A short YouTube video by Dr. Lera Clone warning that notation of dental tartar in a pet's medical record can cause insurers to treat later periodontal disease as a pre-existing condition, potentially denying coverage; advises resolving the issue by having the pet's teeth professionally cleaned (with or without sedation), per insurance guidance.
Did you know with Dr. Lara did you know that if your dog or cat has dental tartar in their mouth but they don't have periodontal disease that dental tartar notation in the medical record will make your dog or cat be considered to have periodontal disease as a pre existing condition? Sorry instead of air quotes I pre existed which means if you sign up for the policy and you and they have dental charter and you go ahead and a year, two, three, four years later your dog or cat actually develops periodontal disease and they do X rays and they find it and they go ahead and tell you hey it's gonna be a thousand two thousand six thousand dollars the insurance companies will consider it pre existing and they won't cover it. Now the way that you go ahead and you lift this as a pre existing condition is by getting your pet's teeth cleaned. However the insurance companies recommend it whether it's with sedation or without so now you know thanks for watching and have a bless.
