{"id":7615,"date":"2016-05-03T10:26:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T14:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=7615"},"modified":"2016-04-13T10:26:33","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T14:26:33","slug":"kids-and-dental-health-bcbsnc-dental-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2016\/05\/kids-and-dental-health-bcbsnc-dental-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids and Dental Health – BCBSNC Dental Blue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently my ten-year old son had an accident on the playground and broke his two front teeth.\u00a0 I had no idea \"bigstockphoto_unpleasant_procedure_4955112\"what to expect, but luckily\u00a0our dental insurance <\/a>covered most of the\u00a0cost for an emergency exam, X-rays and bonding.\u00a0 What could have been a huge expense wound up being almost minimal, but that experience got me thinking about the importance of dental coverage for kids.<\/a><\/p>\n

First and foremost, I realized that having an established relationship with a dentist is surprisingly important<\/em> for young children.\u00a0 The day my son broke his teeth, he was scared, but the fact that he has been seeing our dentist bi-annually for the last few years made a huge difference in his comfort level and security.\u00a0 A Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC dental plan<\/a> covers the cost of preventive care dental visits at 100%, making it easy and affordable for you to establish that relationship.\u00a0 Children can be on a family plan or a stand-alone individual plan.\u00a0 Further, if you are on a family plan and\u00a0insuring more than two family members, additional members are covered\u00a0with no increase to your monthly premium.\u00a0 That’s a good deal for growing families!<\/p>\n

As it turns out, dental hygiene is a vital part of our overall health and wellness.\u00a0 Learning to take care of teeth and gums is something dentists say children should be taught at an early age, as it helps them develop good life habits.\u00a0 According to Dr.\u00a0 Rosie Roldan, director of the Pediatric Dental Center at Miami Children’s Hospital, “cavities can happen as early as nine month of age.”\u00a0 In fact, parents are now being advised to take children to the dentist\u00a0as early as 12 months of age and continue that regimen every six months.\u00a0 Having dental insurance <\/a>can make those regular appointments much more affordable.<\/p>\n

As always, brushing twice a day and flossing\u00a0are a must for dental health and if children learn to practice these habits while they are young, they will likely continue for a lifetime.\u00a0 Like most health issues, prevention is the key and establishing a relationship with a good dentist can help teach your children the importance of oral hygiene as it relates to their overall health.\u00a0 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina supports\u00a0oral health and as I recently learned, having\u00a0coverage you can count on when\u00a0you need it most not only helps pay the bill, but also helps ease your mind.<\/p>\n

For more information on North Carolina insurance coverage, 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently my ten-year old son had an accident on the playground and broke his two front teeth.\u00a0 I had no idea what to expect, but luckily\u00a0our dental insurance covered most of the\u00a0cost for an emergency exam, X-rays and bonding.\u00a0 What could have been a huge expense wound up being almost minimal, but that experience got […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,668],"tags":[26,528,884,883],"class_list":["post-7615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-blue","category-pediatric-dental-and-vision","tag-bcbsnc-dental-blue","tag-dental-insurance","tag-dental-plans-for-kids","tag-pediatric-dental"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7615","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=7615"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7622,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7615\/revisions\/7622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}