{"id":9,"date":"2025-10-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.susanellisondds.com\/use-it-or-lose-it-take-advantage-of-your-dental-benefits\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T11:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T17:42:34","slug":"use-it-or-lose-it-take-advantage-of-your-dental-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.susanellisondds.com\/blog\/use-it-or-lose-it-take-advantage-of-your-dental-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Use It Or Lose It: Take Advantage of Your Dental Benefits!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s that time of year again- the time of year when we encourage all of our patients to use up their remaining dental benefits! Schedule your dental treatment and \/or dental cleaning soon to fully utilize your 2025 dental benefits and\/or healthcare flexible spending account, which generally will expire at the end of December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Use It Or Lose It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dental insurance, unlike medical insurance, is an annual \u201cuse it or lose it\u201d benefit. Your benefits do not roll over to the next year, nor is any credit given when you do not use all your benefits each year. This means a benefit paid for and provided to you by your employer is lost if you do not use it during the calendar year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One major benefit of scheduling before the end of the year is to pay for larger procedures you might not be able to afford with just 1 year of benefits. If you start using your 2025 benefits, you can extend your treatment payments into January. This will allow you to use your 2026 benefits to complete your treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Smile By Christmas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please call our office or schedule an appointment here as soon as possible to ensure time to complete your dental treatment and\/or dental cleaning before you lose this year\u2019s benefits. Our holiday hours are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n