Understanding the ins and outs of dental insurance can be very frustrating. Trying to figure what is covered and at what percentage can become very overwhelming! Our office can take the stress and headaches out of decoding your United Healthcare dental insurance. As a United Healthcare dentist, our staff has a deep understanding of these plans and can make sure you maximize your benefits.
As an in-network United Healthcare dental provider, covered dental services will be billed and paid according to your provider plan. This means that if you are a member of United Healthcare, our office will offer a lower copay than one which is out-of-network. Our experienced financial coordinator is happy to file your claims with United Healthcare on your behalf, and will work closely with them to ensure everything is taken care of.
Each dental plan is a bit different. Even those issued by the same company can have some nuances. But what is consistent from plan to plan is that those benefits expire at the end of the calendar year. If you have dental PPO insurance, we can check your insurance company’s coverage and help you get the most out of those benefits. You paid for your insurance, and it would be a shame if you didn’t get the full benefit of your plan.
United Healthcare member’s benefits coverage will vary regarding deductibles, set negotiated fees, annual maximums, and coverage. We see most covered services look something like the following with coverage allotments.
Also, important to note is that if you have United Healthcare dental coverage, it is important that you choose an in-network dentist. Using an office like ours offers you even more savings and benefits. Going to a provider not in the United Healthcare network means you are seeing an out-of-network dentist, and you will pay more in out-of-pocket expenses.
When you have coverage with United Healthcare, you are eligible to receive two exams and two cleanings as part of your basic coverage covered by your dental insurance company. Our twice-yearly appointments are the foundation of good oral health for you and your family. Visiting your family dentist twice a year allows Dr. Feng to monitor your oral health and spot problems sooner rather than later.
Being proactive in proper oral hygiene prevents unwanted dental problems like tooth decay, gum (periodontal) disease, or other major dental problems. Take an active role in preventative dental care so you may minimize the need for out-of-pocket costs for restorative dental work.
We understand some may have a “To Do” list that is a mile long and that you have very little time to do it. At Sloan Creek Dental, we have tailored our dental office to cater to people like you. If you have other family members accompanying you, we gladly combine appointments into a single visit and provide treatment the same day as the exam when possible. Pain? Emergency? We will make every effort to see you when you need it. Life is busy, so we make it easy to fit an appointment around your schedule.
An estimate isn’t always necessary, but it is prudent if the treatment or procedure you need is costly. The office can partner with your insurance company for pre-clearance, which can give you a better idea of how much your portion of the bill will be. Having this knowledge will allow you to better prepare for your treatment and determine payment options.
It is incredibly frustrating to have benefits and not use everything your plan allows. Our office has deep knowledge of dental plans and can help make sure that doesn’t happen to you. Here are a few ways we can make sure that you get the full benefits of your plan.
Personalized dental care for a happy, healthy smile.
Under your dental PPO insurance plan, you are provided with several comprehensive plans perfect for any budget. At the office of Sloan Creek Dental, most if not all of our dental services are covered by your dental PPO insurance . From general cleanings to emergency dental care, we have everything our United Healthcare patient needs to keep their smiles happy and healthy. Our covered services include:
As a trusted provider of affordable dental insurance plans, we have been part of the United Healthcare network for years. In that time, we have achieved impressive results in the field of dentistry. Our staff is committed to providing our patients with the best experience possible. That experience includes the treatments we provide as well as helping you navigate your insurance. Contact us today to schedule an appointment and to make sure you utilize your United Healthcare dental insurance. We proudly serve the Fairview, Allen, Lucas, McKinney, and Plano areas.
We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.
To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.
This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by the blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement, we’ll be happy to hear from you. You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email
Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique, alongside various different behavioral changes, to ensure blind users visiting with screen-readers are able to read, comprehend, and enjoy the website’s functions. As soon as a user with a screen-reader enters your site, they immediately receive a prompt to enter the Screen-Reader Profile so they can browse and operate your site effectively. Here’s how our website covers some of the most important screen-reader requirements, alongside console screenshots of code examples:
Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website. In this process, we provide screen-readers with meaningful data using the ARIA set of attributes. For example, we provide accurate form labels; descriptions for actionable icons (social media icons, search icons, cart icons, etc.); validation guidance for form inputs; element roles such as buttons, menus, modal dialogues (popups), and others. Additionally, the background process scans all of the website’s images and provides an accurate and meaningful image-object-recognition-based description as an ALT (alternate text) tag for images that are not described. It will also extract texts that are embedded within the image, using an OCR (optical character recognition) technology. To turn on screen-reader adjustments at any time, users need only to press the Alt+1 keyboard combination. Screen-reader users also get automatic announcements to turn the Screen-reader mode on as soon as they enter the website.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML, and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard. This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys, operate dropdowns with the arrow keys, close them with Esc, trigger buttons and links using the Enter key, navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys, and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally, keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus, available at any time by clicking Alt+1, or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard. The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear, and not allow the focus drift outside of it.
Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible, so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them, with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera and Microsoft Edge, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.
Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs, there may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible, are in the process of becoming accessible, or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible. Still, we are continually improving our accessibility, adding, updating and improving its options and features, and developing and adopting new technologies. All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility, following technological advancements. For any assistance, please reach out to