Think about what you are eating. Did you know that every time you eat, bits of food can become lodged in-between and around your teeth. Food provides fuel for the bacteria in plaque. The bacteria produce acid, and each time you eat food containing sugars or starches, your teeth are exposed to these acids for 20 minutes or more.

These repeated acid attacks can break down the enamel surface of your teeth, leading to a cavity. If you must snack, brush your teeth or chew sugarless gum afterward.  Also if you are not having a balanced diet you may not getting enough minerals and vitamins which can affect your oral health, as well as your general health care.

After having wisdom teeth or other teeth removed you want to make sure you taking proper care of the area to quickly heal. Make sure you follow the dentist aftercare instructions.  The dentist will go over how to take care of your extraction sites.

However here are a few Don’t.   Do not rinse the area for at least twenty-four hours after having the tooth removed.  Keep your fingers and tongue away form the extraction site.  This is tempting but it can not heal if you are poking at it.

Try to avoid eating and drinking until all numbing as worn off.  You do not want to bite your mouth or tongue.

Do not drink though straws because you want to avoid sucking. If you are a smoker, no smoking for at least a day or two. Since smoking can interfere with the healing process, and the sucking motion could dislodge the blood clot at the extraction site needed for healing.

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Due to the increase awareness in dental and oral health care seniors are able to maintain their teeth. However the problem comes for the elderly that can not easily receive dental care.  For  many elderly oral health care becomes harder to meet.  Factors such as no dental insurance, fixed income and the inability to get to a dental office.

There are low cost dental insurance plans that an individual can buy which will help with dental cost hopefully fitting into tighter budgets.  Check to see if you have an local dentist that can make house calls for basic check ups. If the individual is living in a retirement housing or nursing home check to make sure they have on-site professional dental care.

It is very important that seniors maintain their oral health care, since poor dental care can lead to stroke, arterial disease, and pneumonia

The nonprofit Koolauloa Community Health Center, in partnership with the Hawaii Department of Education, opened its third clinic back in January 2013 on the campus of the Kahuku High and Intermediate School on Oahu’s North Shore.  The state- and federally-funded nonprofit serves the community at its two other clinics in Hauula and Kahuku, while the new on-campus clinic serves students only.

Having a good oral health routine will help to provide and maintain a healthy mouth. Talk to your dentist and go over your oral health practices. Based on your life style and your dental habits your dentist will be able to come up with an effective routine that will be easy to follow and that best fit into your situation.

Are the elderly receiving proper dental care in their nursing home?  The fact is that older people in both hospital and nursing homes may not be receiving proper oral care and are at risk for dental problems.

You want to make sure that the hospital or a nursing home is responsible of providing oral health care to their patients.  That they have a high level of initial training for nurses and health care professionals regarding oral care for the elderly, otherwise the care of such elderly individuals might be sub-optimal.

Understanding your own dental health needs is important in order to have the best dental care.  However it is also just as important when buying dental insurance so that you can get the best dental insurance plan that best fits your dental health needs.

When shopping for dental insurance make a check list of things you want in a dental insurance plan.  Do you want to stay with a dental provider?  If so then you should know before shopping for a dental insurance which plans they are a provider of.  There is no point in reviewing dental HMO Insurance plans or any dental discounts plans if your dentist is not a provider of those types of plans.  Since under these types of plans there is no outside network coverages or benefits.

Write down your dental care needs?  Before shopping for dental insurance have an idea what you think your dental needs are.  If you know you need crown work done, buying a dental plan that has long term waiting periods may not work out very well. Like wise if you know you need $3000.00 plus in dental work buying a plan with a $1000.00 annual max limitation may not make the best sense. Take your time read each dental insurance plan to make sure that what you are buying will best fit your dental needs.

One of the first steps in having good oral health is in understanding your own oral and dental health needs.  Your oral health depends on many factors that can include what your eat, your habits, and your oral and overall health hygiene routine. When there are changes in your overall health status, it often results in changes in your oral health as well.

Many medicines, can reduce the amount of saliva in your mouth, which can cause dry mouth.Pregnant women also go through oral changes. These changes often includes inflammation of the gums, which is called pregnancy gingivitis. People with asthma often breathe through their mouths, particularly when sleeping. This can result in dry mouth and increased plaque formation and gingivitis.

Just as important as your health care and how it effects your oral health is your dental and health habits. beyond oral hygiene habits which hopefully you are maintaining, there are other bad habits that can hurt and damage your teeth. Such as grinding or clenching your teeth. Chewing or biting on pens and pencils or other hard object. These bad habits can chip, brake and ware down your teeth. Another bad habits that can effect your teeth, gum health and overall health would be smoking.

What your eat or drink can also effect your oral health. Drinking coffee or tea can stain your teeth. Even good foods can hurt your teeth just as oranges and apples can ware down your tooth enamel. This is not to say you can not have these types of food and drinks but to beware and informed so you can take the needed care maintaining healthy teeth and gums.  Make sure to talk to your dentist let him or her know your health and dental habits as well as any medical conditions so that your dentist can provide you with the best dental care that fits your lifestyle.

According to studies it is estimated that one-half to three-quarters of all nursing home residents have their own teeth into old age.  This may be because of greater dental health awareness as well as fluoridated water.

Even though this is good news that seniors today are able to keep their teeth much long, the situation has created a predicament for the residents in nursing homes as caregivers often lack the expertise or time needed to maintain good daily dental care. Poor dental care can lead to stroke, arterial disease, and pneumonia.

