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Home > Blog > The Importance of Your Annual Dental Checkup
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The Importance of Your Annual Dental Checkup

You likely know that you need to see your doctor for a periodic checkup. However, just seeing your general practitioner usually isn’t all the care you need. You also need to factor in a visit to your dentist. Your oral health is a critical part of your overallimage of denture sample wellness. So, what do you need to do to maintain it? Will your health insurance help you in that goal?

With the right options, you can get dental care covered by your insurance. Yet, it’s your job to make sure you add that protection to your coverage.

Why Dental Health Matters

Most people believe their teeth to be among the most durable parts of their body. They’re able to withstand a lot of use, after all. Yet, no one’s mouth can outlast everything. Just as your car needs an annual inspection, so do your teeth. Seeing a dentist can help you go a long way towards achieving better oral and full-body health.

Teeth cleaning, along with periodic fillings and other procedures, helps clean away disease and pain that might fester in your mouth. It takes care of things that regular brushing and flossing might not. Simply by seeing a dentist, you can save yourself a lot of discomfort from potential oral illness.

Not only that, regular dental care can help you better achieve health stability. Studies clearly show that regular dental care can keep harmful toxins out of your system. That saves you from the potential risk of facing a major health crisis only because you don’t care for your teeth. Within dental care, you’ll find one more convenient way to keep yourself in a healthy, happy place.

Affording Dental Care

Like all health care, dental treatment can get expensive. That’s why many people put off receiving dental care. However, many Americans do have access to covered dental care through insurance. Still, at times, you have to ask for this coverage.

  • Basic health insurance plans often don’t automatically include dental coverage. However, you can often ask your provider whether your plan offers a dental supplement. Many plans allow you to tack this coverage onto your existing plan for a slight increase in premium. With coverage, you can pay for cleanings, fillings and other costs at an affordable cost.
  • Some plans offered on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace automatically offer dental coverage for children under 18.
  • Countless options exist for you to get a private, stand-alone dental insurance plan. Certain Medicare Advantage plans also offer coverage.

Depending on your needs, you might find any of these coverage options to your benefit. Therefore, talk to one of our agents at 877-209-4949 about which plan works for you. At the end of the day, you can get help paying for the dental care you critically need.

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