Suggestions on Dental Plan

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Hi R.,
I was on Delta Dental, and then realized for about $20 more a year Blue Options (Blue Cross Blue Shield of FL), I would have more covered and a little better rates. I did a lot of research to figure that out.

Another thing I realized is the dental insurance carriers work out a "cost plan" that the Dentist will charge a certain agreed upon amount (as per the cost plan) for each procedure. That is really what your paying the insurance for... so as an insured, your Dentist will only charge $XX for a cleaning or cavity, filling, etc.

Keep in mind, my husband doesn't have dental insurance. So most dentist's will automatically deduct his bill 25%. This is very standard since he doesn't have dental insurance. Guess what, that is about the same cost as the costs on the agreed upon "cost list" of someone insured. We've seen this happen about 6 times, as my husband has had numerous dental work.

Good luck... I'd say Blue Dental has the best rates and value for your money. But if you don't get the dental coverage, as the Dentist's office if they will discount their rates since you don't have coverage.

I have had dental for $10.40 per month with Assurant. THey have a website and you could go there and speak to them.

I actually found lots of reasonably priced discount plans on dentalplans.com. A little know secret - they will give you an additional discount if you order the plan over the phone with them rather than through their website.
I got lucky and got dental insurance a few weeks after signing up with them, so I ended up canceling my plan before using it. But they gave me no problem at all about canceling my plan.
You might also call your dentist directly and see:
1) what kind of discounts they can offer you for paying them directly rather than going through insurance
2) which of the discount plans they recommend