Don’t Wait! Your Benefits Are Going To Expire

Dental insurance is a benefit you pay for ahead of time and then use throughout the year. Or you may have a Flex Spending account or a Health Saving Account. You may also have a deductible you have to pay prior to your insurance benefits kicking in. At the end of the year all of these benefits start over and you begin again. But you have already paid for all of these benefits. “So, now is the time,” says Dr. Denine Rice, “to take advantage of what you want to get done to take care of your smile.”

Dental issues will continue to create problems for your smile when they are not taken care of. You may think: I can’t afford it. I will need to do it later. But when you take advantage of your dental benefits you can improve your smile and wow your family at the next holiday family photo.

In order to determine exactly what you can get with the remainder of your dental benefits, contact your dental insurance company. They can explain what benefits you have left and what procedures are available to you.

For more information on using your dental benefits to your advantage contact Dr. Rice and her team today.

4 Ways To Use Your Dental Benefits Before They Run Out

Your dental benefits are paid for by you in monthly increments. But at the end of the year, the benefits you have already paid for will go away if you have not used them. Millions of dollars every year go unspent because individuals may not know exactly what their plan covers. Here are 4 ways you may be able to use your dental benefits.

1.     Preventive services. Oral health screenings and other preventative services can help ensure your smile will last a lifetime.

2.     Restorative procedures. It is critical to understand your benefits. If you have missing teeth and you have been holding off getting them fixed, now may be your chance. Many times fillings are paid at a higher percentage, so getting teeth cared for early on saves you significantly.

3.      A periodontal laser procedure can ensure your gums are healthy. When you have periodontal disease or gingivitis, the bacteria build and eventually your gums begin to pull away from your teeth causing you to have bleeding and puffy tissue, and eventually missing teeth.

4.     Gum graft surgery may be a dental treatment you thought was out of your reach, but now with your dental benefits soon expiring and your new benefits beginning, it may be the perfect time to take advantage of procedures that can improve your smile.

For more information on your dental benefits and other ways to benefit, contact Dr. Denine Rice and her team.