More than 130 million Americans don't have dental coverage. Nearly half of all cavities in low-income children go untreated. --- How do we fix this? Let's talk about the future of oral health in America.
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Advance Oral Health Medical and dental benefits need separate attention in debate, says Delta Dental Plans Association's Janis Oshensky - http://tinyurl.com/benefitsselling
Source: tinyurl.com
Much of the recent discussion of health care reform has ignored oral health. That's unfortunate because good oral health means much more than healthy teeth and a nice smile. It is essential to overall health and well-being.
A quality dental carrier can arrange for more appropriate dental services, more cost effective dental services, and with greater protections for the consumer than is generally available to those who finance their own care or who take a one-size-fits all approach to insurance coverage...
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Taxing benefits will undermine Americans' oral health, says Janis Oshensky, VP of Dental Relations and Public Policy for Delta Dental Plans Association - http://eba.benefitnews.com/news/taxing-h
Source: eba.benefitnews.com
Your recent article, “To tax or not to tax,” (Employee Benefit Adviser, July 2009) notes several arguments for and against the idea of taxing employer-paid benefits to pay for health care reform. ...
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---The differences between medical and dental benefits? They're a mouthful.---
Unlike medical benefits that generally focus on treating disease and illness, dental benefits emphasize routine preventive care – catching problems before they become more serious and expensive to treat. As a result, dental premiums average l...ess than a tenth the cost of medical premiums on average – and the trend for rate inflation is far more stable.
Dedicated dental benefits carriers further improve the cost-effectiveness of this prevention-based model by negotiating lower fee arrangements with a managed network of dentists – and additional contractual policies specifically protect dental consumers.
At Delta Dental, we believe every American deserves quality dental care – and that we must build on the success of what’s already working well. That includes allowing those that specialize in this area to compete to provide coverage and preserving the tax deductibility of dental benefits, both of which have contributed significantly to the proliferation of affordable coverage and improved oral health nationwide.
Dental benefits function differently from medical benefits, and are too important to not be specifically addressed in any overall health care reform discussion. Learn more at AdvanceOralHealth.com.Read More
Unlike medical benefits that generally focus on treating disease and illness, dental benefits emphasize routine preventive care – catching problems before they become more serious and expensive to treat. As a result, dental premiums average l...ess than a tenth the cost of medical premiums on average – and the trend for rate inflation is far more stable.
Dedicated dental benefits carriers further improve the cost-effectiveness of this prevention-based model by negotiating lower fee arrangements with a managed network of dentists – and additional contractual policies specifically protect dental consumers.
At Delta Dental, we believe every American deserves quality dental care – and that we must build on the success of what’s already working well. That includes allowing those that specialize in this area to compete to provide coverage and preserving the tax deductibility of dental benefits, both of which have contributed significantly to the proliferation of affordable coverage and improved oral health nationwide.
Dental benefits function differently from medical benefits, and are too important to not be specifically addressed in any overall health care reform discussion. Learn more at AdvanceOralHealth.com.Read More
Although the mouth is clearly a part of the body, with dental health inextricably connected with overall health, there are also several significant differences between medical benefits and dental benefits...
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Walter Van Brunt, president and CEO of Delta Dental of New Jersey, implores us to "remember the mouth." -- http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll
Source: www.dailyrecord.com
Much of the recent discussion of health care reform has ignored oral health. That is unfortunate because good oral health means much more than healthy teeth and a nice smile. It is essential to
Oral health means much more than healthy teeth and a nice smile. It is essential to general health and well-being...
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--- Poor oral health leaves people at a loss for more than just words. ---
Dental health problems not only impact a person’s ability to speak, eat and smile – they can also negatively affect an individual’s attendance at school or work. Statistics show that students across the country lose more than 51 million school ho...urs each year because of dental-related illnesses. Among adults, the loss of productivity amounts to more than 64 million hours of missed work.
And while many dental-related problems are easily preventable with regular cleanings and low-cost checkups, people without dental benefits often defer care. In fact, surveys show people who lack dental coverage – more than 130 million Americans – are only half as likely to visit a dentist at least once annually compared to those
with coverage.
By not receiving regular professional care, they risk allowing minor undetected oral health problems to develop into much more serious and costly-to-treat conditions.
Dental benefits – and their clear focus on prevention – belong in any health care reform discussion. To learn more about the important role they play in maintaining good oral health, please visit AdvanceOralHealth.com.Read More
Dental health problems not only impact a person’s ability to speak, eat and smile – they can also negatively affect an individual’s attendance at school or work. Statistics show that students across the country lose more than 51 million school ho...urs each year because of dental-related illnesses. Among adults, the loss of productivity amounts to more than 64 million hours of missed work.
And while many dental-related problems are easily preventable with regular cleanings and low-cost checkups, people without dental benefits often defer care. In fact, surveys show people who lack dental coverage – more than 130 million Americans – are only half as likely to visit a dentist at least once annually compared to those
with coverage.
By not receiving regular professional care, they risk allowing minor undetected oral health problems to develop into much more serious and costly-to-treat conditions.
Dental benefits – and their clear focus on prevention – belong in any health care reform discussion. To learn more about the important role they play in maintaining good oral health, please visit AdvanceOralHealth.com.Read More
Advance Oral Health Op-Ed in Roll Call: check out what Delta Dental Plans Association President and CEO Kim Volk has to say about dental health reform -- www.rollcall.com/news/36377-1.html
Source: www.rollcall.com
As government leaders set out to overhaul the nation s health care system, one hopes that Hippocrates words, First, do no harm, will guide their decisions.
Today, more than 130 million Americans lack dental benefit coverage, a population that is nearly half as likely to visit a dentist at least once annually as those with coverage...
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