Guardian Direct has affordable options for individuals & families
Shop for PlansGuardian Direct believes that everyone deserves access to great dental insurance—no matter how, where, when, or if you work. That's why they made it their mission to bring you smart, simple coverage with a human touch.
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Guardian Direct is part of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America; a company with a history of more than 160 years. Guardian Direct also offers to its customers life insurance, critical illness & accident products.
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DentalInsurance.com (DI.COM) is a third-party broker available to help you enroll in a Guardian Direct dental plan. DI.COM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kelsey National Corporation.
*Total customer number based on active policies as of July 2021 (excluding Vision, Pet, and Term Life).
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2022-123456 (4/24)
The maximum benefits available
Cleanings & X-Rays
Fillings & Simple Extractions
Root Canals & Crowns
Implants
Child Braces
Maximum:
$1000-1st year
$1250-2nd year
$1500-3rd year
Covers dental work beyond fillings and occasional cleaning.
Cleanings & X-Rays
Fillings & Simple Extractions
Root Canals & Crowns
Implants
Plan Maximum:
$500-1st year
$750-2nd year
$1000-3rd year
Great for people who need only cleanings and occasional fillings.
Exams
Cleanings & X-Rays
Fillings
Simple Extractions
Plan Maximum:
$500-1st year
$750-2nd year
$1000-3rd year
"Have had coverage with Guardian for three years. Have never had a problem with coverage or having the service paid in a timely manner. Nice to know that should an emergency occur, it’s covered.”
"Guardian has been great. They give status updates on claims and process them promptly. We’ve had their dental insurance for several years, and they have been a pleasure to work with."
"Our dentist recommended Guardian Dental. Signup was easy and simple. Billing and payment are automatic. Coverage is what we expected. All in all, Guardian offers very good service. We are quite satisfied."
Dental insurance has its own language for dental insurance costs. The monthly fee an enrollee pays for insurance coverage is known as a premium, and the amount you need to spend on your own before the insurance company begins to pay for care is known as a deductible. Fees for dental services paid for by the patient (called "out-of-pocket costs") typically come in the form of copayments or coinsurance fees. A copayment is a fixed dollar fee for a service. For example, if a dental plan requires you to contribute a flat fee of $50 for a filling, that amount is a copayment.
If a dental plan requires you to contribute a percentage of the overall cost, that percentage is a coinsurance fee. For example, a dental plan may state that the insurance company's coinsurance rate for a filling is 70 percent. This means the consumer's coinsurance fee for the filling equals 30 percent of the filling cost. For example, if a dentist charges $100 to perform a fill for the consumer then the consumer would pay the remaining $30 out-of-pocket under this dental plan scenario.
For a more comprehensive discussion of the issues surrounding dental plan costs, see our article "Dental Insurance Cost."
