I need a lot of dental work done, which is going to cost a few thousand dollars. I am a military dependent (spouse) and have dental insurance. However, the insurance only covers about $1,000 per year (or so I was told). I need to have my teeth fixed this year. So I was wondering if you have insurance, will dentists still allow you to be part of the sliding scale program? Thanks.
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They may. That changes from dentist to dentist. And dentists set the prices, so just talk with them, and they may be willing to allow you on their given the situation. Another option is adding a dental discount plan to your current insurance. Those do not have a maximum, and cost very little to purchase. What you could do with that is use your insurance first on one day, that way you get the full benefit of that plan, and then on another day, use the discount plan for any proceedure after that. The best one in my opinion is one called the Careington 500 Series Plan. You can purchase it for $6.95 a month, and the start up fee is $20 but it does start right away. There are some other ones out there, but most of the others don't save as much or offer it on a monthly payment. You can get that plan at 1Dental.com. Just make sure that the dentist takes both, whatever plan you decide. But again before doing that talk to the dentist, sometimes they are more willing to work with you whenever you ask them about other options. Hope that helps.
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