dental insurance

Thinking about purchasing dental insurance. Have not been to the dentist is decades and it is time for a cleaning or routine check up. Anyone can recommend one that is affordable and ideal for routine check ups, cleaning/whitening, and scaling?

Would love this info as well.

My family has history of bad teeth. I have lost a total of 6 teeth so far and yes, I do try to ensure I keep my teeth clean. Dental coverage would definitely help with maintaining the rest of the teeth I have left. lol

Damn that's scary. How old are you?

-goes and brushes his teeth again.

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You should call some local dental offices and ask if they offer an in house plan... Which is thru some insurance company... Udont get much benefits except huge discounts...
The office i worked at offered one jere you pay 1 yearly quote it was $105.00 for 1 person...
Your basic cleaning was $65.00 and white fillings varied from 95.00 and up....
Hmo insurances give you a free cleaning andfree alloy fillings you dont want that. They will still quote you for white fillings for avout $100.00 and up....
If you have a PpO u get better tx bcuz the dentist gets $ from your insurance.
Now if you have periodontal disease it will b more pricey for your cleaning because they hve to scrape all that stuff off your teeth .
Fl u should get a partial

I have dental insurance through my employer, and we go through Guardian.

Guardian which is only PPO is great.

I have very few days left before I can enroll for benefits with the company I work for. I need to see a dentist as well but not sure if my companies insurance will actually benefit me. ugh so confusing.

that is awesome that you get to enroll before 3 months... usually jobs give a 3 month probation theeeeeen they present you with the benefits.

have you in the past have had a lot of cavities? if you do get them more often than not, yes get it... but like i said most insurances only give you a free cleaning 2 x a yr.... BUT it can come in handy if you have an all of the sudden emergency tooth ache or if you have a periodontal disease and need more than 2 deep cleanings a year...
if its not too expensive, i would opt for it. but do some math, like if you're going to pay 10.00 a month and a cleaning without insurance costs 90.00 (then they may discount it because you dont have insurance)....

That is too expensive for just cleaning. It's better if you whiten them with 44% Carbamide Peroxide.