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What exactly is dental insurance?: Dental insurance covers you against the cost of all dental treatment – depending on the level of cover you choose to take out.
How do I buy dental insurance?: You can buy private medical insurance from a variety of sources, normally through the same companies or brokers who provide private medical insurance.
What is not covered by dental insurance?: Dental insurance is a good all-encompassing policy, and does not have many exclusions. However, here are a few pointers worth remembering:
What are the different levels of cover available to me?: Because many insurance companies word their types of cover in different ways, there is no ‘one way' to explain the kinds of cover that are available to you.
I need treatment but only took out the policy a few weeks ago - can I make a claim?: It is an industry standard for dental insurance companies to deny you full cover for the first 3 months of your insurance plan.

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