Dental Insurance; Am I Covered?


by Lance Winslow - Date: 2007-03-01 - Word Count: 280 Share This!

Most people do require major dental work sometime in their life. It seems that with the human species living longer that indeed the teeth cannot hold out that long. If your teeth start going at age 55 or 60 then obviously you will need to do something about this as those of us that live in the United States the life expectancy now is pushing the upper 80's and mid-90's on average. In the next generation you can expect this number to increase again.

Some believe that those being born today may in fact live forever due to the rapid advances of science and if that is true everyone will have artificial teeth someday. So it makes sense to have dental insurance, as most medical coverages do have some dental, but if you need major dental work, you better check on that. As most folks are not covered and the dental work costs are substantial these days.

It might make sense to get with an insurance expert and ask them about dental insurance and work hard to understand what is covered and what is not. As you get older you may find your risk increasing sharply for the need to have major dental work even if you have brushed your teeth every day of your life and flossed too. Some of it is genetics and some is just the luck of the draw, be wise and check it out.

I certainly hope this article is of interest and that is has propelled thought. The goal is simple; to help you in your quest to be the best in 2007. I thank you for reading my many articles on diverse subjects, which interest you.


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"Lance Winslow" - If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane, Washington

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