{"id":8468,"date":"2017-01-19T10:55:37","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T15:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=8468"},"modified":"2017-01-13T10:55:57","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T15:55:57","slug":"dental-blue-enroll-a-dental-plan-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2017\/01\/dental-blue-enroll-a-dental-plan-for-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Blue &#8211; Enroll a Dental plan for 2017!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bigstockphoto_smiling_faces_53265-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"bigstockphoto_smiling_faces_53265\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bigstockphoto_smiling_faces_53265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/bigstockphoto_smiling_faces_53265.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \>Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and practicing preventive health maintenance includes paying attention to oral health.\u00a0\u00a0Having a dental plan that covers your preventive care dental visits\u00a0and also provides coverage for other basic and major\u00a0dental services is a smart way to protect your health and the health of your family.\u00a0 Unlike medical plans which are subject to an Annual Open Enrollment period,\u00a0you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/apply\/?product=DentalBlue\" target=\"_blank\">enroll in a Dental Blue insurance plan <\/a>at any time during the year.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve gotten your health insurance in place for 2017,\u00a0consider enrolling a\u00a0dental insurance plan.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina offers dental coverage <\/a>for individuals under 65 as well as Senior plans.\u00a0 Seeing your dentist on a regular basis\u00a0does more for your health than\u00a0give\u00a0you a pretty smile.\u00a0 In fact, regular dental check-ups can tell your dentist a lot about your overall health and whether or not you may be developing certain health conditions.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Academy of General Dentistry<\/a>, there is a relationship between gum disease and\u00a0certain health\u00a0conditions such as heart disease and stroke.\u00a0 Research suggests that oral health very often mirrors the condition of\u00a0your\u00a0body&#8217;s overall health\u00a0and many other diseases\u00a0like leukemia and diabetes actually show symptoms in the mouth, such as swollen gums, ulcers, and dry mouth.\u00a0 Seeing your dentist on a regular basis allows your dentist to monitor changes and developments that could alert them to more serious health issues.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">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":"<p>Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and practicing preventive health maintenance includes paying attention to oral health.\u00a0\u00a0Having a dental plan that covers your preventive care dental visits\u00a0and also provides coverage for other basic and major\u00a0dental services is a smart way to protect your health and the health of your family.\u00a0 Unlike medical plans which are subject to 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