Dental insurance provides coverage for dental procedures. It covers the medical expenses incurred on dental treatment and related procedures, including surgeries and OPD consultations. It helps people to take care of their oral health issues without worrying about dental bills.
*All savings are provided by the insurer as per the IRDAI approved insurance plan. Standard T&C Apply
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Dental treatments are usually expensive due to the use of innovative material, lab set-up, inflation and the skill required. However, several health insurance plans in India offer dental insurance cover as part of their basic coverage or as an add-on benefit. These plans enable people to get their dental expenses covered by their insurance company.
There are not many standalone dental insurance plans in India. Most of the time, dental coverage is available as part of a comprehensive health insurance policy where the policyholder is able to claim dental expenses along with other medical reimbursements like the cost of hospitalization, cost of medicines, etc.
Dental Health Insurance Plan |
Sum Insured (Rs.) |
Dental Insurance Cover |
Aditya Birla Activ Health Platinum Enhanced Platinum Plan |
Rs 15 Lakh and above- Rs 2 Crore |
Dental Consultation/ and Investigations |
Bajaj Allianz Health Care Supreme Plan |
Rs 35 Lakh - Rs 50 Lakh |
Part of the base plan OPD dental consultations & procedures |
Bharti AXA Health Advant EDGE Plan |
5 lakh - 3 crore0/5% of SI or Rs 1 Lakh |
OPD expenses for dental (Optional Benefit) |
Care Plus Health Insurance Plan |
5 lakh – 25 lakh |
OPD dental treatments |
Chola MS Privilege Healthline Plan |
Rs 5 Lakh - Rs 25 Lakh |
Outpatient dental expenses 10,000 every 2 yrs. |
Digit Health Care Plus Plan |
N/A- |
Outpatient Dental treatments Cover |
Edelweiss HealthPlus Plan |
5 lakh – 1 crore |
Outpatient dental expenses |
Future Generali Health Total Plan |
15 lakh – 1 crore |
Outpatient dental consultations and diagnostics |
IFFCO Tokio Individual Medishield Insurance Plan |
50,000 – 50 lakh |
Dental services |
Kotak Mahindra Health Premier Plan |
N/A- |
Outpatient dental expenses |
Liberty HealthPrime Connect Plan |
10 lakh – 1 crore |
Dental expenses |
Magma HDI OneHealth Insurance Plan |
10 lakh - 1 crore |
Outpatient dental treatment |
ManipalCigna ProHealth Insurance Plan |
2 lakh – 1 crore |
Dental treatments |
National Parivar Mediclaim Policy |
1 lakh – 10 lakh |
Outpatient dental treatment |
New India Premier Mediclaim Policy |
15 lakh – 1 crore |
OPD dental treatment |
Niva Bupa Health Premia Insurance Plan |
5 lakh – 3 crore |
OPD dental treatment and diagnostic services |
Oriental Mediclaim Insurance Policy |
1 lakh – 10 lakh |
Accidental dental surgery |
Raheja Health QuBE Insurance Plan |
1 lakh – 50 lakh |
Accidental dental expenses |
Reliance Digital Care Management Policy |
Rs 1000 - Rs 5000 |
OPD dental consultations |
Royal Sundaram Lifeline Health Insurance Plan |
25 lakh – 1.5 crore |
Dental OPD treatments |
SBI Arogya Plus Plan |
1 lakh – 3 lakh |
OPD dental treatments |
Star Comprehensive Insurance Plan |
Rs 5 lakh -– 1 crore 25 Lakh |
Outpatient Dental treatment Cover ( Rs 5,000- Rs 10,000) |
Tata AIG Medicare Premier Plan |
5 lakh – 50 lakh |
Dental treatment |
United India Individual Health Insurance Policy |
2 lakh – 20 lakh |
Dental treatment |
Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan |
1 lakh – 10 lakh |
Dental treatment |
*All savings are provided by the insurer as per the IRDAI approved insurance plan. Standard T&C apply.
Check the dental insurance plans with their benefits as given below:
The Aditya Birla Activ Health Platinum Enhanced plan provides insurance coverage for dental investigation and consultations. The coverage is available for listed dental services availed at a network hospital of the insurance company. However, this cover is available only to people opting for a sum insured of Rs 15 lakh and above.
Bajaj Allianz Health Care Supreme offers coverage for OPD dental consultations and procedures under the outpatient expenses cover. The plan covers the cost of OPD dental consultations and procedures, including root canal treatment and extractions.
The Bharti AXA AdvantEDGE plan offers OPD for medical and dental cover as an optional benefit under the Royal and Apex variants. The limit for dental cover is 0.5% of the sum insured or up to Rs 1 lakh, whichever is less. The dental coverage benefit includes in-network doctor consultation, in-network pharmacy, in-network diagnostics, and in-network physiotherapy.
Care Plus Health Insurance offers coverage for outpatient dental treatments under OPD coverage. While the coverage was limited to up to Rs 1500 for sum insured of Rs 5 lakh & Rs 7 lakh, the coverage limit exceeds to Rs 2500 for the sum insured of Rs 10 lakh & Rs 25 lakh.
