Without these plans, you are stuck paying ridiculous amount of money every time you visit regardless of what you are having done. But what I found was that looking online was be far the superior method of hunting down a good dentist in my area. If you have pre-existing conditions you are still accepts, all of your dental work will be discounted from the dentist's normal charges. With the discount plan I bought, I was approved with 48 hours and I was seeing my dentist like 2 days after getting my membership. Comparing the various dental plans in my area was really easy when I could look at them side to side and really see the differences in pricing for different procedures. These discount plans are great because they provide savings on everything from Braces, Gum surgery, Endodontics, and child dentistry. This really added up to significant savings for me and over the course of a year saved my family $680.00 which more than covered the annual enrollment fee. Cosmetic dentists usually give a 20% discount on porcelain veneers and other types of Hollywood type of dentistry. Studies show that you should go to the dentist for an oral exam, cleaning, and bitewing x-ray every 6-months, although it may no be necessary to get x-rayed more than once per year. This is a great benefit and there are generally no hassells associated with these plans. |