{"id":23,"date":"2018-10-21T21:19:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-21T21:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellicottcitysmiles.com\/blog\/?p=23"},"modified":"2018-11-21T21:21:46","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T21:21:46","slug":"dentist-ellicott-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellicottcitysmiles.com\/blog\/dentist-ellicott-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Waste Insurance Benefits! See a Dentist in Ellicott City"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"femaleNow is the time to make sure the numbers add up on your dental insurance benefits. What does that mean? Well, if you\u2019ve maintained a regular schedule of dental appointments, then there shouldn\u2019t be many numbers to add up! Unfortunately, this is not always the case. The American Dental Association estimates that on average, Americans with dental insurance receive only $323 of dental treatment each year. But a typical plan has an annual maximum of $1,250, which means that $927 is not being used. And because most benefits don\u2019t roll over to the following year, that\u2019s a lot of money getting left behind. How can you help avoid such waste? Schedule a dental checkup today<\/a> with a dentist in Ellicott City!<\/p>\n

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Use It or Lose It<\/h2>\n

Most plans, including flexible spending accounts, have expiration dates at the end of the calendar year. So when the clock strikes midnight on January 1st<\/sup>and 2019 arrives, chances are your unused benefits will no longer be usable. Therefore, if you have dental insurance benefits, you should spend them over the next couple of months before they expire. After all, you paid for those benefits, so why not get full use of them?<\/p>\n

How Does Dental Insurance Work?<\/h2>\n

Ellicott City Smiles is in-network with most major PPO plans. So if you are enrolled in a PPO, we will likely be able to accept your insurance. Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n