Recently, I went to the dentist to have a minor surgery in Arizona. I have Peoria dental insurance and this was not a big deal, they paid 80% of my costs for this procedure. What concerned me is not my own dental insurance rates or the care I received at this office, both of which I have been satisfied with so far, but rather the reason why I had to wait almost an hour past my scheduled time to get my surgery done. The reason given is that there were several emergencies that day, and they were down one assistant in the office. My own assistant even said she had not sat down at all the entire day because of all these emergencies.
Emergencies? My dental insurance covers up to $2000 a year, I thought. This sounds like a big number, but what if a dental “emergency” happened, and it cost more than this? It is important to ask these kinds of questions. Check out both your regular health insurance coverage and your dental insurance in Peoria, Arizona. Be sure to read the fine print after you have received a quote, so that you know what kind of coverage you have in case of an emergency that is related to dental health.