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.
Even those with dental insurance will find themselves on the hook for a potentially big share of the bill when their needs are more-than-routine. The typical dental planâoffered through an employer or on the individual marketâpays between $1,000 and $2,000 in annual benefits per patient.