Commentary: Salaries, profits too high for dental insurance companies
A bill before the Maine Legislature would force dental insurers to put at least 80 percent of patient premiums toward actual care.
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Across all age groups, dental care is the primary health service that is neglected due to cost. There are several reasons, but two stand out.
First, MaineCare, Maine’s Medicaid program, does not cover comprehensive dental care for adults, leaving thousands of Maine people without coverage for the dental care they need. Second, many people with private dental insurance cannot afford care due to high deductibles and very low annual benefit caps that result in high out-of-pocket costs. A new bill, L.D. 1266, An Act to Improve the Value of Dental Insurance, would address these inequities in private dental insurance.
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Dental care during pandemic is taking a little time to practice every day. Restorative dental care is a perfect way to protect your kids teeth.
Children who happen to wait for their dental care problems taken care of by their dentist will lead to tooth decay. These delays are caused by office environment issues due to pandemic restrains. Considering that all of our teeth do not get better on their own, it only gets worse and needs more care.
Forty percent of parents decided to delay bringing their children to seek treatment since the pandemic began, as parents fear their child catching an illness, the office inability, and of course, the cost.
For the past year, we’ve had to scrutinize every appointment we’ve made, every errand we’ve run, and every invitation we’ve accepted or declined. It’s been a constant exercise in risk management. Is possible exposure to COVID-19 worth holding onto a steady paycheck, keeping my child in school, picking up some toiletries, getting a haircut, seeing a friend?
Kids are going without dental care during the pandemic
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Children are missing out on preventative dental care including teeth cleaning and checkups during the pandemic, according to a new survey.
COVID-19 is a barrier to getting kids the dental care they need, said a third of parents responding to the survey released by C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
Since the pandemic began, 40% of parents have avoided seeking care at all, citing concerns about infection, office closures and cost.
That’s not good, said pediatric dentist and American Dental Association spokesperson Dr. Jonathan Shenkin. “Delays in preventative care could result in kids developing more tooth decay,” he said. “The problem with tooth decay is that when it starts in childhood, it’s really the strongest indicator of risk into adulthood.”