Columbus, an Italian navigator sailing for the Spanish Crown, sought a westward route to Asia, which led him to coin the misnomer  West Indies  for the Antilles, where he made landfall. The newly discovered landmass came to be known in Europe as the New World.
Some carriers now cover implants under this category. About half of dental PPOs, the predominant dental product in the market, have maximum annual benefit above $1500âhalf are less than $1500. Deductibles for these products are usually between $50 and $100. Some carriers now offer policies that roll some portion of an unused annual maximum over until the next year.
The cost for you to buy a typical individual policy is about $350 a year. Meanwhile, the average American paid out-of-pocket dental expenses of $544 in 2013, according to a 2016 report from the American Dental Associationâs Health Policy Institute. For care that goes beyond the routine stuff, most plans cap coverage at $1,500 a year, although higher annual limits can be arranged by paying a higher premium.