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Mar. 14, 2023
Recipes
Ingredients: 1 ½ frozen bananas ¾ cup canned coconut milk 1 ½ cups fresh spinach 10-15 fresh mint leaves 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: Blend all ingredients until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Pour into a glass and add a mint leaf for garnish, if desired. Enjoy!
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Apr. 29, 2022
Recipes
Ingredients: ½ cup butter ¾ cup Stevia or other sugar substitute 1 egg ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups grated zucchini 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup quick cooking oats 1 cup granola 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In... More »
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Mar. 5, 2021
General oral health
Delta Dental of Illinois, the state’s leading dental benefits carrier providing coverage to more than 2 million people nationwide, was today named one of Crain’s 2021 Best Places to Work in Chicago.
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Oct. 24, 2019
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 »
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Sep. 27, 2018
General oral health
Delta Dental of Illinois covers the smiles of 2 million individuals nationwide, and we know first-hand the importance of oral health and its connection to well-being for both adults and children. For this reason, we recently commissioned the sixth annual Delta Dental of Illinois Children's Oral Health Survey and Adult's Oral Health and Well-Being Survey.... More »
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Jul. 20, 2018
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. In Illinois,... More »
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Jul. 20, 2018
In the Community
Grant to help provide much-needed dental services to Illinois children More than 1,300 Illinois children in Macoupin County and the surrounding area go without much needed dental care each year. Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, is granting its sixth annual $100,000 Wisdom Tooth Award to the... More »
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Mar. 19, 2018
In the Community
Eligible organizations looking to impact Illinois children's oral health encouraged to apply by May 21 Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, is now accepting applications for its annual Wisdom Tooth Award. The $100,000 grant will support a nonprofit organization that works to improve the oral health of... More »
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Feb. 28, 2018
Children’s Oral Health
Tooth Fairy payouts dip 15 percent in Midwest Illinois kids still pocket more than $9 million for lost baby teeth The Tooth Fairy tightened her purse strings after an all-time high payout for lost teeth in 2016. According to the Original Tooth Fairy Poll, sponsored by Delta Dental, the going rate for a lost tooth... More »
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Jan. 29, 2018
In the Community
Poor oral health habits for Illinois children of all ages could be contributing to tooth decay. In fact, 35 percent of Illinois children had at least one cavity in the past 12 months.1 Tooth Wizard and PlaqueMan with Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation's Land of Smiles program will visit pre-kindergarten through third-grade students to teach... More »
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Dec. 20, 2017
Recipes
Ingredients: 5 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate 2 tablespoons butter, divided 4-6 packets powdered stevia 2 tablespoons unsweetened natural peanut butter 2 teaspoons almond meal/flour 2 droppers plain liquid stevia Directions: Melt the chocolate with 1 tablespoon butter. Add stevia to taste. In another bowl, mix the remaining ingredients and stir until smooth. Place 1 teaspoon... More »
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Nov. 13, 2017
In the Community
Through its Community Grants Program, Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, awarded more than $175,000 to 19 nonprofit and community organizations with programs and services that improve children's oral health in Illinois. “In the past five years, Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation has awarded nearly $800,000 in... More »
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Sep. 27, 2017
General oral health
Delta Dental of Illinois encourages older adults to make oral health a priority A new survey1 from Delta Dental of Illinois finds that nearly half of Illinois adults worry about keeping their smile beautiful as they age. For Healthy Aging Month in September, Delta Dental of Illinois is encouraging adults to pay more attention to... More »
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Aug. 28, 2017
In the Community
UIC College of Dentistry awarded $100,000 from Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation Grant to help provide much-needed dental services to underserved Illinois children More than 800 low-income Illinois children with immediate dental needs are on a two-year waiting list for procedures that require general anesthesia at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of... More »
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Aug. 16, 2017
In the Community
The Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, in collaboration with Cook County Health & Hospitals System and Malcolm X College, provided a free day of dental care for 88 Illinois children age 5 and younger on Saturday, August 5, in Chicago. More than $8,500 worth of dental care was provided by 27 oral health professionals. At the... More »
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Jun. 6, 2017
General oral health
Surveys show Illinoisans recognize the power of smiles Illinois residents agree that good oral health habits have a tie to confidence, happiness and success – and those with dental benefits seem to have the best oral health. June is National Smile Month, and new Delta Dental of Illinois surveys find more reasons to strive for... More »