Insurance & Billing
We work with most major plans, and we have an option for the uninsured.
Bring your insurance card to your first visit and we will verify your coverage and benefits before treatment begins. If you do not have dental insurance, ask about the Virginia Dental Club. One annual membership. Your routine care at no charge, and 20% off most other services.
Plans we work with
Most major dental insurance.
Our office accepts most major dental insurance plans, including the common employer-sponsored carriers serving western Augusta County. We are happy to file your claim for you so you do not have to. Your insurance card and a photo ID at the first visit are all we need to get started.
Plans we commonly accept
- Delta Dental
- MetLife
- Cigna
- Aetna
- United Concordia
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Guardian
- Principal
Coverage tiers change year to year. Confirm your specific plan with our front desk before your first visit.
Coverage levels and benefits vary considerably from plan to plan, so we verify your specific benefits before treatment and give you a written estimate of what your insurance is expected to pay and what you are likely to owe. Surprises on a dental bill should be rare, and a good office will work to keep them rare.
If you are not sure whether we accept your plan, call us at 540-337-6004 with your insurance card in hand. The front desk can answer in a minute or two.
How dental insurance actually works
A short, honest explanation.
Most dental plans cover preventive care, cleanings, exams, and routine X-rays, at or near 100%. Basic services like fillings are usually covered around 80%, after any deductible. Major services like crowns, bridges, and root canals are often covered at 50%. There is typically an annual maximum, commonly $1,000 to $1,500, that resets each calendar year.
That structure means insurance is excellent for routine care and partial help on bigger work. It is not designed to cover everything, and it is rarely worth choosing care around the annual maximum if your tooth genuinely needs treatment.
Our job is to recommend the right treatment regardless of what your benefits look like, and then to help you understand what insurance will cover and what it will not, before anything is started.
No insurance?
Virginia Dental Club, built for western Augusta County.
Many of the families we see, farmers, retirees, Bath County resort workers, self-employed neighbors, do not have dental insurance through work. The Virginia Dental Clubmembership was built for them. One annual membership. Your routine care at no charge, and 20% off most other services. Virginia Dental Club is a membership plan administered by Membersy LLC, not insurance. There is nothing to file, no waiting period, and no annual maximum.
More details and current pricing are on the Virginia Dental Club page.