Why You Need to StartUsing Dental Insurance Now

Dental insurance makes paying for dental care much easier overall. This is especially true when it comes to your most basic preventive treatments, including cleanings, exams, X-rays and other preventive measures. However, more often than not, dental benefits tend to go to waste, which is never good for the families who paid for those services in the first place.

At Blue Coast Dental, we want to do everything possible to make paying for your treatment simple and accessible. That’s why the team members make sure that you’re maximizing your benefits to the fullest every time you visit. In our October newsletter, we’ll be highlighting why now is the time to start using your dental insurance benefits.

Regardless of the type of plan that you have, it’s rare that your benefits will cross over into the next year. Instead, your benefits will likely expire on January 1, 2020. Any benefits that you paid for at the beginning of the year and did not use are essentially gone. Keep in mind that even the most basic preventive treatments are typically covered at or close to 100 percent, so you aren’t paying particularly high costs for treatments designed to protect both your oral and overall health.

When you maintain regular dental checkups and cleanings, you reduce your risk of developing many different conditions. You’ll also be more likely to catch certain conditions before they have a chance to cause real harm. A few of these conditions include:

• Tooth decay
• Cavities
• Gum disease
• Oral cancer
• Heart disease
• Osteoporosis
• Diabetes