Insurance and billing
Dental PPO
Also called preferred provider organization
A plan with a network of dentists that offers lower costs in-network and still pays some out-of-network.
A dental PPO has a network of contracted dentists. Members can see any dentist, but pay less with in-network providers because those offices accept the plan's fee schedule. Out-of-network care is usually partly covered at a lower level. Most PPOs use deductibles, coinsurance and annual maximums. This is one of the most common plan types an office sees, so learn how to read their fee schedules.
Example at the front desk
Her PPO covers cleanings at one hundred percent in network, so she owes nothing today.