Many people do not receive dental benefits though their employer.  Dental insurance is often not thought about until there are larger dental issue that needs to be address.

Yet buying dental insurance only when a dental issue arises is not a good idea for anyone. By doing so you may either need to give up your current dentist or not receive the benefits you could have had, had you though ahead of time.

This is especially true with regards to babies. Most babies will need to see a Pediatric Dentist until they are at least five to six years of age, until they are able to start seeing a more affordable family dentist.

By buying a dental PPO insurance plan while your baby is still a new born,  you will able to see the dentist you wish.  In addition, by the time your child is one year old (recommend time a baby should first see a dentist) any waiting periods the plan has are either over or will be over shortly. This is because generally speaking PPO plans have a six  month waiting period for basic services and 12 months waiting periods for major dental care services (Though that can very depending on the plan).  Hopefully your one year old will not be needing any major dental care services, but it nice to know you will have dental benefits available if need be.