Dental insurance is not the only way to plan for the cost of routine dental care. An in-house membership plan works differently from insurance by having you pay the dental practice directly for a set of included services and other benefits. Instead of dealing with deductibles, waiting periods, or annual maximums, you know upfront what your membership includes and what you will pay for the year.
The In-House Smile Advantage Plan at Brilliant Dental Care follows this membership model. Your annual fee covers specified preventive services and provides discounts on additional treatment received at our office. For patients looking for another way to manage dental expenses, the plan offers a more predictable way to budget for routine care and treatments that may arise during the year.
What Is the Smile Advantage Plan?
The Smile Advantage Plan is Brilliant Dental Care’s in-house membership program for patients who do not have traditional dental insurance or prefer a more predictable way to budget for dental care. You pay one annual fee directly to our office, which includes specified preventive care and discounts on other eligible treatment throughout the year.
Unlike dental insurance, the plan does not involve filing claims with an outside insurance company or choosing a dentist based on a provider network. Your membership applies directly to care received at Brilliant Dental Care, and you know what services and discounts are included before you sign up. This can make it easier to anticipate routine dental expenses without having to sort through the coverage rules of a traditional insurance plan.
What Does the Plan Include?
Every Smile Advantage Plan membership is built around the visits and services most patients use each year, including emergency dentistry for unexpected issues. Rather than piecing together individual appointments and hoping insurance covers each one, you get a single bundle that covers the basics and adds savings on top. Here is what is included with membership:
- Exams: Three total visits, made up of two routine checkups and one emergency exam if you need it.
- Cleanings: Two yearly cleanings to help you stay ahead of plaque, tartar, and gum irritation.
- X-rays: All necessary X-rays included, so imaging never becomes an extra line item.
- Discount: 20% off all other dental procedures performed in our office.
Once your preventive visits are covered, the plan continues to pay off through that discount. It applies to a wide range of services, including many cosmetic dentistry procedures that traditional insurance may not touch at all, so your membership keeps paying off well beyond your yearly cleanings.
What Does the Plan Cost?
The annual cost depends on which Smile Advantage Plan applies to you. Adults can enroll for $399 per year, while the child plan costs $349 per year. For patients who need ongoing periodontal care, the perio plan is available for $699 per year. Membership is paid annually rather than through monthly premiums.
Your membership can be used as soon as it becomes active, without waiting for an insurance company to approve coverage or process a claim. There is also no annual insurance maximum that determines when your benefits are exhausted. Instead, the services and treatment discounts included with your membership remain available according to the terms of your plan.
How Is the Smile Advantage Plan Different From Dental Insurance?
Dental insurance was never designed to cover the true cost of care, and coverage gaps are common across the country. According to the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute, only 16 percent of adults ages 19 to 64 without dental insurance had at least one dental visit in 2023, compared with 53 percent of adults with private coverage. That gap shows up in real outcomes, not just paperwork, and it is exactly the gap our membership plan was built to close.
A membership plan may not replace all the benefits of a strong insurance policy, but it may help close the gap for patients who have gone without coverage for years. You are not filing claims or waiting on reimbursement. You pay one predictable amount and use it right away for the visits and discounts built into your plan, with no surprises along the way.
Get Started With the Smile Advantage Plan at Brilliant Dental Care
You do not need dental insurance to start getting caught up on routine care. The Smile Advantage Plan gives patients at Brilliant Dental Care another way to pay for preventive visits and receive discounts on eligible treatment throughout the year. Before you enroll, our team can explain what each membership includes and answer questions about how the plan would apply to your current dental care needs.
If you have been delaying an exam or cleaning because you do not have dental coverage, the Smile Advantage Plan may give you another way to get started. Send us a message to ask about enrollment, available plans, or what your annual membership would include.
