Although we primarily sell dental insurance in the state of California, Dental discount plan  is an affordable alternative to California dental insurance.  When seeking a low cost alternative for immediate dental care then a discount plan may fit your dental care needs the best.  We offer a few discount plan options though Careington dental and Aetna Dental Access, in order review your dental plan options just enter your zip code in the quote box provided.

I have a family of four and looking for a good dental insurance plan since I am new to California. A friend has advise that Delta Dental was a good plan but which Delta Dental plan is the best?

Answer: Delta Dental as a whole is a good dental insurance plan option. They do provide many plan choices.  What best would depend on your own dental needs. Take the maximum limitation as an example, Delta dental maximum limitation range from $1000 – $2000. So if your dental care needs are just having preventive dental care $1000 max limit would be find but if you feel larger dental care services are in your future the going to the 2000 max limit may be a better option.

Call our member services if you have questions about our Delta Dental plans and or any of our dental insurance options for that matter. We are always happy to assist you in finding the best plan that fits your dental care needs.

Be careful when trying to mask bad breath.  Sugarless gum should not replace brushing and flossing your teeth after a meal, but in a pinch it can freshen breath by masking odors and is another way to increase saliva production to rinse away plaque and bacteria. Make sure to go for sugarless gum and or mints, since sugar creates plaque, and no one wants a mint that makes breath worse.

CaliforniaDentalInsurance.com offers over 40 different dental insurance and dental plan options. If you are looking for a dental insurance plan in California this is a great place to stop.  Just enter your zip code in the quote box provide and the you will be able to review all our dental insurance and plan options. Remember, call our member service line if you should have any questions about any of the plans available, as we are always happy to help you find the best dental insurance and or plan option for your dental needs.

In a prior post links to low carb diet and bad breath where found.  So how can you slim down with out the bad breath side effects?  Her are some tips in combating halitosis.

1) Make sure to drink plenty of water throughout the day. By drinking water you help to dilute the concentration of ketones. Also by drinking water it can help to cleanse teeth of excess bacteria and food debris. Bad breath can sometimes be caused by food particles caught in the teeth, and drinking water will help rinse away odor-causing particles.

2) Chewing gum.  Chewing Sugarless gum with xylitol after meals can help keep bad breath away. Your saliva production increases during chewing and this can help neutralize acid production and rinse food particles from the mouth. Sugar-free gum with xylitol can also help prevent cavities. Xylitol is a natural sweetener found in plants and fruits, and research shows it inhibits the growth of Streptococcus mutans, the oral bacteria that cause cavities.

3) Maintain good dental habits.  Brushinand flossing at least twice a day will not only keep your mouth healthy but will prevent odors.  Cleaning the tongue with a toothbrush or tongue scraper after meals can also help alleviate odors.

4) Seeing a dentist regularly. It is important in your overall oral and dental health to keep your dental appointments.  See a dentist at least twice a year more if advised by a dentist.   If your halitosis continues a general dentist or doctor can help determine the source of the odor.

Question: is there a Delta Dental plan in California where I can choose my own dentist? My dentist is no longer accepting the dental insurance plan I have though work.  However, it is important to me to stay with him. The office stated that they do take Delta Dental but I want to make sure I get a plan where I will have not problems staying with my dentist.

Answer: There are many different Delta Dental plans in California. However, most of them are either PPO plans that let you go outside their provider list (therefore letting you keep your own dentist) or Indemnity dental insurance plans that do not have a list of providers which means you pick your own dentist to go to.  Along as you stay away from their HMO plan staying with your own provider would not be a problem.

Review our Delta dental options as well as our other PPO and Indemnity insurance plan options we have available to you in California on our website.  And please call our member service line if you should have any questions about our dental insurance plan options. As we are always happy to assist you in finding the right plan for your dental needs.

When shopping for dental insurance there are three different plan types. Here is a brief review of the three plan types available.

1) The HMO: Dental HMO are normally the more affordable dental insurance plan option. However, with an HMO you do need to choose a dentist within the plan network of providers and it important to understand there is no benefits/coverage if you go to a dentist not accepting the plan or is other out of the plan network.

2) The PPO: Dental PPO insurance plans can tend to be more costly then the HMO plans but they normally will have a broader range of plan network providers. In additions dental PPO plan will normally provide coverages to out of network dentist though sometimes at a reduce coverages.  These types of plans may also come with waiting periods and yearly maximum dollar limitation that you need to be aware of.

3) The Indemnity Plan: An indemnity dental insurance plan in many ways is like your PPO dental insurance plan with similar limitations.  However this types of dental insurance plans will normally not have a network of dental providers as they provide you a free choice of dentist. Meaning you can pick your own dentist without worry if they are a plan provider or not.

Question: Looking for a good but affordable dental insurance plan in California for a couple. We do not have much to spend on a dental insurance plan but without insurance we can not afford to go to the dentist. What type of insurance plan do you offer that can help?

Answer: I would suggest reviewing either our Dental HMO insurance plans though California dental or PrimeCare or our Dental discount plan options though Careington or Aetna.  Both of these plan type are affordable running around $8.00 – $28.00 a month for couple plans.

Please call our member service line at 310-534-3444 if you have any questions about our plan options. As we are always happy to help.

Many people can wake up to bad breath or what is otherwise know as “Morning Breath”.  Saliva stops flowing while you sleep, so you may be prone to bad breath in the morning. If so, mornings may be the best time for your daily dental flossing.

It goes without saying having health insurance is very important. However, many health insurance plans do not include dental care or have very limited benefits for dental care.  Yet your oral health plays a large role in your overall wellness.

