Helping Patients Save with Dental Reimbursement

Dental insurance is a great way to attract patients to your office. The cost of dental services can be kept to a minimum because the plan covers part of the cost depending on the nature of the service in question. To get a better picture of what dental insurance can do to patients, say your patient pays a visit to your office for his regular checkup. Normally, regular dental checkups fall under Class I, which is diagnostic and preventive care.

Most dental plans shoulder the cost of regular checkups at no expense to the in-network dentist. In fact, some dentists, thanks to full dental reimbursement, offer free dental checkups to also encourage people to take good care of their teeth. However, the effect of dental insurance is more apparent the more extensive the operation. In another example, say you have a patient scheduled for installation of bridges, which falls under Class III.

The typical coverage for Class III services is fifty-fifty; 50 percent for the plan and 50 percent for the dentist. As long as you honor the patient’s insurance policy, you can make the cost less of a burden for him. Out-of-network dentists have different and more expensive plans, typically a 40-60 split in which the patient shoulders 60 percent of the cost. Experts estimate that patients can save as much as $500 on major restorative care with an in-network dentist.