Dental Insurance vs Dental Plans

Did you know that over 108 million U.S. children and adults lack dental insurance? Discount dental plans and group dental insurance plans offer affordable solutions for consumers looking to save money on their dental care.

Traditional dental insurance, once the only dental benefit option available, features many drawbacks including costly deductibles, tedious claim forms, long waiting periods and other limitations. On the other hand, discount dental plans are affordable, easy-to-use and free of these hassles.

Major differences between dental insurance and discount dental plans
Some of the characteristics of Dental Insurance include:
  • Limitations, deductibles and annual maximums
  • Waiting periods for major dental procedures
  • Tedious and time-consuming written claims process
  • Limitations/exclusions on pre-existing conditions
  • Certain dental specialties, such as cosmetic dentistry, are rarely covered
  • Consumers pay expensive monthly premiums for defined coverage
  • Typically inaccessible to individuals and families unless provided by their employer
Some of the characteristics of Discount Dental Plans include:
  • No annual limits, members enjoy discounts on most dental services all year long
  • Most plans activate within 1 - 3 business days
  • No tiresome paperwork hassles, plan membership card is presented for discounts on most dental services
  • No health restrictions
  • Select plans include discounts on dental specialties, including cosmetic dentistry and orthodontics
  • Consumers pay affordable membership fees for access to a network of providers offering discounts on most dental procedures
  • Available directly to individuals, families, businesses and groups
  • In short, discount dental plans are an affordable and easy-to-use alternative to dental insurance, and offer plan members significant savings on most dental procedures.
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UNI-CARE 100 UNI-CARE 100($79.95)
Aetna Dental Access Aetna Dental Access ($99.95)
GE Wellness Plan GE Wellness Plan  ($139.95)
Patriot Plan Patriot Plan ($99.95)
UNI-CARE 200 UNI-CARE 200 ($109.95)
Vital Savings by Aetna Vital Savings by Aetna ($129.95)
Preferred Network Access Preferred Network Access ($129.95)
DenteMax DenteMax ($99.95)
Dent-ALL Nationwide Dent-ALL Nationwide ($109.95)
DNoA Select DNOA Select 
GE Wellness Plan GE Wellness Plan - Dental Only ($109.95)
Affordable Family Health Services AFHS ($119.95)
Avia Dental Avia Dental ($119.95)
First Dental Health First Dental ($119.95)
Qualident Qualident ($99.95)
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