Chronic Living Blog

People often forget that dental care is also healthcare. The condition of your teeth has a direct impact on your wellbeing.

If you don’t have teeth in good condition, it can affect many of your body systems.

Dental issues can cause a person to

• eat less
• chew soft food
• lose weight
• have mouth pain
• have poor mental health
• have body image problems
• have headaches
• get infections that spread to the heart, brain, and other systems

It is recommended to have a dental exam at least once a year. Here is a link to learn what happens during a dental exam.

Many employers will provide dental coverage. If you can, get it. It can save you thousands of dollars.

If you do not have dental insurance, there are options. You can get a dental discount plan, which contracts to dentists to charge less money for dental work. It is not insurance, it’s a discount.

Contact your favorite dentist to see which plans they participate in. If you don’t have a dentist, select one from a plan that fits your needs.

As a personal anecdote, I used these plans until I got a job that gave me dental insurance, It made a big difference to save teeth that were falling apart.