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Mid band

Guardian group dental for a 10-person team

The behaviorally smart choice. Guardian’s Maximum Rollover lets an employee who uses the plan modestly bank unused maximum into a personal account, so a $1,500 or $2,000 plan quietly grows a cushion.

Modeled cost

What it costs: 10 employees, 50% employer split

Employer cost, this team
$160/mo · about $1,920/yr
$16/employee/mo
Employer pays 50% of the employee-only premium; dependents are employee-paid (the most common structure).
Who's coveredPremiumEmployee pays
Just the employee$32/mo$16/mo
Employee + spouse$64/mo$48/mo
Employee + child(ren)$61/mo$45/mo
Employee + family$93/mo$77/mo
Illustrative mid market-average estimate (NADP/KFF/eHealth/MoneyGeek). Not a Guardian quote — carriers price each company by census, ZIP and design.

Plan design

  • Annual max: $1,000 / $1,500 / $2,000 + Maximum Rollover banking unused max
  • Waiting periods: none for groups of 5+; takeover credit with 12 months prior coverage
  • Orthodontia: 50%, separate $1,500 lifetime (child-only or adult+child by election)
  • Network: DentalGuard Preferred, ~133,000–138,000 dentists; ~2-week setup

Want to flex the headcount, contribution, salary and turnover assumptions? Open the interactive calculator.

Why it pays off

The value for your team

Best for: The owner who likes a benefit that rewards employees for preventive care and accrues value rather than resetting to zero.

Strongest angle: Maximum Rollover as a stickiness mechanic: employees build a personal benefit cushion that they keep only by staying enrolled and using preventive care.

For a 10-person firm, voluntary turnover quietly costs roughly $12,000 to $28,000 a year (employees × ~13% turnover × salary × ~25% replacement cost). This plan runs about $1,920 a year for the team, so it only has to nudge retention slightly to pay for itself. See the cost of turnover for the full picture.

Honest caveat. No verified $5,000 group tier; standard designs top out around $2,000. The no-wait benefit applies at 5+ employees. Premiums are census-rated and quoted per company.

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