Traditional Dental Insurance        Discount Dental Plans     
         
  With traditional dental insurance, The insurance company agrees to pay a predetermined portion of the costs you incur when visiting your dentist. Participating dental care providers also agree to accept a discounted fee as payment in full.

As a plan member, you simply show your membership card when visiting any participating plan provider.  The provider will bill your insurance company.  You are responsible for any fees that are above what your insurance company has agreed to pay your dentist for services performed.
  Discount dental plans are not insurance.  Participating dental care providers have agreed to accept a discounted fee from plan members as payment-in-full for services performed.

As a plan member, you simply show your membership card when visiting any participating plan provider to receive dental services at discounted fees.  Discount plans pay nothing to the dentist.  You are responsible for all fees.