Your Health For Tag "preventative care"

  • Back-to-School Checklist: Don't Forget to Add Dental Appointments
    Jul. 20, 2023

    Back-to-School Checklist: Don't Forget to Add Dental Appointments

    Children’s Oral Health

    Delta Dental of Illinois offers tips to help prevent health-related school absences This school year, Delta Dental of Illinois wants to remind Illinois parents to include a dental appointment on the back-to-school checklist. Having a healthy smile can help improve kids' concentration and performance in the classroom and may help reduce school absences.

  • The Difference Between Coinsurance, Deductibles and Copay
    Oct. 24, 2019

    The Difference Between Coinsurance, Deductibles and Copay

    Dental benefit information

    Deductibles, copay and coinsurance are all ways you share the costs of dental care with your benefits company – but they all operate a little differently. A deductible is the total amount you pay before your dental benefits carrier helps with the costs. Let's say you have a $100 deductible and you need to get... More »

  • How Dental Differs from Medical
    Oct. 26, 2015

    How Dental Differs from Medical

    Dental benefit information

    If you have both medical and dental benefits, you may wonder why they work differently when it comes to payments and coverage. Although dental and medical benefits both help cover the costs of certain treatments, they actually serve different purposes. Why They're Different Medical care usually focuses on reactive treatments for disease and illness, treating... More »

  • Mouthguards and Summer Sports
    Jun. 10, 2014

    Mouthguards and Summer Sports

    Children’s Oral Health

    “Take me out to the ball game” has a much better ring to it than “take me out to the dentist,” don't you think? That's why you and your children should always wear a mouth guard when playing any sport or activity – baseball included – that carries a risk of mouth injury. Young athletes are... More »