Do you need dental care? Do you have insurance? Does someone really need insurance to go to the dentist? Certainly not, but it can get very expensive if you don't have some help. Is there another way to save money on expensive dental work? What about these things you've heard about called discount dental plans? What is the difference? To begin with dental insurance has monthly payments, deductibles, limits on services and they likely won't cover any pre-existing conditions. And with pre-existing conditions you don't have any time to waste. If you have anything you consider a condition you better be making that appointment today. Dental discount plans were created as an alternative. You simply join the plan of your choice that has the services you desire. These plans allow members to make an appointment with a dentist, get the treatment they need and pay reduced rates for the services obtained. The plan has a large network of dentist's that have made an arrangement to reduce payments for agreed upon services. All you have to do is pay this reduced price at the time of the visit. This saves the dentist money and time. How is that possible? They save money because they simply don't have to pay their staff to fill out forms for insurance payments or wait, sometimes months, to be paid for the treatment already performed.