Dental Insurance Terms

1. The dollar amount a dentist agrees to accept as full payment for a procedure from both the insurance company and the patient
7. a dollar limit on what they would spend for your covered benefits during the entire time you were enrolled in that plan.
9. the date that an agreement or transaction between or among signatories becomes binding.
10. a restriction
11. paid in advance
13. ability to visit the dentist of your choice
14. Any licensed dentist who performs dental health services for the insured.
15. the maximum dollar amount your dental insurance will pay toward the cost of dental services
19. the time before insurance coverage takes effect
20. rough calculation
21. a payment made by a beneficiary
22. A group of people or interconnected things

2. the maximum amount that will be paid for a particular covered service
3. the amount commonly charged for a service by the dentist
4. Coverage by a secondary dental plan
5. amount that the patient is responsible for paying (ie:deductible)
6. a type of insurance in which the insured pays a share of the payment made against a claim.
8. When a provider bills you for the difference between the provider's charge and the allowed amount.
12. The amount you pay for covered health care services before your insurance plan starts to pay
16. Money paid for those dental procedures or services covered under this group dental plan
17. a decision by your health insure that a dental service, treatment plan is necessary
18. when two insurance plans work together to pay claims for the same person.