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Individual dental insurance plans help you stay on top of your dental health without spending a fortune. With the right plan you could save several hundred if not thousands on treatments. If you’ve ...

As the population of the U.S. and the patients in your practice age, finding ways to maintain their oral health becomes increasingly important. In a new study, researchers found that having private ...

The thing about dental insurance is that it isn’t really insurance — it’s more like a half-helpful discount plan with a maximum. And once you reach the maximum, you’re on your own, often to the tune ...

Only 40% of private companies offer dental benefits to their employees, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. If you’re one of the 77 million American adults without dental insurance, you ...

You can save on dental insurance by bundling it with your health plan. Many insurance companies offer discounts when you buy a health and dental policy together, called a bundling discount. Bundling ...

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Do I walk away from private insurance and trust that health challenges will have me seen promptly enough in the public system?

Researchers found that having private dental insurance increased preventive service use by older patients by 25%. Adding a dental benefit to Medicare could significantly increase dental service use in ...