The Chola MS Healthline plan covers outpatient dental expenses in its Privilege variant. The coverage limit for dental expenses is up to Rs 10,000 in every two years.
Digit Health Care Plus offers coverage for dental expenses incurred on accidental and sickness hospitalization. The plan also offers outpatient benefit as an optional cover that offers coverage for outpatient dental treatments. Under this benefit, the insurance company will pay for tooth X-rays, root canal treatments, amalgam or composite fillings, and extractions. The coverage is extendible to prescribed medicines for the treatment and alignment of teeth for adolescents.
The Edelweiss Health plan covers outpatient dental expenses of the insured under the ‘Outpatient Expenses’ benefit. It will cover the dentist’s fees along with the cost of clinical oral examinations. It also covers dental procedure expenses, including root canal treatment, normal compound fillings, palliative treatment for dental pain and simple non-surgical extractions.
Future Generali Health Total offers coverage for outpatient dental consultations and diagnostics under the Superior and Premiere variants. Under the Superior plan, dental coverage of Rs 3000 and Rs 10,000 is available for individual and floater options respectively. Under the Premiere plan, coverage for dental expenses increases to Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000 for individual and floater options respectively.
The IFFCO Tokio Individual Medishield Insurance plan covers the cost of dental services as part of its Value Added Services. The plan provides coverage for dental services availed only at the empanelled dentists of the insurance company.
Kotak Mahindra Health Premier offers coverage for dental expenses under its health and rewards benefit. The reward points earned under for fitness initiatives can be redeemed to pay for the outpatient dental expenses of the insured.
The HealthPrime Connect plan by Liberty General Insurance Limited covers the dental services under the Health 360 benefit. The plan enables policyholders to redeem the points earned on their health and wellness on availing dental care services, except for cosmetic treatments.
Magma HDI OneHealth Insurance comes with the outpatient cover that enables the insured to avail coverage for outpatient dental treatments under the Premium variant. The coverage is limited to a maximum of Rs 20,000 once in 2 policy years with a sub-limit of 30%.
ManipalCigna ProHealth Insurance covers the cost of dental treatments under the Health Maintenance benefit. The coverage limit, however, varies from up to Rs 500 to Rs 20,000 depending on the opted variant.
The National Parivar Mediclaim policy offers coverage for outpatient dental treatments. It covers the cost of OPD dental expenses of the entire family on a floater sum insured basis. The outpatient dental coverage amount varies from Rs 2000 to Rs 10,000 per policy year.
The New India Premier Mediclaim policy provides coverage for OPD dental treatment costs. The coverage is limited to Rs 5000 and Rs 10,000 for Plan A and Plan B respectively. However, the coverage is available only after every two claim-free years.
Niva Bupa Health Premia Insurance offers coverage for OPD dental treatments under the OPD treatment and diagnostic services cover. It covers the cost of dental procedures, including those conducted for preventive and restorative services due to a disease, condition or disorder.
The Oriental Mediclaim insurance policy covers the medical expenses incurred on dental surgeries. However, coverage for dental surgeries are available only if it is required due to an accidental injury.
Raheja Health QuBE Insurance provides coverage for any dental treatments and surgeries taken by the insured. The coverage, however, is available only in case these surgeries or treatment is required due to an accidental injury.
The Digital Care Management policy by Reliance General Insurance Company offers OPD dental cover to the insured. It provides unlimited physical doctor consultations to the insured with a coverage amount ranging from Rs 1000 to Rs 5000.
Royal Sundaram Lifeline Health Insurance covers the expenses incurred on OPD dental treatments under the Elite variant. The coverage is limited to a maximum of Rs 10,000. However, the coverage is available once in every 2 years with a 30% sub-limit on the sum insured amount.
The SBI Arogya Plus plan provides coverage for the medical expenses incurred on OPD dental treatments. The plan covers the cost of dental OPD consultations and treatment incurred by the insured.
Star Comprehensive Insurance covers dental treatment expenses taken on an outpatient basis. The coverage amount is limited to a maximum of Rs 300 per dental consultation. However, the dental consultations must be taken at a network hospital of the insurance company.
The Tata AIG Medicare Premier plan provides coverage for dental treatments taken on an in-patient and outpatient basis. It covers dental surgeries as well as dental procedures, such as root canal treatments, fillings, tooth extractions, etc. Moreover, the coverage is limited up to a maximum of Rs 10,000 per year.
United India Individual Health Insurance covers the medical expenses incurred on dental treatments during in-patient hospitalization. However, this policy covers dental expenses only if it results from an injury.
Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance offers coverage for dental treatments resulting from an accidental injury. It also covers the cost of outpatient dental treatments, except for cosmetic treatments.
Here are the various types of health insurance plans that offer dental insurance cover in India:
Ans. To choose the best dental insurance plan, you can compare plans from different insurers online on Policybazaar.com based on coverage, premium, benefits, etc.
Ans. Yes. All dental insurance plans in India covers the treatment cost of an accidental dental injury.
Ans. Yes. Root canal treatment costs are covered under most dental insurance plans in India.
Ans. Yes. Most dental insurance plans cover the expenses incurred on tooth extraction.
Ans. No. Dental implants are mostly not covered under a dental insurance plan in India.