Dental Insurance – Evanston, IL
A Basic Guide to Saving with Your Dental Insurance
Dentist Evanston
Dental insurance is designed to help you save on your oral healthcare, but are you sure that you’re getting the most out of it? At Bowdental of Evanston, we make it easy to maximize the benefits that your dental insurance plan gives you. Continue reading to learn the basics of how to make your dental care as affordable as possible using your dental insurance, and be sure to call us if you have any questions!
Understanding How
Dental Insurance Works
For the most part, dental insurance and medical insurance are quite similar, but the primary difference comes down to one word: prevention. In general, dental insurance is focused on helping patients avoid oral health problems rather than waiting for them to develop. This is why your dental plan probably provides more coverage for preventive services, like cleanings and checkups, than for restorative treatments, like crowns and fillings.
What Your Dental
Insurance Plan Covers
We can’t tell you exactly what your plan covers without taking a look at it first, but the majority of dental insurance plans tend to look something like this:
- Preventive services (X-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments, etc.) are covered at 80-100%.
- Restorative services (tooth extractions, dentures, fillings, etc.) are covered at 50-80%.
- Cosmetic services (teeth whitening, veneers, etc.) are NOT covered because they’re not considered medically necessary.
Essentially, if you want to minimize your out-of-pockets dental costs, you should take advantage of your insurance coverage by attending two checkups and cleanings per year.
Our In-Network PPO
Dental Insurance
Providers
Bowdental of Evanston is proud to be an in-network provider with many of the most popular dental insurance plans in the country. However, even if your plan isn’t in-network, we’ll be happy to accept all PPO plans and make the most of your benefits. Here are the plans that we’re in-network with:
- Principal
- Aetna
- Guardian
- Delta Dental
- Humana
- United Concordia
- Zelis (Maverest/Stratose)
- DHA (Sunlife/Assurant)
- Connection Dental
- Premier Dental Group
- And many more!
Don’t see your plan? We likely take it! Reach out to our team today!