It will be easy to claim dental insurance

In order to make it easier for people to claim dental insurance, the Indian Dental Association has decided to ask all dental practitioners to standardise dental procedures to arrive at the average cost of treatment.

At present, lack of standardised procedures means that people who undergo expensive dental treatment find it difficult to get their claims settled.

There is no standard cost for dental procedures and insurance companies turn the claims down.

“If all doctors follow the same procedure, it will be very easy to get an average cost acceptable to insurance companies… We are going to standardise the costs to get rid of the problem,” said Dr Ashok Dhoble, secretary of IDA.

The IDA plans to look into every aspect of insurance, given that charges may vary across cities.