Keeping your teeth healthy

Question: I am 26 and although I have dental insurance though work, I still do not like going to the dentist. I try and make sure that I never have any real dental issues. Is brushing and flossing enough to keep my teeth healthy?

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Low monthly California dental insurance plans.

Question: Why is it that on the low monthly insurance plans that I can afford does not let you go outside of their network of providers. The dental insurance plan that let you do that are so costly I can not afford them. I am upset about this because my dentist I have been going to has always helped me.

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Question: I am in need of two dental crowns. I am trying to find a dental PPO insurance plans that will cover at least 50 percent or more on a crown and one that will start right away without waiting periods, since I am need of the crowns now.

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Question: I live in Kansas and I am in need of dental insurance before moving to California. Since dental offices is not an issue I am looking for a more affordable dental insurance that can help me with my dental care needs. Just not sure what I should be looking for as being online looking for insurance starts to get overwhelming

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Not Sure if I Need Braces

Question: My teeth are yellowish and my eye teeth are very pointy and slightly crooked. Also about a year ago I lost a tooth which I did not really mind since it had a black spot on it. The thing is now I have a gap that is in the back of my mouth. Do you think braces will fix this or do I need to have them pulled?

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Dental Insurance for my 21 year old son not in school

Question: I have three children the eldest one is 21 going to be 22 soon I want to get a family plan for all of us but do not want to have to buy a separate plan for my 21 year old. He is not currently in school but is planing on do so. Will dental insurance include us all?

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Question: I have a family of four and on a very tight budget and although both my wife work we do not receive dental insurance. Our child are at the age where they should be seeing a dentist and I looking for a low income dental insurance plan

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How do you get your six year old to brush their own teeth?

Question: My son six years of age and I feel that by now he should be able to brush his own teeth. However, when I try and get him to brush his teeth I find m just playing around. I get so frustrated by it that I wine up brushing his teeth for him to make sure it gets done and that we are able to run on time

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How do you know if you have a cavity?

Question: I do not have any teeth pain, but I have not been to the dentist in over two years since I got drop from my parents dental insurance policy. I think my teeth are find but my mom has been getting on me to see the dentist saying I could have cavities and not even know it until it is too late. Is that true? Or is there a way for me to know then go to the dentist if needed.

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Question: I just got some dental bonding on five teeth. However I forgot to ask if it was okay for me to eat anything. Or if I needed to wait. If so for how long to I need to waiting after having bonding done? I need to know.

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Question: I do not have current dental insurance and very little money. I was told that I need some dental work on my teeth so I started looking for dental insurance. Right now insurance seems too costly for me but a few of my friends are telling me to stay away from dental discount plans because they are not really insurance and are bad to get. Is this true?

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Regardless of age daily brushing and flossing is essential in order to keep them in good dental health. Plaque can quickly build up on the teeth of seniors, this is especially true if oral hygiene is neglected and lead to tooth decay as well as gum disease. Some seniors can run a higher risk of poor dental hygiene due to health, medication and age factor limitations. In order for anyone to maintain good oral health it is important to maintain proper dental health care habits.

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If you are on a tight budget or you want an insurance plan that benefits are more budget friendly then you may want to review your HMO insurance options. Not only are HMO the lower cost insurance plan option but most base their benefits on a fee schedule that brakes down the cost of each covered service. Hence making it easier to budget your dental care.

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An annual maximum occupational exposure for radiation workers in the US is 5,000 millirems. When you spread low doses out over a period for time, it is not as destructive to the body because it has time to recover. To help put this in perspective to dental X-Rays, you would need to have 2,000 dental x-rays to equal the radiation in 1 mammogram. To reach that maximum safety dose, you would need to have taken approximately 10,000 dental X-Rays. On average people receive 3 dental bite wings work of radiation a day just from being outside in the sun or around concrete building and road.

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When buying a dental HMO insurance plan it is important to call the dental providers and confirm they are still accepting the plan and to ask additional questions that are important to you in choosing a dental office. Another good tip to keep in mind try choosing a dental HMO that has more then one dental office locally to you so that if you want to change dentist you have other options available to you.

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Question: Looking for a good family PPO dental insurance plan. Are there any PPO plans that do not have any waiting periods? I do not care if we have to pay more for it but I do not want to have to worry that I may not have coverage’s for services needed due to waiting periods.

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Sippy cups may be a good training tool that can help your child transition from a baby bottle to a cup. However, if your child continues to use a sippy cup throughout the day, fill it with water only (unless with a meal). The prolonged period of exposures to liquids containing sugars will promote the cavity causing bacteria in your child mouth,

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Do you have a dentist that you trust and like going to? One main reason why people do not visit a dentist regularly is that they do not trust their dentist or they feel their dentist is over priced but worry about seeing a different dentist.

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According to a recently conducted study done by Delta Dental on Preventive Dental Care, they found that even among insured individuals, many people at higher risk for tooth decay or gum disease are not getting proper preventive dental care.

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According to a study done by Delta Dental they found that a third of children ages 6-18 area at higher risk for tooth decay, and of those children

• More than 70 percent are not receiving two fluoride treatments a year
• More than 60 percent ages 6-9 did not receive sealants on their first molars
• More than 80 percent ages 11-15 did not receive sealants on their second molars

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