Purchasing dental insurance can be a daunting decision. It may not be easy to determine which plan and coverage options best meet your needs. At first glance, two plans may seem exactly alike. In actuality, they could be very different, especially if the two plans are offered by … [Read more...]
Understanding Dental Benefit Categories
Many dental plans offer 3 classes or categories of coverage. If orthodontics is covered, that is considered a fourth class and typically has a separate lifetime maximum payable amount. Each class provides specific types of treatment and typically covers those treatments at a … [Read more...]
Dental Care for the Disabled
It’s National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a time to recognize the value and needs of these special members of our communities. There are unique challenges in helping a disabled person get the medical and dental care they need. Dental professionals have become … [Read more...]
Dental References in Movies
Scanning through the movies produced during the last few decades shows a surprisingly low number of dentist characters, as compared to the number of general medical practitioners. Dentists most often appear in comedies or thriller style movies. Here are some highlights through … [Read more...]
Minimally Invasive Dentistry
The dental community is increasingly subscribing to the idea that less is indeed more; the less the invasive the dental procedures are, the better. This is where the concept and practice of Minimally Invasive Dentistry comes in. Minimally invasive dentistry stresses the fact … [Read more...]