Saturday, December 25, 2010

Dental Marketing And The Benefits Of Offering A Dental Benefits Plan To Employees Part 2

By Phil Guye


Important factors while finalizing on a Dental Insurance Plan

A worker has to ask himself the following just before he finalizes with a plan:

Would the workers like to keep the freedom of choosing their own dentists?

Will the method of treatment be decided by the sufferer and the dental professional?

What type of program and precautionary dental care is included? Does the plan include tooth braces, dental surgery, crowns as well as bridges, root canals and treatment of periodontal ailments?

Will the plan cover just about all diagnostic, preventive as well as unexpected emergency services? Such as preventive services viz. sealants & fluoride treatment options, which can lead to financial savings for the patient later on? Will it provide for full-mouth x-rays?

What kinds of key dental care are included? Does the plan include implants, dentures, or treatment for temporomandibular disorders?

Does the plan permit specialist referrals? If that's the case, should the dental professional be limited to "the" list of experts to choose from?

Does the plan provide for emergencies? Just what are the provisions made for emergency care when the affected person is on tour?

What percent of monthly premiums goes straight into actual care rather than to management?

Dental Insurance benefit coverage must be taken into account but should not be the deciding factor in selecting the actual treatment.

Dental Insurance Plan Models

There are many dental care plans available. Basically they are of two types:

Managed care as well as Fee-for-service.

Managed care dental programs are limited forms of dental insurance which aim at lowering expenses as well as payouts. They often limit the insurance coverage by limiting the access to care by restrictions (by predefining dentist, professional, medical center or remedies in form of lists) and restricting level, kind as well as frequency of therapy (usually in the form of clauses within the insurance coverage policy).

Fee-for-service dental programs have a freedom of choice options where one can choose their own dentist and the fee is paid as fixed by the dentist.........(Visit Part 3)




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