Okay, this is not so much a rant as an eye opening awaking to the current dilemma that affects nearly everybody that ever has to go to the dentist for a treatment: its freaking really expensive for dental care these days, and the balance is due for services rendered at the time of treatment – no easy pay plans, no forwarding the balance, you pay for what you get then, and there! So how can anybody realistically afford decent dental care when it costs so much for everything?

Dental Insurance has not Meet the Rising Costs of Dental Care
Most people think, hey I have dental insurance, so everything will be okay, right? Not exactly folks. The dental insurance companies only cover part. Usually half to sixty percent of all treatments, the rest is out of your pocket. So a root canal and crown will cost the average insured patient around $600 smackers. Who can really afford braces then, crowns and so on? And, recent studies have concluded that dental insurance has not met the rising demands of the cost of dental care. They offer on average about $1500 that they will pay out per year, when insurance studies show it should be at least three times that amount to meet inflation.

The Solution
While there is not really any candid solution, your best bet lies in combining plans. Use up your dental insurance each year. Then use a discount card for the rest of the treatments that you need. Until congress passes news laws mandating insurance companies to cough up more dough each year, I’m afraid this problem will continue.