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DentalPlans.com Review – Are Discount Dental Plans an Alternative to Dental Insurance?
by Parinda Researc… | Mon, 08/12/2008 – 19:23 | in
* Discount Dental Plans
DentalPlans.com offers dental plans that save money when you opt for anything to do with dental care. This includes teeth cleaning, teeth whitening, tooth extraction, root canals, braces and any form of dental surgery.
DentalPlans.com has been around since 1999 and has a very vast network of over 100,000 dentists in the US who provide their services at discounted prices – savings of 10% to 60%.
Dental Plans versus Dental Insurance – the difference
If you’re unfamiliar with dental plans, they’re different from dental insurance. Dental Insurance reimburses you for any expense you incur on your dental care. Dental plans do not reimburse you but offer you a generous discount on every dollar you spend on dental care. Dental Insurance can be rather expensive to opt for, especially to cover the entire family. A large number of people take their chances and prefer not to pay expensive dental insurance premiums. There are more than 100 million people in USA who do are not covered by dental insurance. Yet many people want to be sure than if they have to spend money on dental care, they’ll be able to afford it. This is where these plans take the pressure off by letting you pay for dental treatment at much lower prices than you usually would. You can also use dental plans and dental insurance together to increase the savings. You can pay lower prices for dental treatment using your membership card even if you’re covered by insurance.
30-Day Money Back Guarantee
DentalPlans.com offers a 30-day money back guarantee. If you’re not satisified you can cancel your dental plan within 30 days and receive a complete refund of your money.
You can search by zip code for dentists in USA that are part of the network of DentalPlans.com.
When you’re a member of DentalPlans.com you can just show your membership card at any of their dentists throughout USA and get a discount right away on dental examinations, dental cleanings, x-rays, fluoride treatments , dentures, gum surgery, extraction of wisdom teeth, fillings, crowns, bridges or any of the proceedures earlier mentioned. They have various discount dental plans that cover individuals and families. There are no health restrictions. You can apply online and be instantly approved to save between 10% and 60% on anything dental that needs to be taken care of. You can print out the membership card within 2 days of applying online. There’s no paperwork because you pay the dentist at discounted prices at the time of receiving the service. There’re no age limits and no background checks. Even if you’ve been nursing a bad tooth for a week you can get this and save money on your treatment in just 2 days.
Some of their plans will save you money on prescription drugs, prescription eye-glasses, hearing aids etc.
The DentalPlans.com official website lets you compare the various dental plans available with the pricing and features of each individually mentioned. You need to just enter your zip code and you’ll see a list of dental plans you can choose from.
To perform a test, we searched for Dental Plans available in a New York suburb and the number of plans offered were 22! Here’s the list we got. This is only indicative and you may get more or fewer dental plans.
1. GE Wellness Plan
2. GE Wellness Plan (Dental Only)
3. Access Dental Plan
4. Aetna Dental Access ®
5. Affordable Family Health Services
6. Alliance HealthCard Gold Card
7. Careington Care 500 Series
8. Preferred Network Access
9. Dental Care Advantage
10. Northeast – Southeast Dental Plan
11. Liberty Dental Program of America
12. Patriot Plan
13. Vital Savings by Aetna
14. UNI-CARE 200 Discount Dental Plan
15. Qualident Reduced Fee Dental Plan
16. Avia Dental Plan
17. Dent-All Plan, Inc. Nationwide Program
18. Dentemax Discount Dental Plan
19. Patriot Plan Plus
20. Careington Select Plan
21. UNI-CARE 100 Discount Dental Plan
22. OrthoCare Orthodontic Discount Program
Now in this, the plan being recommended by DentalPlans.com was the GE Wellness Plan. Their recommendations may vary by zip code and plan availability. This is just an example.
The GE Wellness Plan was being offered for $144.95 for a year for an individual and $199.95 for the whole family. The discounts available on this plan included a
$208 discount on a Molar Root Canal Treatment (Cost $919) and a $206 discount on Single Crown – Porcelain on High Noble Metal (Cost $981). A full mouth x-ray would cost $68 instead of $114. An in-depth check up and a routine check up would be free for the entire family if you opted to cover everyone. Usually this alone can cost between $43 and $69 per person.
There are many other plans, some of which cost less than $100 a year. For example, the UNI-CARE 100 Discount Dental Plan costs just $79.95 a year and you pay only $72 for a full x-ray of your mouth instead of the usual $114, a savings of $42.
If you’re not covered under any dental insurance plan and if you anticipate even a single visit to the dentist over the next one year, these plans would save a lot of money. It makes sense to cover the entire family because the difference between a single person and the family is just $50.
Dentalplans.com recomended
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/05/2009 – 15:58.
Hi, I would like to share my positive experiences with you. Dentalplans.com has been an excellent choice for me and my family. The are very affordable and have excellent coverage. I would highly suggest them to any of my friends, and anyone interested in getting dental discounts.
Choose the right dental plan and you can save money
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 10/12/2008 – 19:14.
Every dental plan offered by dentalplans.com offers discount on different dental proceedures. It’s important to choose the right dental plan. If you’re a senior and expect to get dentures made soon you can get this discount dental plan and save hundreds of dollars on getting dentures made. Read the features of the plan and then select the right plan to save money. I’ve been a member of dentalplans.com since 2005 and must have saved atleast $2000 for my family.
Saved money on root canal with Dentalplans.com
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/12/2008 – 15:46.
I needed a root canal done sometime back. I didn’t have dental insurance and was worried it was going to cost me a lot of money. I opted for the DentalPlans.com membership and I could save $200. My wife and sons have also been able to get good dental treatment at a lower price because of this membership card. We often end up paying for insurance we don’t use. It makes more sense to get a dental discount membership and save hundreds of dollars. I didn’t have to change my dentist because my family dentist is part of this network. I just showed them the card and got a reduction in fee for the dental surgery required. I would recommend dentalplans.com to anyone.
Mathew
DentalPlans.com saved money for daughter’s braces
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/01/2009 – 16:30.
My thirteen-year-old daughter needed braces. I was worried that it would cost me a lot of money but the dentalplans.com membership helped me. I chose a dental plan that covered braces for children and there was a dentist close to my residence. I could use my membership the same week when I applied.