July 21, 2022
General News
Findings from a recent study conducted at the Mayo Clinic suggest that regular dental care leads to better health outcomes and improved healthcare cost savings, particularly among patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease.
The study's takeaways reflect those found in several other studies reminding us of the mouth-body connection and how preventive oral healthcare promotes overall health.
This mouth-body connection is pivotal to the Premera dental strategy.
Stand-alone dental plans assist with financing dental treatment and emphasize extensive networks and incremental discounts. However, even if a stand-alone dental plan's network includes every practicing dentist, the absence of medical data can leave unmet care gaps with people who have chronic medical conditions.
Check out the Dental Health Center for more information on how oral health promotes whole health. At Premera, when we designed our dental plans, we drew on our extensive knowledge of medical plans and the importance the preventive care benefit. Our dental plans effectively complement our medical plans, so companies who bundle these coverages together realize a better approach to promoting whole health within their covered population. There's also often a financial benefit to leaning into a whole-health approach.
Many Premera dental plans don't reduce the plan maximum when preventive treatment is received. All plans include preventive cleanings biannually; however, for patients with periodontal disease, the plan allows the flexibility for additional periodontal cleanings otherwise known as periodontal maintenance.
To learn more about the dental plans available, please contact your Premera representative or producer.