I urge you to investigate discount plans because they are the wave of the future when it comes to saving money at the dentist. Steps are being taken to correct this issue and soon there should be quality providers in every area of America. When looking for a new provider, I found myself going through the yellow pages looking for someone near my house that I could start visiting. Cosmetic dentists usually give a 20% discount on porcelain veneers and other types of Hollywood type of dentistry. Unless you have a discount dental program which will allow you to save a percentage off what you would normally pay for your dental care services. With the discount plan I bought, I was approved with 48 hours and I was seeing my dentist like 2 days after getting my membership. This really added up to significant savings for me and over the course of a year saved my family $680.00 which more than covered the annual enrollment fee. Studies show that you should go to the dentist for an oral exam, cleaning, and bitewing x-ray every 6-months, although it may no be necessary to get x-rayed more than once per year. But what I found was that looking online was be far the superior method of hunting down a good dentist in my area. If seems that if you do not have a traditional insurance plan through your employer or work, you just simple do not have any type of coverage and you are stuck paying full price. |