Insurance

While we don’t know exactly how much your insurance provider will pay for your specific treatment, we are able to call your provider, get a breakdown of insurance benefits, find out what they’ve paid in the past for similar services, and create an estimate for you.

We are a fee-for-service office, so our patients pay upfront at the time of the visit, and then we submit the insurance claims for you. After we submit the claim, the insurance company will reimburse you directly for however much they cover on the treatment you’ve received. Our dedicated Insurance Coordinators work diligently to make sure you’re reimbursed for as much as possible under your specific plan.

As with many medical providers, our fees may exceed the amount insurance carriers pay. Every dental insurance plan has different stipulations regarding access to care and payment for services rendered. Within the same insurance company, benefits may differ depending upon what type of contract employers negotiate with that carrier on an employee’s behalf. 

A plan may include specific inclusions and exclusions that we will not know of in advance; therefore, it is important for the patient to understand his/her dental benefits. Benefits discussed with the patient are only estimates. In the event that a patient’s insurance carrier pays under the estimated amount, the patient will be responsible for any remaining balance. Read on for some advice for ensuring that you can take good care of your oral health and keep dental costs in check: