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title: Protect Your Teeth and Your Wallet
description: TMA Insurance Trust can help protect both your wallet and your oral health by offering you an economical way to secure dental coverage.
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# Protect Your Teeth and Your Wallet

 12 August 2023

Protecting your oral health is an essential step to managing your overall health. Unfortunately, in this economy, many are forced to choose between going to the dentist or protecting their wallet. Thus, due to cost, many avoid going to the dentist. TMA Insurance Trust can help protect both your wallet and your oral health by offering you an economical way to secure dental coverage.

Considering some of the average costs of visiting a dentist, some find it hard to include a dental visit into their budget.*

- Office Visit – up to $350
- Cleaning – up to $200
- X-rays – up to $250 or more
- Oral Exam – up to $150
- Amalgam Filling – up to $300
- Composite Filling – up to $450
- Porcelain Crown – up to $1,500
- Root Canal – up to $2,000

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Don’t let inflation manage your health. TMA Insurance Trust believes in the importance of maintaining the health of your *entire *body, including your oral health. This is especially true if you have a family. When started early, good preventative oral health care can alleviate many future emergencies. However, if critical dental work is needed, you can be prepared and avoid costly visits.

## Savings In or Out-of-Network

As a Texas physician, TMA Insurance Trust helps you save on dental care by connecting you with leading carriers to offer you a variety of plans to cover you and your family. These plans are specially curated to save you money. You will receive 100% coverage on in-network preventative care, including cleanings and oral exams.

Nearly 80% of dental practices nationwide are in-network. If your preferred dentist is out-of-network, your TMA membership allows you to still receive valuable benefits for services. Contact a TMA Insurance Trust advisor for more information and to find the best dental plan for you and your family by calling 800-880-8181, Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 5:00, CST.

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