Dental insurance and financing basics
Public Health Dentistry · Dental (BDS)
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A patient demands the costliest crown because 'insurance covers it'. What guides the dentist? Need-based treatment planning - insurance coverage never justifies overtreatment; the ethical plan recommends what the tooth needs, with options at different costs. Students learn the financing ethic: explain costs transparently, offer genuine options, document for claims - but the treatment decision stays clinical, because insurance pays bills, not judgment.
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