Michael J. Ruelf was born and raised in Tampa Bay. After graduating from Dixie Hollins High school in St. Petersburg, he attended Emory University and received a BA in Chemistry. Dr. Ruelf completed Emory Dental School and enlisted in the U.S Navy. He worked as a dentist for 3 years in Millington, TN where he was stationed. As a post-graduate, he studied Pediatric Dentistry at LSU in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Ruelf is Board Certified in Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Ruelf gives back to his community in numerous ways. He extends his pediatric dentist practice to RCMA and state-funded health programs for children who may not have had the opportunity to receive pediatric dental healthcare. He has participated in several mission trips. Throughout the years he has provided Pediatric Dental Health Education to local childcare facilities, elementary schools and hospital-based family programs. Dr. Ruelf is also a proud supporter of youth sports and athletic organizations.
Our office is happy to assist you in completing your insurance claims. To do so, you must first provide us with either validated insurance claim forms or your insurance card. Unfortunately, due to the extensive variability of current policies and contracts, we are only able to provide you estimates, rather than guarantees, of your true coverage. Also, please be aware that balances not covered by insurance are still your responsibility to pay. It is for this reason we inform all insured patients to remain aware of their current benefits provided. To date, we accept coverage from the following plans and providers:
MCNA Dental Sunshine state, Integral, PrestigePPO Metlife, Aetna, United Health Care, United Concordia, Guardian, Humana, Cigna Dental, Assurant Ameritas, Comp Benefits, Dentemax, Lincoln Financial, Principal Financial Group, Reliance Standard, SafeGuard, Southerm Benefits, Sunlife, UMR, Tricare, Central States SE & Sw Health, Connecticut General, Dearborn National, Mutual of Omaha, Prudential HMO Humana: C/CS plans (c/cs150, c/cs250, c/cs350, c/cs450), AVN Plans (AVN1-6)HS Plan: (HS-205/210/215/195, FS-305/310/315/295), AVF Plans (AV-F1/F2/F3)Metlife Direct Referral: SG185/185A/245/290, SGXM 225, SGX 245, SGXM 245, SGX 290, MetCo1C/P-Metco8C/P]DentalQuest Humana, Better Health, Amerigroup