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[Nick12]

The larger dental groups that offer these discounts in my area are a rotating group of young dentists that have little to no experience in the field. After a year or two they are rotated to another location within the dental group of locations. Or the savvy ones get into a smaller private practice and away from the big block chain of dental groups. Anyway, preventative maintenance is the best cure. Brush and floss after every meal! Easier said than done.

 

[Lewis Clark]

Those can all run you in the thousands even with dental insurance. Most employer plans have annual caps on how much they will pay (usually under $2k), and even then, have % based payments (like, 50% of crowns, etc.) Dental insurance is largely a dental discount plan. A lot of larger dentists offer concierge/discounts instead, which can give you most of the benefits of insurance instead.

Dental is far easier to self-insure than healthcare, either way you go.

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