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...
In October, National Dental Hygiene Month highlights the importance of oral health and its invaluable role in overall health and wellness. Oral health begins with preventive self-care. That’s why we’ve partnered with the NH Fisher Cats for twelve years in an Oral...
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...
Recent statistics highlight the mental health epidemic our country is facing. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one in five U.S adults experience mental illness each year and one in six U.S. children aged 6-17 experience a mental disorder each year....
“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...
After over 25 years of promoting and lobbying for adult Medicaid dental benefits with dedicated advocates and legislators, our efforts finally paid off. On July 1, 2022, a bill was signed into law, providing dental benefits to nearly 88,000 adult NH Medicaid...
As we surpass the half-way point of February, I want to take a minute to highlight the importance of National Children’s Dental Health Month. Dental caries are the most common chronic disease of childhood in the United States and more than half of children aged six to...
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...
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...
As we strive to promote good oral health here at Northeast Delta Dental, I’m always encouraged to see how claims for preventive treatment continue to rise. But data from a recent survey suggests there is more room for education in certain areas. According to new...