Check to make sure that your nursing home provides on-site professional dental care.  Make sure that the administrator believes that good dental care is important to good overall health care.

A study done of 902 people in nursing home, concluded that oral hygiene was poor. The study was on  the oral health care in nursing home residents with different cognitive statuses.  Forty per cent of participants in the impaired group were edentulous, significantly higher than the edentulism rate in the demented group (29%, p = 0.01). More than 60% of the participants lost 16 or more teeth prior to examination. Depending on their cognitive status, 82–92% of the participants arrived with one or more caries or retained root. Dentate participants in the impaired and demented groups averaged about six caries or retained roots, significantly more than 4.7 caries or retained roots in the non-impaired group (p = 0.01).

What do I do if I only want to get dental insurance for my three kids.  They are all under the age of ten.  I need to buy their dental insurance plan but I do not have much money so I looking for something I can afford. Where do I find a dental insurance plan just for children

My son has crooked teeth and will need to have braces.  After speaking to an Orthodontic dentist that gave me a free consult I quickly found out that I do not have the money it would take for me to afford braces.   I need to know where can I go for low cost braces for a minor.  He is only thirteen and I want him to have nice teeth but braces are so costly.  I was quoted $750.00 down and a $150.00 for as long as he is in them. I do not have that kind of  money.

So in case you need another reason to brush your teeth twice a day….   Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine found that the onset of pneumonia was preceded by changes in the bacteria present in the mouth. The study suggest that the risk of pneumonia increases when the bacterial changes take place in the mouth.  So keep up your good dental hygiene and continue to reduce your risk of Pneumonia

Delta Dental provides exceptional service, extensive dentist choice, and substantial claims savings through its affordable dental coverage to over 24 million enrollees.  Delta Dental’s generosity has enabled more than 750 volunteer dentists and 140 dental laboratories to contribute over $10 million services for over 6,100 vulnerable individuals with seriously neglected problems.

Delta Dental is a leader in improving oral health statewide.  Delta Dental has recognized that by treating children’s dental needs, we have improved their overall health and self-esteem.  They offer solutions that expand access to care while preserving the widespread availability and affordability of dental benefits.  In addition, Delta dental plans collectively serve more than 54 million Americans representing more than 90,000 groups. Delta Dental is the oldest and largest dental health carrier in California, covering nearly 20 million Californians.  Delta Dental’s Customer Service staff speaks English and Spanish, and has access to interpreters for many other languages.

Delta Dental is the largest dental plan system in the United States.  Member companies serve over one-quarter of the estimated 165 million Americans with dental insurance. Delta Dental’s roots go back to 1954 with the formation of dental service corporations in California, Oregon and Washington, which were created by dentists who recognized the need to increase access to oral health care.  Delta Dental companies are actively engaged in many studies, grants and partnerships with dental schools and community health organizations to increase access to professional dental care as well as to research evidence-based dentistry and the efficacy of new benefit designs.

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an opinion that upholds the Affordable Health Care Act

This includes the individual mandate for coverage.  The case challenged the constitutionality of several parts of the law, including the rule that most people in the U.S. must get health coverage.   We will continue to carry out provisions of the law by thoughtfully implementing the new requirements for customers and members. We will also continue to look for ways to address increasing costs that are crippling our health care system, including: ·      Advancing our partnership with primary care physicians announced earlier this year that we believe will substantially improve quality and member health, and potentially reduce the trend in overall medical costs by as much as 20% by 2015. ·      Coordinating patient care through the use of IBM-Watson technology to promote evidence-based health care and ensure that millions of Americans receive the most effective courses of treatment.  We look forward to continuing our efforts to work with policymakers and other key stakeholders to build a health care delivery system that provides security and affordability to all Americans.

Military Identification card holders will have an opportunity to gain a new skill as a dental assistant as part of the American Red Cross Dental Assistant Program taking place at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, starting in May.

The program is scheduled to start in May and will have two weeks of classroom study then students will have to complete 600 hours of chair-side assistance by December

For those interested in applying the application deadline is Feb. 22. Applications are available and can be turned into the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Dental Clinic or the MCRD Parris Island Dental Clinic

Experts advise parents to take their six to 12 months old babies to see a dentist. That more the 40 percent of children have tooth decay by the time they reach kindergarten.  To better prevent tooth decay experts at Nationwide Children’s Hospital suggest bringing their child to a dentist at an early age, parents learn about the structure of the child’s mouth, preventative information on infant oral health and introduce their toddlers to the act of brushing their teeth.

Kids at North Holland Elementary School received free dental care on Friday, February 1st, as a local dentist teamed up with the Ottawa County Health Department for “Give Kids a Smile” day.

Dr Thomas Phares volunteer at the school providing dental care for kids in need. All the students took home a gift bag that included a toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss and information for their parents on oral health.

I was told by a dentist that I should have a root canal done on a back molar.  At the time I was in the process of moving so I put off having the dental work done.   Now that tooth is starting to hurt when I eat certain foods.  I been trying to find some dental insurance that can help me have a root canal done.

The few dental insurance plans  I called on stated that they can not give me a price quote for a root canal without an ADA code.  On some of the dental plans I was told that they would only cover a root canal if the general dentist in the plan can do the service, that they do not cover specialist.  The dental plans that do cover for both general and specialist, still tell me I would need to know the ADA code.

I called the dentist office that told me a year ago about what I needed but got no help from them.  So how do I know the ADA code that I will need and I do I know if I will need to see a specialist or not?  Any advise