Latest Dental insurance News

Are dental insurance premiums deductible? (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

There are two ways taxpayers can deduct dental insurance and long-term care premiums.

Are dental insurance premiums deductible? (Bankrate.com)

Dear Tax Talk, Are dental insurance and long-term care insurance premiums tax deductible? -- Dollene Dear Dollene, Medical expenses , including insurance, are considered tax-deductible. Dental insurance and a certain amount of long-term care insurance premiums are considered medical expenses.

Watches may signal time for dental implant recovery (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Dental implant makers lost their shine as a recession-proof investment during the global crisis, which turned fixing smiles into a luxury for consumers who struggled to pay for non-essential work on their mouths.

6 Day Dental and Orthodontics Now Accepting Medicaid and CHIP (redOrbit)

DALLAS, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- 6 Day Dental and Orthodontics now accepts Medicaid and CHIP at all five 6 Day locations - in Allen, Coppell, Frisco/Plano, Flower Mound and Roanoke/Keller.

First Mid-Illinois supports SBL Dental Services (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

MATTOON — First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust is helping Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System’s mobile dental clinic offer greater access to dental care to children in need in East Central Illinois, according to a press release.

Quotit® Corporation Introduces New Online Application for Insurance Coverage With Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

ORANGE, Calif.----Quotit® Corporation, a division of The Word & Brown Companies, today introduced enhancements to their Internet system that will provide individuals and families seeking health insurance a seamless, online application for coverage.

Insurance mandate to impact college cost (Technician)

The UNC System Board of Governors passed a unanimous resolution in August 2009 that requires all students to provide proof of health insurance or enroll in a system-wide plan beginning this fall for all students who meet a three-fold criterion.

6 Day Dental and Orthodontics Now Accepting Medicaid and CHIP (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

6 Day Dental and Orthodontics now accepts Medicaid and CHIP at all five 6 Day locations â in Allen, Coppell, Frisco/Plano, Flower Mound and Roanoke/Keller. With the number of dentists accepting Medicaid and CHIP declining, 6 Day's new Medicaid and CHIP status goes a long way to improve access to oral health care for families and their children, especially as tooth decay in children increases ...

Dental work delays Yakima man's kidney transplant (Seattle Times)

Skip Rodvold's most important job these days is staying alive and healthy until he gets a kidney transplant.

The Kitchen Dental Clinic: 508 Patients Waiting To Get Teeth Pulled (KSMU Ozarks Public Radio)

When a Springfield resident has no money, no dental insurance, and a toothache, there's only one place where he or she can go: The Kitchen Dental Clinic. KSMU's Jennifer Moore reports on how the clinic is struggling to get to all of the patients on its waiting list, and running on the backs of a few volunteers.