{"id":403,"date":"2015-11-05T09:30:50","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T09:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/?p=403"},"modified":"2015-11-04T23:14:47","modified_gmt":"2015-11-04T23:14:47","slug":"family-dentist-waco-dental-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/family-dentist-waco-dental-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Dentist Waco: Use Your 2015 Benefits This Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock_000001093154_Small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock_000001093154_Small-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"family dentist waco\" width=\"232\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock_000001093154_Small-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/iStock_000001093154_Small.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a>Can you believe it&#8217;s already\u00a0November? This time of year always sneaks up us, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/tour-our-office.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dental team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you trust at Premier Family Dental. It\u2019s the busiest time at our office, as people scramble to get their smiles looking great in time for the holiday season, and rush to make the most of their annual dental benefits at the same time. Did you know that if you\u2019ve got dental insurance, chances are very good your benefits won\u2019t roll over until 2016? Keep reading to learn more from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/tour-our-office.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Rick Cofer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, your family dentist in Waco.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your 2015 Dental Benefits: Use Them Before They Expire<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve paid for your dental insurance all year &#8212; and you deserve to take advantage of the benefits you\u2019ve earned. Almost all insurance plans run on a calendar year, meaning any money that\u2019s leftover in your flex or health savings account will be lost beginning January 1. And if you\u2019ve got a health insurance plan with a yearly maximum that you haven\u2019t yet met, you\u2019ll lose that, too. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knowing the ins and outs of your insurance plan isn\u2019t easy &#8212; but if there\u2019s one thing you should know when it comes to your dental benefits, it\u2019s use \u2018em, or lose \u2018em.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Make the Most of Your Dental Benefits<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you know the importance of using your dental benefits, it\u2019s time to take the next steps for your budget, and your oral health. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, call your dental insurance company and find out exactly how much money you have to spend before the year ends. And while you\u2019re on the phone, find out which dental treatments are covered by your plan &#8212; preventive care (cleanings, exams and x-rays) certainly, but some cosmetic dentistry procedures may be, too. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you fully understand your benefits and what you\u2019re entitled to, call our office to schedule an appointment for you and your family as soon as possible. December is our busiest month, so the earlier you call, the easier it is for all of us!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use Your Dental Benefits For Your Oral Health<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you make sure you\u2019re really getting the most out of your dental insurance before the year\u2019s end, you\u2019re not just helping your budget. You\u2019re also taking advantage of important preventive care &#8212; like your twice annual dental exam, which allows your dentist to check for small signs of larger problems, like gum disease and even oral cancer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you know you\u2019re owed dental benefits, you\u2019re among the fortunate &#8212; now be sure to use them! Don\u2019t let the money you\u2019re entitled to go to waste. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/contact.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call the office<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Dr. Rick Cofer at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/tour-our-office.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Premier Family Dental<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today &#8212; we\u2019re standing by to help you save money and enjoy better oral health, just in time for the new year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you believe it&#8217;s already\u00a0November? This time of year always sneaks up us, the dental team you trust at Premier Family Dental. It\u2019s the busiest time at our office, as people scramble to get their smiles looking great in time for the holiday season, and rush to make the most of their annual dental benefits [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[48,5,90,4],"class_list":["post-403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-insurance-benefits","tag-dental-insurance","tag-dr-rick-cofer","tag-family-dentist-waco","tag-premier-family-dental"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":405,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions\/405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}