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Understanding Vision Savings Plans: A Comprehensive Guide
When it comes to maintaining good eye health, the costs of regular eye exams, prescription glasses, and contact lenses can add up quickly. Vision savings plans offer a solution to manage these expenses effectively. In this post, we’ll explore what a vision savings plan is, how it works, what it typically includes, whether it’s worth…
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Make Dental Check Ups Part of Your Back to School Plan
No matter what school looks like for your family in 2021-22, it’s important to ensure your kiddos are up to date with their wellness visits. If you haven’t seen your children’s health care team recently, now is a good time to book well child checkups with your pediatrician and dentist. (While you’re at it, consider…
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Affordable Care Act Dental Insurance 2025
Under the Affordable Care Act, dental insurance is treated differently for individuals, kids & seniors. If you’re confused about dental insurance as it pertains to the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA), you’ve come to the right place.
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Is Pumpkin Spice Bad for My Teeth?
As summer draws to an end, it’s time for the great pumpkin invasion. Soon, pumpkin spice flavored and scented everything will be available for your autumn enjoyment. Why do some of us love this stuff so much? According to science, it’s less about the taste and more about the aroma – bottom line: pumpkin spice…
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Does Breastfeeding Cause Tooth Decay?
Whether you’ve chosen to breastfeed your baby, bottle-feed or do a combination of the two, it’s good to be aware of the impact all feeding methods can have on your baby’s dental health, now and into the future. Following a few simple tips makes protecting your baby’s smile easy.
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How Does Secondary Dental Insurance Work?
Secondary dental insurance functions as an additional coverage layer to your primary dental insurance. Just as it sounds, it comes into play only after the primary insurance has paid its part. Secondary dental insurance is typically used when the cost of your treatment exceeds the maximum coverage limit of your primary insurance plan (typically $1,000-$1,500…
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Why Do My Teeth Hurt When Eating Ice Cream?
Forty-eight pints – that’s how much ice cream the average American consumes year. And most of us have experienced the occasional “ice cream headache” (aka brain freeze) when we slurp down that ice cream too quickly. That happens because your body is trying to defend itself against the extreme, unexpected cold by warming up quickly…
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How Do I Clean My Retainer?
Retainers are an essential step in your orthodontic treatment—but putting them in your mouth every day isn’t always pleasant. Learn some simple steps to help keep them clean and fresh-smelling.
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Is Invisalign Better Than Braces?
Getting your teeth straightened without having to sport a metallic grin for months seems like a dream come true. But do removable Invisalign clear aligners work as well as traditional metal braces?
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Five Ways to Help Your Kids Adjust to Braces
Summer vacation is a good time to start your kid’s orthodontic treatment. Why? Because it can be easier to adjust to braces during the summer, when kids are on break from school.
