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Fast Facts aboutDental Insurance

  • 50 percent of Americans have dental benefits. (2012 State of Dental Benefits Market Report)
  • The market has changed from 35 percent PPO insurance in 2005 to more than 82 percent PPO insurance in 2015
  • 85 percent of dentists belong to at least one PPO henryscheinbusinesssolutions.com
  • Insurance reimbursement rates are falling across the board as much as 20 percent. (DentistryIQ, March 2015)
  • In most practices, insurance checks often represent 50 percent of the practice income. (DentistryIQ, November 2014)
  • In 2014, dental plans were: • 82 percent PPOs • 7 percent Fee for Service (2015 National Association of Dental Plans)