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Dental Insurance Introduction
Shaving nicks and toothaches hurt more than
they should. While a nick will vanish in a couple of days,
toothache will take your pocket for a spin before it goes
away. Believe me, dental care is prohibitively expensive,
but still a part of necessary health care and very
important.
Here comes dental insurance. Not much in
the past it was considered a big company perk, dental
insurance has today established itself as a must-have
benefit. Even most small companies offer dental insurance
today to recruit and retain workers. Dental coverage costs
less than 10% of total medical coverage so its affordable
and preventive procedures, like cleanings, ensure the
overall health of employees, which means a decrease in
sick time and increase in productivity.
Various dental insurance plans with
numerous variations are available today. You should take
proper care and time to consider all options.
Most expensive plans:
Direct reimbursement plans
These plans are the most expensive of the
lot. They operate by paying for employee dental coverage
from a pool of money set aside by the company for this
purpose.
The simplicity of this plan makes it the
most effective, the reimbursement is made by a simple
formula doing away with the complexity of co-payments,
deductibles etc. Even though ADA strongly recommends this
plan, this kind of direct dental care may not be
affordable by smaller companies.
Least
expensive plans:
Managed care plans
Similar to a medical HMO, managed care
dental plans need to pay for the treatment through regular
co-payments and choose forma pool of dentists to get
treated. These plans do various cost-control measures and
can more affordable for small businesses.
The co-payment amount varies according to
procedure. Preventive procedures are usually performed
without co-payment, however advanced procedures will bear
higher co-payments.
The
choice lies with the company and their financial managers,
however great care is recommended in choosing the plan.
