Dental related additions to private health insurance policies are normally separate (and optional) on most of all private health insurance carriers.
- Dentists charge absurd amounts of money for simple procedures IN country, while out of country (ie: Mexico, Canada, Europe) the /same/ procedure can be obtained with less out of pocket expenses.
- Dentists have their own insurance brackets (ie: private dental insurance) that doesn't cover major operations. More than half of Americans are unable to afford normal procedures such as filling and root canals due to short term out-of-pocket expensive.
I purpose that it dental/vision be forced into normal health coverage with the same bracket as preventive/general practice.