Claiming your Dental Health Benefits

Did you know that each year insurance companies make millions of dollars off patients who forego necessary and preventive dental care? Many individuals who are paying for dental insurance do not realize that their plans provide coverage up to a certain dollar amount annually. Consequently, some patients are not scheduling the dental treatment they need, deserve and have insurance to cover. Thus, the insurance revenues allocated to pay dental claims on many patients are never used, and, unfortunately, those dollars cannot be carried over year-to-year. The bottom line: What the patient does not use they lose.

Clearly, it pays in many ways to schedule the preventative care or other dental treatment that you need. Make your dental health a priority. Ask your dentist to help you secure the insurance coverage available to you on every dental procedure you schedule. Taking care of your oral health today will ensure a long term healthy smile.

Debra McIntosh, D.M.D. provides general and cosmetic dental services from her main office at 3615 Socialville-Foster Road in Mason. Dr. McIntosh is a 1991 graduate of The Medical College of Georgia and is licensed by the State of Ohio. She is a member of the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentists. She has achieved the Master Level certification in complex reconstructive and cosmetic dental procedures from the Aesthetic Advantage Institute of New York.

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