Careington 500 Series is the best dental savings plan for most Denver ZIP checks: $149/yr through 1Dental (or $14.95/mo plus a $30 setup fee), no waiting period. Humana is cheapest at $6.99/mo per applicant. Aetna publishes 262,000+ locations for Front Range city checks. There is no Denver-only membership rate — confirm the dentist before you enroll.
1Dental price: $149/year for one member, all fees included, or $14.95/month plus a $30 setup fee.
Check Careington pricing at 1Dental →Careington review →Talk to the advisor (~1 min) →Membership dollars do not change between downtown, Aurora, Lakewood, or Boulder. Aetna’s 262,000+ published locations are a network fact, not a Denver clinic packet. Search each plan by the ZIP you actually use; foothills and mountain-town offices drop off first.
| # | Plan | From | Network fact | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Careington 500 Series | $14.95/mo $149/yr through 1Dental with no setup fee | One of the largest U.S. networks (no published count) | Most Denver ZIP checks: household tiers plus Sample Schedule 501 |
| 2 | Humana Dental Savings Plus | $6.99/mo Per applicant | 135,000+ | Seniors needing dentures, implants, or major restorative work |
| 3 | 1Dental Care 500 | $12.42/mo-equiv $149/yr, no setup fee | Careington network | Households of 3+ on the same Careington network ($199/yr) |
| 4 | Aetna Dental Savings | $14.95/mo $149/yr through 1Dental with no setup fee | 262,000+ locations | Front Range city ZIP checks on a published location count |
| 5 | Cigna Dental Savings | $8/mo-equiv $96/yr annual only | ~110,000 | Buyers who want Cigna’s ZIP fee lookup before they enroll |
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Careington 500 Series is the best dental savings plan for most Denver ZIP checks: $149/year through 1Dental (or $14.95/month plus a $30 setup fee), no waiting period, and official Sample Schedule 501 member maximums. Humana is the cheapest published entry at $6.99/month, priced per applicant. There is no Denver-only membership price.
No. The five plans we review are national memberships priced the same in Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and every other city. What changes is which participating dentists sit near your ZIP. Mountain-town and suburban-edge offices drop off first — check the ZIP you actually use.
Yes. City intent is the dentist-near-this-ZIP question. The Colorado state pages remain the statewide ranking URLs. This unused Denver answer does not recut those ranking fields.
Careington does not publish a Denver fee table. Official Sample Schedule 501 lists a national sample maximum of $524 for D2750 (porcelain-fused-to-high-noble-metal crown) at a participating general dentist. Ask the Denver-area office for its current member quote. That sample row is not a local guarantee.