What is dental care?

Why would you want to know more about dental care in insurance plans? Well, when it comes to your teeth and their appearance, it can make a huge difference in your daily life.

How many people focus on the appearance of their teeth? This post will share some tips for taking care of your teeth and choosing a dental plan.

• Preventive dental care
• Major dental care

 

Here are the main dental treatments offered:

• Dental scaling
• Fillings and composites
• Tooth devitalization
• Crowns
• Dental prosthesis
• Orthodontic appliances dental appliances
• Tooth extraction

 

Dental scaling

Dental scaling is a common dental procedure used to remove plaque and tartar from teeth. Tartar is hardened plaque that can only be removed with a dental scaling procedure. Descaling can be done with a scaler or a water jet.

Dental scaling is an important treatment that can help minimize any risk of developing gingivitis, periodontal disease, cavities and bad breath.

Dental scaling is a procedure that should not be confused with teeth whitening. Teeth whitening will only restore the natural color of your tooth enamel, while dental scaling is the removal of plaque and tartar buildup on your teeth.

 

Fillings and composites

Fillings, also called amalgam fillings, are a very common dental treatment.

Dental insurance is part of your health care plan. There are 3 levels of dental care in dental insurance plans: basic, extended, and combination (dental and drug).

 

What is basic dental care?

Basic qualified dental care at the dentist is light. This is the non-emergency care required to establish a level of operational dental condition. This effectively prevents the formation of cavities and tartar.

However, you should also see a dentist at least twice a year for a checkup and professional cleaning. Most dental insurance covers basic dental care, including exams and cleanings. These treatments are eligible for dental insurance reimbursement of up to 80%.

Basic dental care includes:

• Examination and diagnostics
• Fillings
• Cleaning, descaling
• Polishing
• Selective extractions
• Fillings
• and more…

 

What is extended dental care?

Extended or extended dental care has many benefits. Full mouth rehabilitation can transform your mouth into a healthy and pleasurable place. Prevention is better than cure. If you have dental issues that have been overlooked, it is important to schedule an appointment with your dentist.

In most cases, extended dental protection includes basic dental care as well as:

• oral surgery
• periodontics
• endodontics (root canal treatment)
• orthodontics
• the crowns
• Bridges and prostheses

For oral surgery, periodontics and endodontics (root canal treatment), orthodontics, crowns, bridges, and prostheses, care is only eligible for the 2nd year.

 

Dental and drug insurance to protect your family

What’s the best way to protect yourself and your whole family? Well, having a single dental and drug insurance policy can do just that.

Many insurance companies offer drug and dental coverage in one policy or combined coverage. This is an excellent solution offered by insurers in Canada.

Prescription drug coverage covers expenses not covered by the provincial drug insurance plan. Indeed, including the annual deductible and the co-insurance payment up to the prescribed maximum.

Dental coverage covers basic dental services and major services, too. Reimbursement depends on each insurer.

 

Do you have dental insurance?

You’ve probably noticed that dental insurance sounds like something you need. But, you are not sure how to do this or how to calculate a dental insurance premium.

Dental centers accept most dental insurance plans. The insurance forms will be sent free of charge, electronically. The amount you are covered for is usually instantly accessible. You only have to pay the amount of the deductible and the uncovered portion.

Insofar as your form could not be transmitted by Internet, the dentists will give it to you duly completed. It will be your responsibility to send it to whom it may concern. In such a case, you will have to pay all the costs relating to your visit.

The Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec covers several dental treatments for children under 10, including emergency care.

 

How to get dental care for free?

We all need dental care. Many people go to the emergency room for dental pain because they can’t afford to go to the dentist. A national universal dental plan would cost Canada about $6 billion a year, according to a new study released by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy.

According to Statistics Canada, in 2018, 22.4% of the Canadian population, or approximately 6.8 million people, missed seeing a dental professional due to cost.

If dental care were accessible to all, it would improve the health of the population and reduce health costs for the provinces.

Although many people refuse to seek treatment because of the high price of this operation, there are however various aids to reduce your costs:

• The Exceptional help from Health Insurance;
• Thed Associations of dentists;
• The tax deduction;
• The choice of the foreigner;
• CMU support

 

Are the dentists reimbursed?

In Dental Centers, all dental insurance programs are accepted. It is advisable to contact your insurer to find out the terms of coverage for eligible dental care under your policy. The process is simple:

• If dental care is covered by your insurance company, when you come to the clinic, you should have your insurance policy information on hand.

When possible, dental centers deal directly online with your insurer in order to obtain an immediate response on your coverage and thus allow you, if necessary, to pay only the uncovered portion of the treatment you received.

 

How to pay for dental implants?

It is recognized today that having teeth capable of ensuring good chewing of all foods contribute to general long-term health.

Dental insurance can cover a certain part of the price of dental implants with prostheses. And insurance companies also consider dental implants to be reliable, long-lasting, high-quality care. Thus, all these elements have contributed in recent years to broaden the coverage of costs related to treatment with dental implants by insurance companies. Make the most of it!

The part of the treatment covered by the insurance varies according to the plans offered by your employer or according to your personal plan. It is easy to check with your insurer what can be reimbursed to you so as not to have any surprises. How? By calling your denturist. He estimates the price of dental implants with required prostheses and helps you plan.

 

Your dentist helps you plan with your insurer

Your dentist offers you a free evaluation meeting. During this meeting, he takes various information on your general health and that of your mouth, then he presents you with the various options available to you.

A personalized treatment plan is then drawn up. This plan takes into account your oral and general health, your expectations, and your budget.

Your dentist’s treatment plan, therefore, provides you with a cost estimate. Everything is well described and detailed to be submitted to your insurer. The latter is then able to specify the portion of the costs that can be reimbursed. And the quote from your denturist is valid for a period of 6 months.

Benefiting from your dental insurance before your retirement is a good way to make the costs of your new prostheses with dental implants accessible. And it’s not more complicated than that. Talk to your denturist, he also knows about planning!

 

What are the best dental care tips to follow?

Here are the best dental care tips to follow that influence dental insurance premiums. It is important to know that a diet can prevent a good part of dental problems.

In Canada, you should eat light in the morning, eat fresh and cooked products the first hour after the meal and not eat too much sugar. People who need to extract teeth or drill nerves are recommended to take a concoction of herbs.

The reasons why people should take care of their daily dental hygiene are:

• Pay less for your dental insurance
• Feel good
• Delay the onset of cavities
• Protect teeth from stains
• Prevent the formation of tannic acid