{"id":7392,"date":"2016-02-10T09:52:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T14:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=7392"},"modified":"2016-03-02T13:34:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:34:57","slug":"dental-blue-is-something-to-smile-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2016\/02\/dental-blue-is-something-to-smile-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Blue is Something to Smile About"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cSometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.\u201d\u00a0 <\/strong> \u2013 Thich Nhat Hanh<\/em>
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There\u2019s almost nothing sweeter than a beautiful smile, but almost nothing worse than teeth or gums that are causing you pain or discomfort.\u00a0 Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC and Dental Blue<\/a> can help.\u00a0 Having a dental plan that provides for routine oral exams, teeth cleanings, fluoride treatments, and X-rays is an important part of oral maintenance and preventive care.\u00a0 With a large network of dental providers, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina is a trusted name when it comes to both health and dental insurance.<\/a><\/p>\n

Although without a Qualifying Life Event you may not be able to obtain health insurance outside of Open Enrollment, under the laws of the ACA you can still get dental coverage.\u00a0 Because dental insurance is not subject to the guidelines of Special Enrollment and Qualifying Life Events, you can enroll in a Dental Blue plan at any time during the year.<\/p>\n

Dental Blue for Individuals <\/a>allows you to visit any licensed dentist you choose within the network, provides for two annual cleanings at no additional cost, has no waiting period for preventive care and includes coverage for fillings, gum treatments, extractions, crowns, bridges and more.\u00a0 With preventive services covered at 100%, there is no reason to let your smile slide.<\/p>\n

Although routine oral care may not seem imperative to your health, medical experts have linked periodontal (gum) disease<\/a> to stroke, heart disease, diabetes, pre-term or low-birth weight babies and other health issues.\u00a0 Furthermore, nearly 75 percent of American adults have some form of periodontal disease.\u00a0 With proper daily dental care, however, having regular dental checkups can help detect, prevent and treat gum disease and related disorders.<\/p>\n

Give yourself something to smile about!\u00a0 Get Dental Blue for individuals<\/a> and make oral health a part of your regular preventive care maintenance.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com <\/a>or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 Thich Nhat Hanh There\u2019s almost nothing sweeter than a beautiful smile, but almost nothing worse than teeth or gums that are causing you pain or discomfort.\u00a0 Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC and Dental […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[528,854,853,98],"class_list":["post-7392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-blue","tag-dental-insurance","tag-dental-plans","tag-periodontal-health","tag-preventive-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7392"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7488,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7392\/revisions\/7488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}