Please read the attachments below in regard to the Ohio House Bill 160!
The dental legislation would give dentists the freedom to charge their customers, like you, whatever they want for non-covered services. Uncapping fixed dental fees for non-covered services will send dental service prices soaring for OCSEA members and, frankly, for EVERY Ohioan with dental insurance.
With no fixed cap for non- covered dental services, dentists have unregulated control over the costs of non- covered services like laughing gas for children, implants, and fluoride treatments for adults over 55. This could also negatively impact frequency of covered service, including, but not limited to, extra cleanings and fluoride treatments for those with compromised immune systems (i.e., cancer patients, those undergoing radiation, diabetics and pregnant women). Lack of affordable oral care is also linked to heart and birth complications.