay in the event of death, loss or medical bills; a contract guaranteeing such protection on FUTURE specified losses in return for annual payments; any safeguard against risk or harm."

Notice above that Webster's states "protection on FUTURE specified losses". This is exactly what insurance is designed to provide you with, protection against future harm. Unfortunately, if the damage has already been done then you will be responsible for paying the costs.

You may be wondering how this relates to dental insurance. Well, it means that if you ALREADY HAVE problems with your teeth, decay, gingivitis, need braces, need dentures or whatever the case may be, a new dental insurance plan will NOT pay for those
problems. These are known as "pre-existing conditions" and you will be responsible for paying to have them taken care of. Over time your policy will begin to cover a small percentage, but it only starts out at 10% and you'll have a mandatory one year waiting period before that will take effect.

If you are in a position where you need to see a dentist immediately, but you don't want to pay full price, you should get a discount dental plan instead. Discount plans don't exclude pre-existing conditions like dental insurance plans do and you can save as much as 60% off on some procedures. Get more information about discount dental plans today and you could be seeing a dentist this week!

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