With that said having an individual dental insurance plan is equally important in maintaining not only your dental health but your overall health and well being.  Take the time to review the dental insurance plans our website has to offer and please call our member service line at 310-534-3444 if you should have any questions.   We be happy to help.

Endodontic/Root Canal dental treatment is needed when the the pulp (The pulp: contains blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue and creates the surrounding hard tissues of the tooth during development) becomes inflamed or infected.   This inflammation or infection can have a variety of causes: such as deep decay, repeated dental procedures on the tooth, or a crack or chip in the tooth. Also, a injury to a tooth may cause pulp damage even if the tooth has no visible chips or cracks. If pulp inflammation or infection is left untreated, it can cause pain or lead to an abscess.

Many Californians strive to stay fit and be healthy. However often times dental care is still left on the back burner. Did you know that more and more studies prove that the health of you mouth can have a direct effect on your over all wellness.

That’s why it is important to have dental insurance. With dental insurance it will help you keep your dental care cost low and much more affordable.  By having affordable dental care you are more likely to visit your dentist regularly and maintain your dental care needs.

When shopping for dental insurance, it is important to not only look for affordability in a plan, but that also provides quality coverage/benefits that will fit your dental care needs the best.

A lower cost dental insurance plan may at first fit your budget, but not if the plan benefits does not cover you dental care needs. Many lower cost plans may not provide benefits to see a specialist or the co payments may too high for the dental service you may need.

Like wise a more costly plan does not always mean better benefits. It is important to review each plan terms and conditions to make sure you getting the most out of what you are paying regardless of the price of the dental plan.

CaliforniaDentalInsurance.com offers many dental insurance options. One such option is Delta Dental California. Our Delta Dental California plans lets you choose from their PPO’s plans and their indemnity insurance plans.  They have yearly maximal limitations ranging from 1000 – 2000.

Delta Dental PPO plans have a large list of providers where as their Indemnity plans let you go to any dental office of your choice. This makes stating with your current dentist possible under the Delta Dental plans.  If you have any questions about our Delta Delta plans or about any other of our dental insurance options please call our member services at 310-534-3444 as we be happy to help you with your questions, so that you best pick the plan right for your needs.

It has been established in a study from the Faculty of Odontology at Malms University in Sweden that the size of teeth in premature children is smaller. Our knowledge about premature children, and their physical and mental development as they grow up, is constantly expanding. In recent years several studies of children’s dental health have been published by researchers at the Faculty of Odontology in Malma. Liselotte Paulsson-Bjarnsson, a specialist in orthodontics, has studied 80 children born before week 33 of pregnancy

Question: I am 19 looking for dental insurance and my mom says that I should by a Delta Dental plan since most dentist take Delta Dental. There seems to be a few Delta Dental plans on your website but not sure what the difference is.

Answer: Depending on the state you are in we offer their PPO’s and Indemnity dental plans.  A PPO plan has a list of providers (dentist that are accepting that plan) however you can still choose to go to a dentist that is not a provider of the plan if you wish.

An Indemnity dental insurance options has no providers list. You just go to whatever dentist you want to.  Also note that there are different maximum limitations ranging from 1000 – 2000 depending on what you may want.  There are other differences in coverages.  I suggest calling our member services line at 310-534-3444. We be more then happy to go over the plans with you.

Parents can make the first dental visit enjoyable as well as a positive for their child. Here are some tips to that can help you.

1) If you child is old enough, They should be informed of the dental visit and be told that the dentist and their staff will explain all procedures and answer any questions they may have. Keep it light, the less to-do concerning the dental visit, the better.

2) Refrain from using words around your child that might cause unnecessary fear. Void words such as needle, pull, drill or hurt.

3) There are fun young kid friendly YouTube videos that you may want to watch with your child if they have more questions about seeing a dentist.

At CaliforniaDentalInsurance.com a few of our dental insurance plan options will also come with vision insurance benefits. Those plans would be AlwaysCare, and Standard life. However we also provide a stand alone vision insurance and vision plan options as well on our vision website www.BestVisionPlans.com. Like our dental website CaliforniaDentalInsurance.com just enter your zip code in the quote box provide in order to review the available vision plan options.

The unexpected findings could pave the way for the development of preventative measures in tackling gum, by manipulating the normal bacteria in the same way that probiotic yoghurt works to protect the intestine.  Researchers at Queen Mary’s Blizard Institute, including Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellow Mark Payne, worked with scientists in the US; they published their findings in the journal Cell Host and Microbe

Question:  My son is going to have his wisdom teeth removed. Will be put to sleep during the process? If so, what should I expect when he wakes up?  Is dental extractions very painful?  What should I have on hand and What is the aftercare ?

Answer:  Generally speaking you would go to an oral surgeon to have wisdom teeth removed and you would be asleep during the process.  Once the teeth are extracted the dentist will gold up some gauze and place it in his mouth over the extraction site.  You will be given extra gauze to take home and use as needed.

In most cases before leaving the dental office the dentist will go over the after care instructions as well as give it to you in writing.  The instructions will go over what to expect during the recovery  and will normally provide a list of dos and don’t.

Any bleeding should slow down and stop with in a few hours of the extraction. You may want him to take it easy the first day and rest.  Throughout the first day it is  important to keep an icepack on his cheeks near the extraction area.  Wisdom teeth extractions are known for causing swelling and his cheeks can blow up for a few days.

Make sure to stick to soft food during the healing process such as soup, Jell-O, yogurt and pudding to name a few.   You should talk to the dentist that will be doing the wisdom teeth extractions ahead of time so you can have the chance to ask all the questions needed.  Do not be afraid to ask a dentist any questions you may have this way you can relax a little about the process.