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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Medical Insurance - Dental Insurance Basics

By J. D Theis

A dental checkup seems to be the last thing on our minds. As per the dentists advice, it is mandatory to get a dental checkup done once a year, but most of us pay no heed to it. The same attitude is carried forward when we talk about dental insurance. For most of us, the term will sound new too.

There are some myths in our mind that act as a barrier when we talk about oral health and insurance. For most of us, a dentist is the person we visit only when our tooth pain gets intolerable and at times, even leaves us with a swollen cheek. Another common myth is that any treatment to be obtained by the dentists will cost us a huge amount. Both of these have successfully created a strong impression on our mind. The fact is that oral hygiene and checkups are far more important than we consider it to be.

One must keep his mind open and understand the fact and then it is easier for us to decide on the dental insurance apt for us. Any dental problem can be extremely painful. The treatments too span across sessions and cannot be done in one go. You can opt for the dental insurance to be a part of your medical insurance policy itself. This will come at a small extra cost. This cost, though we dont realize, will turn out to be much lesser than our treatment expenses. The insurance comes with a ceiling value which constitutes the maximum amount you can spend for dental care in that year. Any amount within that value can be covered by your insurance.

There are multiple methods you can adopt to claim medical insurance. Depending on the company offering the insurance, the process will be different. Many companies will let you know when taking your insurance policy that they will pay only a fraction of the dental treatment charges. The rest however will have to come from your pocket.

In case of a health insurance, it is possible to us to avail the cashless scheme wherein the insurance company will directly pay the hospital 80% of the charges and we do not have to shell out much cash, In case of dental insurance, many companies do not offer this scheme. It is mandatory for us to pay the bill. The bill is then produced before the insurance company and the money is reimbursed. - 23211

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