What is the BC Dental Fee Guide?
In the province of BC, the British Columbia Dental Association (BCDA) produces a suggested fee guide yearly for over 1,400 specific dental treatments. The fees contained in the guide are only suggestions; BC dentists can choose to follow the guide, or not, as closely as they wish.
Many insurance companies will use the fees outlined in the BC dental fee guide to set their coverage amounts.
Some other provinces such as Alberta do not have such a guide. As a result, dental treatment costs at different dental clinics in Alberta may be wildly different.
The BC Dental Fee Guide is updated every February. Generally, fees within the guide can go up between 0.23% and 20% annually, with most falling in the in the increase range of about 1%-3%.
The BC dental fee guide can be found at some BC libraries.
How Does Kits Family Dental Work With the BC Dental Fee Guide?
Kits Family Dental follows the BCDA’s suggested fee guide.
Annually, the BCDA produces the fee guide that most dental insurance companies follow. Kits Family Dental also follows the fee guide. From there, individual dental plans will have different coverage amounts for specific treatments.
For more information on trying to understand your dental insurance coverage and the procedure that Kits Family Dental uses when submitting dental plan pre-authorization or claims, please see our page on Dental Insurance.
Cost Information on Specific Dental Treatments
At Kits Family Dental in Vancouver, BC, we regularly get questions on dental treatment prices, so we have created a few blog posts on the topics we get most frequently. Here are some links to those posts:
Cost of Dental Bridges Vancouver BC
What is a Dental Crown and how Much Does it Cost in Vancouver
Where to Buy Kids Mouthguards in Vancouver (it includes cost information)
See the Fees and Insurance section of the FAQ’s page for information such as ‘How much does a trip to the dentist cost?’, ‘How much does just a dental cleaning cost?’, ‘How much does a filling cost?’ and ‘How much does a dental crown cost?’
We hope this answers some of your questions on dental care costs in Vancouver BC. As always, the dentists at Kits Family Dental will work with you to provide information to help you get the best dental care possible. Please feel free to ask us any and all of your dental health questions! Our goal is to help you and your family attain your best dental health and smile ever.
Here is a chart of BC provincial dental fee increases for 2015, provided by Sun Life Financial. It’s a few years old now, but for those of you who are curious, this will give you an overview of a previous year.
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