Immunocompromised? Call your dental insurance and tell them you need additional cleanings. They may adjust the plan without changing the premium.

@nowwhatnapsterM to transplantEnglish • 10 months ago

Since this community needs some content to get going I’m going to share tips and experiences of my own kidney transplant journey. This is one I recently encountered:

Typically US dental insurance only covers two cleanings a year. Once you receive a transplant and become immunocompromised your doctor may instruct you to get additional cleanings to prevent infections. Dental insurance wont be aware unless you tell them.

It was as simple as calling the number on the back of my insurance card and saying I received a transplant and need more frequent cleanings. They activated something on the backend and now I’m good for four cleanings a year with no change to my premium.

Related tip: Ask your doctor if you are supposed to take a single dose of antibiotics before your cleaning. I was not aware of this, but it is recommended during the first year of transplant.

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