Use It or Lose It! Maximizing Your Dental Benefits Before the End of The Year

 Did you know your dental benefits reset every year?  It’s true. If your dental benefits plan is like most others, it will reset on a calendar year basis, which means you’ll lose out on all unused benefits after December 31st. Dental insurance is unlike medical insurance, in the aspect that dental insurance companies provide you a specific dollar amount to spend on your care, each calendar year.  This means you may have dental dollars that will disappear when your plan renews on January 1st of each year.
Routine Checkups
Many dental benefits carriers provide coverage for two routine checkups per every calendar year.  Most dental plans cover preventative services at 100 percent, so you will likely have little to no out of pocket expense associated with this visit!  So, if you haven’t utilized your child’s two cleanings this year, give Santa Clarita Children’s Dental a call and take advantage of your little one’s remaining benefits!
Restorative Treatment
If you’ve been putting off getting those cavities repaired, or require more extensive restorative treatment, the end of the year is the perfect time to get started. This is especially true if you’ve already met your child’s annual deductible and have dollars remaining of your maximum.  It’s a double whammy – in addition to losing your child’s unused benefits by delaying treatment, you will also be required to pay your deductible again.
If you’re unsure of what remaining benefits you currently have on your plan, give us a call straightaway, and it would be our pleasure to help you maximize your benefits for 2019!  November and December can be very busy months at Santa Clarita Children’s Dental, so make sure you give us a call today, to ensure we can get your child in before their benefits expire!  Call 661-735-1500 online at www.SantaClaritaChildrensDental.com.