With the ever increasing cost of dental care dental insurance is needed more then ever before.  If you comparison shop dental offices for just the preventive services, office visit, check ups, x-rays and basic cleaning without insurance you can see prices ranging from round $200 – $300 and higher.  That not even taking into account if you have to have other minor or major dental care issues that need to be address.

Yet with most dental insurance plan they provide preventive services at little or no cost to you.  Studies suggest that people who have dental insurance are more likely make and keep their regular dental visits there by reducing their risk of having to have larger more costly dental care services.