{"id":142,"date":"2019-12-02T14:08:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T14:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/?p=142"},"modified":"2019-12-02T14:08:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T14:08:13","slug":"maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make the Most of Your 2019 Dental Insurance Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"person being the 1 in 2019\" class=\"wp-image-143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, millions of Americans lose <em>billions<\/em> of\ndollars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/new-patients.html\">dental insurance<\/a>\nbenefits without even knowing it. This is because most insurance plans run on a\n\u201cuse it or lose it\u201d system, meaning if you have leftover benefits at the end of\nthe year, they do NOT roll over into the next year. In order to save money and\nstay healthy, it\u2019s important to maximize your dental insurance benefits before\nthe end of the year. Keep reading to learn how. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Know Your Yearly Maximum <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your yearly maximum is a very important number to know. It\u2019s\nthe dollar amount that your insurance company will cover your care in a\ncalendar year. For most plans, the yearly maximum is around $1,000. The key to\nmaximizing your dental insurance benefits is to reach or even exceed this number.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pay Your Deductible <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your deductible is the amount you have to pay out-of-pocket\nbefore your insurance company steps in and starts covering your care. Dental\ninsurance deductibles are typically low and therefore easy to meet. After you\npay it, it\u2019s good for the whole rest of the year. Just like your annual maximum,\nyour deductible will not roll over into the new year. If you\u2019ve already met\nyour deductible, now is the perfect time of year to get the treatment you need.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overlap Treatment <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you have an expensive, multi-part dental procedure you\nneed to get done. It can actually save you money by starting it before January\n1<sup>st<\/sup> and finishing it afterwards by reducing out-of-pocket costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t Waste Your Premiums <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re paying your monthly premiums, then you should definitely\nbe cashing in on your insurance benefits. Even if you don\u2019t need to get dental\nwork done, you should still visit your dentist twice a year for routine\ncleanings and checkups to look for early signs of cavities, gum disease, and\noral cancer. Preventive visits like these are usually covered 100% by your\ninsurance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Your Dental Issues Taken Care Of<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s all too easy to put off needed dental work, whether it\u2019s\ndue to cost, time issues, or dental anxiety. Believe it or not, putting off\ndental treatment can put you more at risk for more extensive and costly\ntreatments down the road. That\u2019s why you should see your dentist at least once\nevery six months to utilize your benefits and keep your mouth as healthy as\npossible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know how to maximize your dental insurance benefits,\ndo you have an appointment scheduled before the end of the year? Your dentist\nshould have plenty of room in their schedule for last-minute appointments to\nmaximize benefits. Take advantage of that by giving them a call today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Author <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/meet-dr-smith.html\">Dr.\nRobert Smith<\/a> graduated from Emory University in Atlanta with his Doctor of\nDental Surgery degree. In the 35+ years since, he has been providing quality\ncare to patients in the Wilton Manors, FL community \u2013 the same area where he\ngrew up! He has undergone additional training to become a prosthodontist, or a\ndentist who specializes in creating and placing artificial teeth, like\ndentures. The team at his practice is more than happy to file claims for\npatients on their behalf, regardless of their insurance provider. To schedule\nan appointment before the end of 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/contact-us.html\">contact Dr. Smith\u2019s\noffice by clicking here.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, millions of Americans lose billions of dollars in dental insurance benefits without even knowing it. This is because most insurance plans run on a \u201cuse it or lose it\u201d system, meaning if you have leftover benefits at the end of the year, they do NOT roll over into the next year. In order [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Insurance | Maximize Dental Insurance Benefits | Dr. Robert Smith<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Millions of Americans lose money in dental insurance benefits every year. Don\u2019t let yourself become a part of that statistic!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Insurance | Maximize Dental Insurance Benefits | Dr. Robert Smith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Millions of Americans lose money in dental insurance benefits every year. Don\u2019t let yourself become a part of that statistic!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Island City Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-12-02T14:08:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270-300x179.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"island_city\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"island_city\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"island_city\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/277f9f264949a7e0e1ac557b9425ab86\"},\"headline\":\"How to Make the Most of Your 2019 Dental Insurance Benefits\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-02T14:08:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":566,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270-300x179.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/\",\"name\":\"Insurance | Maximize Dental Insurance Benefits | Dr. Robert Smith\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270-300x179.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-12-02T14:08:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/277f9f264949a7e0e1ac557b9425ab86\"},\"description\":\"Millions of Americans lose money in dental insurance benefits every year. Don\u2019t let yourself become a part of that statistic!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":477},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Make the Most of Your 2019 Dental Insurance Benefits\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Island City Dental Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/277f9f264949a7e0e1ac557b9425ab86\",\"name\":\"island_city\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dd79e2b6bd9ff0288b6cf2dd1722fc6832b920229ff26fd8aa8bc0cb6dd751c2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dd79e2b6bd9ff0288b6cf2dd1722fc6832b920229ff26fd8aa8bc0cb6dd751c2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/dd79e2b6bd9ff0288b6cf2dd1722fc6832b920229ff26fd8aa8bc0cb6dd751c2?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"island_city\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.islandcitydental.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/island_city\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Insurance | Maximize Dental Insurance Benefits | Dr. Robert Smith","description":"Millions of Americans lose money in dental insurance benefits every year. Don\u2019t let yourself become a part of that statistic!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Insurance | Maximize Dental Insurance Benefits | Dr. Robert Smith","og_description":"Millions of Americans lose money in dental insurance benefits every year. Don\u2019t let yourself become a part of that statistic!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/","og_site_name":"Island City Dental Blog","article_published_time":"2019-12-02T14:08:13+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270-300x179.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"island_city","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"island_city","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/"},"author":{"name":"island_city","@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/277f9f264949a7e0e1ac557b9425ab86"},"headline":"How to Make the Most of Your 2019 Dental Insurance Benefits","datePublished":"2019-12-02T14:08:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/"},"wordCount":566,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270-300x179.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/","url":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/","name":"Insurance | Maximize Dental Insurance Benefits | Dr. Robert Smith","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270-300x179.jpg","datePublished":"2019-12-02T14:08:13+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/277f9f264949a7e0e1ac557b9425ab86"},"description":"Millions of Americans lose money in dental insurance benefits every year. Don\u2019t let yourself become a part of that statistic!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/AdobeStock_192736428__1573070922_20270.jpg","width":800,"height":477},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/maximize-2019-dental-insurance-benefits\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Make the Most of Your 2019 Dental Insurance Benefits"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/","name":"Island City Dental Blog","description":"","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/277f9f264949a7e0e1ac557b9425ab86","name":"island_city","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dd79e2b6bd9ff0288b6cf2dd1722fc6832b920229ff26fd8aa8bc0cb6dd751c2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dd79e2b6bd9ff0288b6cf2dd1722fc6832b920229ff26fd8aa8bc0cb6dd751c2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dd79e2b6bd9ff0288b6cf2dd1722fc6832b920229ff26fd8aa8bc0cb6dd751c2?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"island_city"},"url":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/author\/island_city\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144,"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142\/revisions\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.islandcitydental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}