According to a new study, people with health/dental insurance were 138% more likely to receive preventive dental care. Therefore having dental insurance is an important step in taking care of your dental health.

All water-fluoridation systems are checked daily to maintain safe fluoride levels for drinking. Parents should supervise the use of all fluoride products in the home. Fluoride-supplement tablets should be stored safely away from young children. In 2010, the American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs recommended fluoride supplements only for children who have a high risk of caries. This advice applies regardless of the amount of fluoride in the child’s drinking water. Dentists limit the amount of tablets they prescribe at one time to reduce the risk of overdose. To avoid any chance of overdose, do not stock up on fluoride tablets in your home. If you have any questions regarding fluoride risks, talk to your dentist or physician.

Question: I thinking about using baking soda to help whiten my teeth, but not sure if there is a problem with doing so.

Reply: Baking powder/soda may to help whiten your teeth. However, it is an abrasive that may ware down your enamel on your teeth. This may cause more damage to your over all dental health. Before using baking powder or any home remedies you should consult your local dentist to make sure that you will not be doing more harm than good.

Question: I have poor dental health right now and I know will need a lot of dental care in fixing my teeth. Looking for a good dental insurance plan in California that will help with the cost have having my teeth fixed.

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Question: I thinking about buying a dental discount plan just wanting to have a better understanding on how they work.

Answer: Most individual dental insurance plans require you to satisfy waiting periods and deductibles before having major and sometimes even minor restorative work done. Discount dental plans help make maintaining good oral health a lot more affordable. And, with no waiting periods or complicated coverage procedures, dental discount plans are about as simple as you can get.

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Question: I never been to the dentist. My mom says they will hurt me if they did a cleaning. I feel I should go to the dentist but I do not want to be hurt,  and my mom dose not seem to want to take me to one.

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Question: I do chew daily, I am wanting to stop but until I do if I brush often will that help prevent dental health issues?

Answer: The side effects of chewing tobacco are numerous, but since we are talking about your teeth here are the side effects related to just your mouth.

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Question:  I have an abscess tooth and it is hurting me I like to have it pulled but the dentist I went to only wants to drain the abscess and make me wait it out, before pulling the to that is hurting me. I am in pain and just want the tooth gone.

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Stem cells from teeth form brain-like cells:   Stem cells are cells that are able to differentiate into specialized cell types, aiding tissue regeneration, cardiovascular disease and blood disease treatments. But now, researchers have found that stem cells from teeth grow to resemble brain cells, a discovery they say could be harnessed in the brain for stroke therapy.  The team, from the University of Adelaide in Australia, publish their results in the journal Stem Cell Research & Therapy.

When it comes to buying a mouthguard, parents who want to reduce their child’s risk of a sports-related concussion should visit a dentist instead of a sporting goods store.    High school football players wearing store-bought, over-the-counter (OTC) mouthguards were more than twice as likely to suffer mild traumatic brain injures (MTBI)/concussions than those wearing custom-made, properly fitted mouthguards, reports a new study in the May/June 2014 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD).

Choose a brush that has a seal of approval by the American Dental Association (ADA) The type of brush you use is not nearly as important as brushing the right way and doing it twice a day. Any approved brush will be a good tool, but you have to know how to use it and to use it daily twice a day for good dental habits.

Eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, robs the body of much-needed vitamins and minerals, and without proper nutrition, the gums can become increasingly soft, tender, and bleeding easily.

Eating disorders that involve excessive vomiting, can cause discoloration and erosion of the teeth due to constant contact with acid from the stomach. People who have eating disorders also may experience swollen salivary glands, dry mouth, sensitive teeth, and loss of tooth enamel.  Anyone who has eating orders should consult a doctor, however let your dentist know about the disorder as well so that he/she can scheduled dental exams to monitor your dental health.

Pennsylvania Legislature and Governor Tom Corbett signed and passed a bill that requires insurance companies to cover the cost of general anesthesia for young children and patients with disabilities.    Dr Bernie Dishler, president of the Pennsylvania Dental Association, stated for people who can not be handled in a normal dental setting, their situation just gets worse and worse, and then you have to deal with infection and all sorts of things that have occurred because a small cavity wasn’t taken care of.   Part of the problem is that many private insurance plans have yearly maximum limitations that caps out at $1500 – $2000 for dental service. The use of general anesthesia can eat up most if not all of that cost, leaving people having to pay out-of-pocket for either the anesthesia or the dental work. That out-of-pocket cost can cause people to put off dental treatment, which often leads to more serious and costly problems.

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an opinion that upholds the Affordable Health Care Act

This includes the individual mandate for coverage.  The case challenged the constitutionality of several parts of the law, including the rule that most people in the U.S. must get health coverage.   We will continue to carry out provisions of the law by thoughtfully implementing the new requirements for customers and members. We will also continue to look for ways to address increasing costs that are crippling our health care system, including: ·      Advancing our partnership with primary care physicians announced earlier this year that we believe will substantially improve quality and member health, and potentially reduce the trend in overall medical costs by as much as 20% by 2015. ·      Coordinating patient care through the use of IBM-Watson technology to promote evidence-based health care and ensure that millions of Americans receive the most effective courses of treatment.  We look forward to continuing our efforts to work with policymakers and other key stakeholders to build a health care delivery system that provides security and affordability to all Americans.

Reviewing Dental insurances plans, What is the best dental insurance plan in Texas. I get easily lost and confused real fast when trying to go though all the different dental plan options that seem to be available on line. I do not want to just buy any dental plan on line but I also do not want to spend days trying to figure everything out either. I see you offer a few different plans in Texas so here is what I want..

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Dental insurance quotes North Carolina. I am a single mom of two looking to get an affordable dental plan for myself and my two boys. I would like to spend no more then $80 a month and a course less would be better. I know many dental plan have waiting periods but I would not like to get a plan that has more then a year for all dental services to be render.

Florida dental insurance for partials.  I am looking for a dental plan I can get for my mother.  She needs to have new partials since old ones she has is not fitting her correctly any more and she does not like wearing them since they tend to hurt her after a while.  You have any dental plan that can help her get new partials?

Dental crown work needed, looking for a good affordable dental plan.  I need to find a good low cost dental plan that can help me pay for three crowns.  I live in Kentucky and do not have any dental benefits  right now.   I been looking at some of your dental plan and I want to know is it true that they would be effective as soon as the next business day?  How do I buy it and use it right away?  I want to me sure the dental plan will work for my needs

Dental care for senior citizens, I need an affordable dental plan.  I live in FL and I need to get an affordable dental insurance plan for myself.  I can not afford more then $25 a month but most all the dental insurance plan I have seen are much more if not double the price that I can afford to spend.   I do not want a dental discount plan they do not work for me.  Do you have anything with in my price range?

Student dental discount network plans in New Jersey.  I am a full time student part time employee with no dental benefits.  I would like to start seeing a dentist since I do not have the best teeth and I want to start having them fixed up.  Since I am a full time student and only working part time I do not have much money to spend on a dental plan is getting a dental discount plan a good option?  Please advise