Flexible spending accounts, also known as FSAs, are benefit plans that employers can offer to employees. The benefit allows participants to deduct a portion of their pre-tax income into an account that they can use to pay for qualified medical and dental expenses and childcare … [Read more...]

If you’re paying for dental benefits but not going to the dentist, both your wallet and your smile feel the consequences. Avoiding the dentist can lead to costly restorative procedures to repair tooth decay or even loss. Cost, inconvenience, fear of pain, and other factors … [Read more...]

More than 5 million teeth are “avulsed,” or knocked out, from both adults and children each year. If you or your child plays sports with bodily contact (even accidental), the odds that you’ll lose a tooth through force are high. Make sure you know how to save a knocked-out … [Read more...]

It’s the night before a job interview and you discover a huge pimple on your nose. You reach for the toothpaste, following the words of an old home remedy. Toothpaste is a key part of your daily oral health routine, but could it also come in handy in a beauty emergency? Here’s … [Read more...]

They go to school and you go to work. You drive the car and they ride in it. You and your kids do different things, but do you need different dentists? Pediatric dentist vs. general dentist: Does your family need both? Pediatric Dentists vs. General … [Read more...]