If you're like me, the first time you thought about dental insurance was the first time you went to your dentist after being kicked off your parent's plan. Like most things, we don't understand how expensive it really they really are until they become our own responsibility to pay for. And if you aren't fortunate to be offered this coverage through your employer, many of the individual options available to you simply are not worth it! This is why for about a two-year span af