As a general rule, dental insurance is a limited reimbursement plan to assist you with your dental treatment costs. Dental insurance is based upon a contract between the insurance company and your employer. This contract determines the level of your assistance. So how could this affect you?
- You may have benefits for routine cleanings that reimburse you twice a year, yet in order to prevent disease you may require cleanings more frequently.
- You may have been treated for active periodontal disease and require ongoing supportive periodontal maintenance for disease remission, yer your insurance benefits limit the frequency of reimbursement.
- You may have been treated for active peiodontal disease and have achieved disease remission, yet your benefit for ongoing maintenance expires after two years without additional therapy.
These contract limitations often leave the patient either paying out-of-pocket for necessary services or neglecting appropriate care.
We encourage our patients to be their own advocate related to insurance limitations. Understand what you need to maintain appropriate oral health, and communicate with your human resources department when your insurance contract is not supporting your goals. You have a chance to evoke change in the next contract agreement.
Are you at risk for periodontal disease because of your genes? A quick, non-invasive test is now avaiable to test for the periodontal genetic marker.
For a limited time, take advantage of getting the test at our cost of only $99. The genetic test result provides information to assess your individual oral infection risk.
Offer expires 4/02/2010
With today’s advancements in tooth replacement, we can create a new tooth where one or more are missing. In the past 12 years, dental implants have become more main stream due to predictability and high success rate.
A dental implant is a narrow screw made from titanium. With very little discomfort, the implant is placed in the mouth in a relatively quick procedure. The post operative recovery is very short. The implant site is allowed to heal for 3-6 months, then a crown or prosthesis is fabricated.
There are great advantages for choosing an implant. First, the procedure does not involve or depend on the adjacent teeth. Second, implants do not decay. Third, there is little periodontal disease associated with implants. For patients with dentures or partial dentures, we can offer a better quality of life with a dental implant.
Reisman Dental Group has implemented an online patient communication provider for your convenience. This service is available to all patients with active email and/or a cell phone. Once we have your email, an invitation is sent. You will then be able to opt in for this service. You can opt in for both email and texts or just one of the two.
Services include:
- 2 emails: one reminder 14 calendar days prior to your scheduled appointment and another 2 business days prior with one click confirmation
- 2 text messages: one text 4 business days prior to your appointment and another 2 hours prior with one touch confirmation
- special promotions
- request appointments
- refer friends and family with ease
- satisfaction surveys
Our hope is that this service will make it easier to navigate your busy day!
As a result of many patient requests, we are now offering in office ZOOM! whitening treatments at the Reisman Dental Group. The treatment is safe, quick and very effective. At this time, you can save $150 off this treatment as an introductory special. If ready to get that bright, white smile for the holidays contact our office to set up your appointment.
The link to The Thornton Appliance can be reached through our “Links” tab on the left side of the page.
This offer will expire October 31, 2009.
Want to prevent snoring, sleep apnea, and improve your quality of life? Ask us about a custom, adjustable appliance that has a 96% success rate. For more information visit www.tapintosleep.com. If you have further questions, please contact our office and a member of our dental team can assist you.
The importance of an oral cancer screening at recall appointments can not be emphasized enough. So many cancers are found through this quick and easy screening. A general guideline for checking any lesions at home includes: any lesion that appears red, white or blue and lasts longer than two weeks should be evaluated by your dentist. Smoking and the use of tobacco products will also increase the risk for oral cancer. We at the Reisman Dental Group feel strongly about this exam and perform it routinely at the cleaning appointments.
Common causes of halitosis:
- sinus drainage
- periodontal disease
- cavities
- leaking dental restorations
- gastric reflux
Using a mouthwash may only be masking the real problem. Many of these causes can be addressed by your medical doctor or your dental professional.
Just how much radiation do you get from a dental x-ray? The typical dental x-ray image series exposes you to about 2-3 mrem (millirem). For comparison, the following are some typical sources of radiation we come in contact with on a regular basis:
Living in a brick home 10 mrem/year
Cooking with natural gas 10 mrem/year
Reading a book 1mrem/year
Cross country flight 5mrem/flight
On average we are exposed to 360 mrem per year from background sources. Obviously, your probably would not refuse to fly on an airplane, live in a brick home or read books. Since we gain valuable information from x-rays to aid in keeping you healthy, it is in your best interest to have routine x-rays.
