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Physicians Mutual Dental Insurance Review


ConsumersAdvocate.org Rating: 3.9 / 5 (Very good)
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Founded in 1902, Physicians Mutual is a Nebraska-based insurance company with vast experience in the industry. The company, which once specialized in servicing healthcare providers, currently offers a broad range of health and life insurance products for businesses and individuals. Physicians Mutual has an A.M. Best rating of A and A+ rating with the BBB.

Overview:

Physicians Mutual Insurance Company (Physicians Mutual) is a company that specializes in providing insurance products such as Medicare Supplement Insurance, Life Insurance (offered by Physicians Life Insurance Company), and Dental Insurance. With headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, the company consists of Physicians Mutual Insurance Company and Physicians Life Insurance Company. Its Dental Insurance coverage helps pay a set benefit amount for over 350 procedures from routine exams to fillings.

What’s Included with Physicians Mutual?

Coverage Details:

  • No annual or lifetime maximum on the amount of cash benefits a customer can collect
  • Freedom to choose any dentist
  • Helps cover over 350 dental procedures
  • No deductibles
  • Allowed to collect multiple benefits in one visit for covered services
  • Three coverage  levels to choose from without deductibles (Economy, Standard, and Preferred)

Preventive Care Services

Physicians Mutual helps pay for over 30 Preventive Care Services immediately after coverage starts.

Some of these procedures include:

- Exams
- X-rays
- Cleanings

Basic Care Services

Physicians Mutual helps pay for over 100 Basic Care Services after just three months. Some of these procedures include:

- Fillings
- Simple tooth extractions
- Minor oral surgery

Major Care Services

Physicians Mutual helps pay for over 200 Major Care Services after just 12 months. These include:

- Root canals
- Crowns
- Bridges
- Dentures

Fine Print

Exclusions and limitations stated in each dental insurance policy may vary by state. More information can be found at www.physiciansmutual.com

Summary

Physicians Mutual is an ideal place to purchase dental insurance for consumers who are searching for flexible dental insurance policies. Customers can choose among the three coverage options offered by the company without deductibles included. It also gives you the freedom to choose any dentist you like which is among the best options we’ve reviewed so far.

* Physicians Mutual® Customer Satisfaction Survey, 2014, conducted by Wiese Research Associates

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kdiedrich58
6/25/2021
While I find this coverage at $1500.00 per year for advanced treatments such as inlays & onlays, crowns, and bridges to be good as well as being able to choose any Dentist, I find the amounts PMD pays out for the 2 cleanings ex rays and exams per year to not be enough for today's Dental services. I think they need to look at today's costs and re-evaluate what they pay for these things.


nysteve5859
3/19/2021
I see 12 comments, but only 1 of them is 1/2 decent, so how do they get a rating of 3.9 stars? I just glanced at the stars, and asked for the literature to be sent to me. Upon reviewing the brochures....Their 'flat fee reimbursement' vs copays is an insult, I dont think any dentist would charge less than double their reimbursements quoted in the brochure. In addition, they dont really make clear if your premium is 'monthly' or for the full year. If it is for the former, you would have to replace every tooth in your mouth to make it worthwhile!


jlharding50
1/6/2020
Paid over $400 in coverage premiums and the first time I used it they only paid$88.00. Drop per it immediately.


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Rochelle S
12/19/2019
Bad company for refunding unused premiums, also will lock you out of your account so that you cannot use there services. Other wise good for discount dental procedures. I suggest that you go to Delta Dental or BlueCrossBlueShield instead.


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Rochelle S
12/19/2019
Bad company will not refund unused portion of premium very good for discounts so far just will not give you back a refund on your premium when canceled.


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Yan p
10/15/2019
I been making monthly payments for almost 2 years and never used my insurance at all until 2 months ago I inquired about several procedures that I needed done and was given an estimate after what physician mutual covers. Finds out it would only cover $1200 out of $5200. This just didn't sound right. Paid in so much and get so little in return.


Kathy C
9/23/2019
Our dentist is listed as being in network, however, in speaking with our dentist office they say they accept this insurance but have a lot of issues with them. They are also adamant that they are NOT in the network even though this website shows them as such. Another scam.


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Daniel S
8/19/2019
Bought the dental need tooth pulled later on went to dentist they said I was covered and paid then got denied and had to pay whole bill then called ins company and they said I was not covered I was tried cancelling ins they said I had to write a letter saying I was canceling was pain the butt charging me monthly but no coverage


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P A
4/28/2019
I had them for four years and still had a dental bill of $800.00 plus dollars. i didn't have any major surgery root canals or anything that expensive. Did have a couple of extractions and some fillings as well as the annual cleaning/ x-rays. Now physicians mutual did cover some things but at a very low cost up front waiting period and all i guess but after four years the low costs should have gone up to the max and I shouldn't have had such an extreme bill. I got this plan because i'm disabled on Medicare and it seemed like a great way to have dental coverage guess i should have read the fine print closer or something i take the blame for that. In any case i cancelled immediately... Read More


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Ralph F
4/25/2019
I signed up with Physicians Mutual Dental Insurance righ t after the first of this year. Since then this co. has sent me a letter canceling my plan, then anotherb letter wanting me me to enroll with them. Mean while they have deducted a monthly payment from my bank account. Does this co. actually know what it is doing?



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