An Act to create direct dental care agreements

HD 335 creates a legal framework for "direct dental care agreements" between dentists and patients. These agreements replace traditional fee-for-service billing with a fixed periodic fee for specified dental services (like screenings and diagnoses) over a set period, rather than relying on dental insurance. The bill explicitly states such agreements are not insurance products, so dentists aren't subject to insurance regulations or oversight, and they cannot bill insurance for services covered under the agreement. This directly affects dentists who choose to offer this payment model and patients who opt for it instead of insurance-based care.