Do you really need dental insurance?

Good dental care is important for your health and appearance throughout your whole life. Accidents can cause you to have to pay large dental bills, but even checkups may result in the discovery of poor dental health that needs immediate attention. Dental insurance takes that weight off your mind, knowing that you will not have to pay large dental expenses out of the blue, and knowing that your dental health care is in safe hands.

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Simply Health's Dental Plan will help put you in control of the cost of visiting the dentist. The plan includes cover for regular check-ups or scaling and polishing, as well as for treatments such as fillings or crowns. Plus you are insured for unforeseen costs from dental accidents and emergencies.

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Choosing the right dental insurance for you

The best way to find the right dental insurance policy for you is to use our dental insurance feature comparison table, which includes the main features and prices of all the major dental insurance policies.

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Latest Dental Health and Dental Insurance Related News

Dental checks vital in fight against mouth cancer

November 23rd, 2009

YOUR regular trips to the dentist aren’t just important for maintaining that pearly white smile, they might just save your voice – or even your life.

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Visit to dentist can prove a life-saver

November 14th, 2009

If you have been putting off a visit to the dentist for a while, it’s time to get your mouth looked at for the sake of more than just your teeth.

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Stop start, hand-to-mouth dental service must end

November 10th, 2009

News of another NHS dental practice closure and more local patients having to depend on the emergency services will cause real hardship and health risks, local MP, Andrew George has warned.

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Dental study to change face of NHS dentistry

November 4th, 2009

A dental school has scooped funding for its innovative research into preventive methods that may change the face of NHS dentistry.

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Too much white wine could ruin teeth, researchers say

November 3rd, 2009

Drinking white wine regularly could do damage to your pearly whites — more so than drinking red wine, says a team of German researchers reporting in the journal Nutrition Research.

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Free toothbrush scheme expanded

October 23rd, 2009

A scheme that sees young children in some of the poorest parts of Wales given free toothpaste and brushes along with dental tips is being expanded.

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Do you have any insurance quotes for childrens orthodonist?

October 14th, 2009

Dental insurance doesn’t tend to cover orthodontics because orthodontic treatments tend to be ‘chosen’ treatments, usually for cosmetic reasons, and are not essential treatments.

See this page on orthodontic dental insurance for more.

Views are sought on NHS dentistry

October 14th, 2009

Health chiefs in Grampian are to carry out their biggest survey yet on people’s experiences of NHS dentistry.

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New Dental Registration Plan Against Patients’ Interests, Say UK Dentists

October 12th, 2009

Plans to change NHS dental registration in Scotland could harm patient care, according to a survey of high street dentists. Dentists are worried that proposals to introduce continuous registration, a scheme which would sweep away the need for patients to visit their dentist in order to remain registered with them, sends the wrong message about the value of regular check-ups.

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An end to dental tourism?

October 9th, 2009

DIO Implant of South Korea is now operating in the UK after identifying a gap in the UK market.

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