| Dental discount plans provide you, the consumer, | | | | are 405 participating dentists within a 50 mile radius |
| with a substantial discount each time you visit a | | | | of this zip code, at the time of this writing. |
| participating dentist or specialist within the network | | | | The cost of joining this plan for an individual is only |
| of the plan. Unlike dental insurance, which does not | | | | $99.95 per year for an individual or $149.95 per year |
| immediately cover pre-existing conditions and has | | | | for an entire family. The cost of your spouses upper |
| mandatory waiting periods for these issues of a full | | | | denture by using this plan is only $694.00. That's a |
| year, a dental discount plan allows you to see a | | | | savings of $558.00! |
| dentist almost immediately (usually within 1-3 days, | | | | Now deduct the cost of the plan from that amount. |
| depending on the plan) and will instantly provide you | | | | $558.00 - $149.95 = a savings of $408.05! The other |
| with savings as high as 60% off of what you would | | | | good news is that you've only just begun to save |
| normally be required to pay. | | | | money. You have an entire year to get your families |
| I'll give you an example of a dental discount plan in | | | | dental care taken care of. Anything from cleanings to |
| action here. Let's say that you or your spouse need | | | | braces is included. |
| a new upper denture and the cost of getting this | | | | If you've been considering a dental plan for yourself |
| taken care of is $1,252.00, which is the national | | | | or your family, you really should look into the real |
| average. In this example I'm going to use zip code | | | | possibility that you'll save a ton of money by using a |
| 80150, which is the Englewood, Colorado area. There | | | | dental discount plan instead of insurance. |