Dental Assistants Recognition Week™ During the first full week of March each year, we pay tribute to dental assistants. Dental Assistants Recognition Week™ was created in 1977 by the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) to recognize the vital role that dental...
Fluoride: A prevention hero
National Fluoride Day was celebrated on January 25, the tenth anniversary of its first annual observance, as a day to highlight the importance and benefits of fluoride to oral hygiene. Fluoride strengthens the hard outer surface of our teeth and can even help reverse...
An important reminder that oral health is vital to overall health
A local food pantry recently asked if anyone would be willing to donate toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss so that those items could be included in the stockings that would be distributed the week before Christmas. We receive a lot of requests for oral health...
Patient-centered oral health program pays off
Delta Dental Plans Association ( DDPA) recently unveiled its 2022 Preventive Dental Care Study, the largest and longest running study of its kind, now in its 13th year. Surveying over 2,000 patients, the study assesses whether insureds are receiving recommended...
Oral Health Tips as children return to school
As summer days wind down, we’re reminded that it will soon be time for our children to return to school. Good oral health has a positive impact on a child’s development and overall health. We believe that every child deserves a healthy smile as they head off to school...
Study Reveals Generational Differences in Oral Health Knowledge
In a recently published study conducted by Delta Dental Plans Association, the 2023 State of America’s Oral Health and Wellness Report, data collected revealed that although oral health is considered a critical component of overall health, there are generational...
April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month
“Every hour, 24 hours a day, 365-days-a-year, someone dies of oral or oropharyngeal cancer (cancer of the back of the oral cavity and upper throat). Yet if oral cancer is detected and treated early, treatment-related problems are reduced, and survival rates may...
Northeast Delta Dental Performs Well in Oral Healthcare Measures Study
Northeast Delta Dental was one of five Delta Dental member companies that showed the best performances in the 2021 Delta Dental Oral Healthcare Measures Study. This is Delta Dental’s longest running oral health study, now in its twelfth year. This study gives member...
Roundtable Explores Ways to Increase Access to Health Care
On August 18, Northeast Delta Dental had the honor of hosting the Axios Expert Voices roundtable at the Waumbec Mill in Manchester to discuss the current state of health care access in New Hampshire. Delta Dental Institute is holding roundtables across the country, in...
Victory for New Hampshire Public Health: Adult Medicaid Dental Benefits
On July 1, I had the privilege of joining New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu in the Executive Council Chamber as he signed the landmark adult Medicaid dental benefit legislation into law. This was a momentous day for New Hampshire. It was also a momentous day for...