{"id":129,"date":"2018-11-16T22:39:01","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T22:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danajonesdds.com\/blog\/?p=129"},"modified":"2022-09-07T20:06:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T20:06:22","slug":"dental-insurance-benefits-use-them-dont-lose-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danajonesdds.com\/blog\/dental-insurance-benefits-use-them-dont-lose-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Insurance Benefits \u2013 Use Them \u2013 Don\u2019t Lose Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each year, your dental insurance benefits will reset in January. Many people aren\u2019t aware of this, but if you don\u2019t take advantage of your available benefits in 2018, that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll have extra coverage in 2019. Those unused benefits will just be wasted. The easiest way to maximize your benefits is to schedule two preventive dental checkups and teeth cleanings each year, so if you haven\u2019t had your second visit this year, it\u2019s not too late! Keep reading to learn more about making the most of your 2018&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.danajonesdds.com\/new-patients.html\">dental insurance<\/a>&nbsp;coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Annual Dental Benefits Work <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your dental benefits might seem <g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">complex,<\/g> since you don\u2019t likely look at insurance policies on a daily basis. Luckily, we do! Here <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">aresome<\/g> of the basics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You\u2019ll be able to review a number of dental policies and choose coverage and monthly premium pricing that makes sense for you and\/or your family.<\/li><li>Benefits for individual services offer coverage for a percentage of the price of treatments up to a maximum amount.<\/li><li>In addition to maximum treatment pricing, <g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">mostbenefit<\/g> policies have an annual maximum amount of coverage.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maximizing Your Dental Insurance <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The easiest way to maximize your dental insurance coverage each year is to visit us for preventive maintenance appointments. Another easy way to make the most of your annual dental benefits is to work with an in-network dental office. In-network dentists&nbsp;<g class=\"gr_ gr_41 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"41\" data-gr-id=\"41\">have<\/g> agreed to your insurer\u2019s set pricing for individual services, so you only have to pay the out of pocket costs of <g class=\"gr_ gr_40 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"40\" data-gr-id=\"40\">dentalcare<\/g>. Another great way to make the most of your benefits is to apply for coveragepreapproval or preauthorization before beginning advanced treatment. As wereach the end of 2018, we can also help you to plan to make the most of yourbenefits going into the new benefit plan year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Dr. Jones <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.danajonesdds.com\/meet-the-doctors.html\">Dana C. Jones, DDS<\/a>.Dr. Jones is a dedicated family and cosmetic dentist, and after decades of dental care experience, he always stays at the forefront of the dental field. Dr.Jones and the Ridgefield Perfect Smile Center team are happy to help you and your family maximize your dental insurance coverage and minimize out of pocket costs. If you\u2019re interested in learning more about available dental benefits or you need to schedule your second checkup for 2018, give us a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.danajonesdds.com\/contact-us.html\">call<\/a> today. We\u2019ll do our utmost to accommodate you before the end of the year and help you start your plan to make the most of insurance benefits for the year to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, your dental insurance benefits will reset in January. Many people aren\u2019t aware of this, but if you don\u2019t take advantage of your available benefits in 2018, that doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll have extra coverage in 2019. Those unused benefits will just be wasted. The easiest way to maximize your benefits is to schedule two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[16,17,18,23,35,36,52,53],"class_list":["post-129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-dentistry","tag-dental-benefits","tag-dental-checkup","tag-dental-checkups","tag-dental-insurance","tag-general-dentist","tag-general-dentistry","tag-preventive-dentistry","tag-prevnetive-dentist"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maximize 2018 Dental Insurance | Dana C. Jones, DDS | Ridgefiled Perfect Smile Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Maximize your 2018 dental insurance benefits with help from a skilled family dentist. Dana C. 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