Dental Benefits
You Can Actually Use

No deductibles. No networks. One card. Just care.

Payment Received — $256.10
Direct Pay • Enamel Dentistry
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Your Dental Wallet
$1,450
Funded by Acme Corporation

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No Copays or Deductibles Paid instantly via dental wallet card
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Any Licensed Dentist No networks, no restrictions
No Claims Process Patients pay providers directly
Trusted Provider Network & Memberships
Brush365 Enamel Dentistry Niva Dental Specialists | Health Rosetta Free Market Medical Assoc. Austin Chamber

Traditional Insurance Is Just a Checkbox

Traditional dental plans were designed decades ago. Annual maximums, network restrictions, and slow claims processing mean employees often don't get the care they need.

$1,500
Annual Maximum — Unchanged Since 1970

The standard annual cap hasn't kept pace with modern care costs. Adjusted for inflation, that $1,500 should be closer to $12,000 today. Your employees deserve more flexibility.

0%
Of Unused Premium Dollars Come Back

Fully insured dental means paying premiums every month whether employees get care or not. Whatever goes unused stays with the carrier — not with your plan, and not with your people.

42%
Adults Avoid Dental Care Due to Cost

Even with coverage, copays and plan complexity keep people from getting care. Benefits should remove barriers — not create them.

Three Steps. Zero Complexity.

Toothsome creates a direct connection between employer dollars and dental care — simpler, faster, and more transparent.

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Employers Fund
Dental Wallets

Set a monthly or annual dental allocation per employee. Funds go directly into individual dental wallets — simple, transparent, and fully flexible.

  • Flexible allocation amounts per tier
  • Real-time spend visibility & reporting
  • HRA tax advantages (30-35% more purchasing power)
Employer Dashboard
Live
FBO Balance
$41,820
1.8 months runway
Total Disbursed
$22,700
↑ 18% vs last month
Utilization Rate
68%
↑ 12% vs industry avg
Avg Cost/Employee
$179
Per month
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Employees Get
Care Anywhere

Employees visit any licensed dentist — no networks to check, no pre-authorizations to wait for. They pay with their Toothsome card — employer funds cover eligible expenses automatically.

  • Visit any licensed dentist nationwide
  • Transparent pricing before treatment
  • Preventive rewards for completing care
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💰 You're saving $127 with Toothsome pricing
D0150
Comprehensive Exam
$85
D1110
Adult Cleaning
$110
D0274
Bitewing X-rays (4)
$65
Total $260
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Providers Get
Paid at the Visit

The Toothsome card pays providers instantly at the visit — no claims to file, no reimbursement to wait for. Eligible expenses draw from the employer-funded dental wallet in real time.

  • Instant card payment at any provider
  • Real-time 213(d) eligibility verification
  • Zero claims paperwork
Provider Portal
Payment
Payment Received!
$256.10
John Smith • Acme Corp
Direct Pay • ••••4521
$4,280
This Week
12
Patients
$357
Avg Ticket
💡 No insurance claim needed — payment received at visit

Two Approaches to Dental Benefits

See how direct-funded dental care compares to the traditional plan model.

Traditional Plans
Annual Maximum $1,500 cap
Provider Choice Network only
Claims Process 30-60 day wait
Copays 20-50%
Unused Funds Use it or lose it
Pricing Hidden EOBs
Toothsome
Annual Maximum Flexible allocations
Provider Choice Any licensed dentist
Claims Process No claims — pay at visit
Copays Paid via dental wallet card
Unused Funds Employer keeps savings
Pricing Transparent upfront

What Direct Contracting Looks Like

100%
Unused Funds Stay With the Employer

Employers fund a fixed annual wallet per employee and only pay for care that's actually delivered — no premiums vanishing into an insurer.

12–14%
Lower Medical Costs with Dental Care

Diabetic patients who receive periodontal treatment see 12–14% lower total healthcare costs — turning dental benefits into a medical cost savings engine.

$0
Claims Filed by Employers or Employees

Payments flow directly through the dental wallet card — no claims, no reimbursement delays. Eligible expenses are covered instantly at the point of care.

The Most Underused Lever in Medical Spend
Is the Dental Chair.

Periodontal disease travels with diabetes, cardiovascular risk, and pregnancy complications — and a growing body of published research links completed dental treatment to lower medical costs and fewer hospitalizations for the people who need it most. Millions of Americans see a dentist in years they never see a physician, which makes the dental chair one of healthcare's most underused front doors.

The design question: if treating gum disease in a member with diabetes is associated with double-digit medical-cost reductions in published studies, why does every dental plan fund that member exactly like everyone else? That's the question Precision Benefits is being built to answer.

12–14%
Lower total healthcare costs among people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who received periodontal treatment
Nasseh, Vujicic & Glick, Health Economics, 2017
~40%
Lower annual medical costs among members with type 2 diabetes who completed periodontal treatment, in a 339,000-member claims study
Jeffcoat et al., Am J Prev Med, 2014
−0.4 pts
Average HbA1c reduction after periodontal therapy in people with diabetes
Cochrane systematic review, 2022
Millions
of Americans see a dentist but not a physician in a typical year
ADA Health Policy Institute analysis of federal survey data
Published third-party research, not Toothsome program results.

Coming: Dental Dollars, Guided by Medical Evidence

Precision Benefits is the next tier of the Toothsome platform, launching soon: employer plan designs that add dental benefit dollars where clinical evidence shows the greatest whole-health impact — for example, an additional periodontal benefit for members managing diabetes — written into the group health plan as a defined benefit feature. Dentists continue to diagnose and plan treatment independently, exactly as they do today; the employer's plan design determines the benefit.

Evidence-Based Tiers

Benefit levels set by the employer's plan design, grounded in published clinical research.

Independent Dentistry

No prior authorization, no utilization review, no payments for findings.

Measured Honestly

Pilots designed to report completion and outcomes, not to assume savings.

Built for Modern Benefits

Everything employers and employees need to manage dental benefits — simple, transparent, and fully digital.

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Real-Time Wallet

Employees always know their balance, spending history, and rewards. No more guessing what's covered.

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Any Provider

Visit any licensed dentist. No networks to check, no referrals needed.

Direct Pay

Patients pay providers directly at the visit. No claims to file, no 45-day waits.

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Employer Dashboard

Real-time visibility into utilization, spend, and medical cost savings. Track ROI on every dollar.

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Full Coverage Range

Preventive, restorative, and cosmetic — all funded through a single wallet.

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HIPAA Compliant

HIPAA-compliant infrastructure with encrypted data at rest.

Stop Overpaying for Underused Benefits

Stop paying premiums for benefits nobody uses — fund care that actually happens, while employees get dental dollars that work at any dentist.

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