Does Trupanion have dental coverage?

Our pets use their mouths for more than just eating. Because dogs and cats have paws instead of hands, they use their mouths to pick things up, examine objects, and help them navigate the world around them. Good oral hygiene and dental health is therefore crucial to our pets’ everyday lives, so having pet insurance that offers dental coverage is important.

Your Trupanion coverage includes treatment for all new dental illnesses and injuries if your pet has an annual dental exam and you follow your veterinarian’s recommended dental care.

A happy mouth means a happy pet

Most pets show signs of tooth and gum disease by age three, but many pet insurance companies don't provide dental coverage. Why? Because veterinary dental treatment is expensive! Thankfully, we're not like those other guys.

Why are annual dental exams required?

Just as you brush your teeth every day and see your dentist annually to prevent and identify any issues, good dental care is important for your pet’s health too. If anything, regular dental exams and cleanings are actually more important for dogs and cats because they’re not able to pick up a toothbrush or floss their teeth like humans can.

Now, if you weren’t doing anything to take care of your oral health, getting an eventual cavity or experiencing other tooth and gum issues probably wouldn’t come as a surprise. Likewise, avoiding routine pet dental care can lead to problems that could have otherwise been prevented.

How does our dental coverage compare?

	Embrace	AKC Pet Insurance	Healthy Paws
Coverage for all new, unexpected dental conditions without payout limits	Dental illnesses only covered up to $1,000 per policy year	Accident and Illness coverage only reimburses for extractions of broken permanent teeth due to accidents.	No illness coverage — only covers tooth extraction and/or reconstruction of damaged teeth if the teeth were injured by an accident.

Does Trupanion cover pre-existing dental conditions?

Like most other pet insurance providers, Trupanion does not cover pre-existing conditions with dental disease. To reduce the likelihood of pre-existing conditions, it helps to sign up your pet for Trupanion coverage as early as possible.

We’re on the same team as pet parents, and we rely on you to properly care for cats and dogs in order for our coverage to be the most useful. Remember, for Trupanion to cover dental care illnesses and injuries you need to get your pet annual dental exams and comply with any recommended care made by your veterinarian.