Find a Discount Dental Plan in 6 Easy Steps

With access to quality, affordable dental care increasingly limited, I find it vitally important to discuss the cost-saving benefits of what is known as a discount dental plan. But, before I do, let me explain why...

Layoffs Add to the Number of Uninsured

It's certainly no secret that layoffs can lead a person to lose their health insurance benefits. However, the massive layoffs of recent months, the largest in 25 years, has spiked the level of uninsured Americans to record levels. What a lot of people don't think about is that for every person that gets laid off, at least one other sibling or spouse also loses their health insurance coverage.

Avia Dental Plan Named Our Plan of the Month for December 2008.

Each month we're going to feature a discount dental plan or dental insurance plan that will help you save a significant amount of money at the dentist. This months featured plan is the Avia Dental Plan. The Avia Dental Plan, based out of Wheeling, WV, is one of the most comprehensive, yet affordable discount dental plans on the market today...

Uninsured Look to Free Dental Clinics

The State of Dental Insurance in America

108 Million Americans With No Dental Insurance Unfortunately, the state of dental insurance in America is bleak. Even prior to the economic collapse of recent, more than 108 million Americans(cdc.gov) lacked some form of dental insurance coverage. That's nearly 1 in 3 Americans unable to receive even basic dental care...

Essentials Series Part III: Dental Insurance Types Explained

Part II of the Essentials Series looked at the differences between discount dental plans and dental insurance. This time, part III of the Essentials Series will focus on defining the various forms of dental insurance available. Let's face it, dental insurance can be confusing. In fact, I think one factor contributing to the low percentage of Americans with dental insurance is because they simply don't understand their options...

Discount Dental Plans vs. Traditional Dental Insurance Plans

As promised, our first post will try to highlight the difference between discount dental plans and traditional dental insurance plans in the most simplified terms possible. Our goal in doing this is to clear up some of the confusion that still exists between the two plan types...