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Use it or lose it.... What is the status of your dental insurance?

Pacific View Smile Center Blog Use it or lose it.... What is the status of your dental insurance?
Use it or lose it

As the year closes, it's a great time to review your dental insurance benefits. Make appointments early enough to make sure your family maximizes your hard-earned benefits. Your benefits usually renew annually and are not additive. So if you have 2000 worth of benefits this year and 2000 next year you will lose 2000 from this year if the benefits are not used.  An exam is the best way to figure out what your needs are and plan out your care and benefits requirements. Do this early as demand increases at the end of the year and social distancing practices make appointment availability more scarce.  Call us to make an appointment so we can make sure you and our family are cared for!

Author
Kari L. Sakurai , D.D.S. Dr. Sakurai is on staff at UCLA Medical Center, St. John's Health, SM-UCLA Orthopedic Hospital, and at LAC+USC as Assistant Adjunct Professor of Clinical Dentistry. With over 25 years of clinical experience and teaching at cutting edge, Universities helps us deliver the evidence-based technology care to our patients.

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