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What Is Coordination of Benefits?
Coordination of Benefits, often called COB, is used when a patient has more than one dental insurance plan. The process ...
Why Can Two Dental Insurance Plans Pay Different Amounts?
Two patients can receive similar dental treatment but have very different insurance benefits. Dental insurance plans are individual contracts with ...
How Do I Read My Dental Insurance Explanation of Benefits?
An Explanation of Benefits, or EOB, is a statement from your insurance company explaining how a submitted dental claim was ...
What Does “100% Covered” Really Mean?
Seeing “100% coverage” on a dental insurance plan can sound simple, but it does not necessarily mean you will pay ...
Why Doesn’t Dental Insurance Pay for Everything?
Having dental insurance does not necessarily mean every dental procedure will be covered. Dental plans can have exclusions, limitations, deductibles, ...
What Is a Dental Insurance Annual Maximum?
An annual maximum is the maximum amount a dental insurance plan will generally pay toward covered services during a benefit ...
What Is a Dental Insurance Deductible?
A dental insurance deductible is the amount you may need to pay toward covered dental expenses before your insurance plan ...
Can I Visit Brookdale If My Dentist Is Out-of-Network?
Being out-of-network does not necessarily mean you cannot receive care from a particular dental practice. Brookdale Dental Group is primarily ...
PPO vs. DMO: What’s the Difference?
Two common types of dental plans are PPOs and DMO/DHMO plans. While both are designed to help patients access dental ...
Why Doesn’t Brookdale Dental Group Accept Every Dental Insurance Plan?
Dental insurance can be confusing, especially when you discover that your dentist does not participate with your specific insurance plan ...
Understanding Dental Insurance and Our Out-of-Network Policy
At Brookdale Dental Group, we believe treatment recommendations should be based on each patient’s individual oral health needs—not solely on ...
Why Dental Insurance Has Not Kept Pace With the Cost of Care
Dental insurance can be helpful, but patients should understand that it does not operate like traditional medical insurance. It is ...