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Whatever your vacation plans, make sure you’re prepared to protect your oral health while on the road.
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Pack your toothbrush. The American Academy of Periodontology recommends storing
your toothbrush in a container with air holes so it can dry
completely - and cleaning the container before and after travel.
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Know what to do in a dental emergency. Find temporary relief from a toothache with an over-the-counter pain reliever and ice.
Carry this chart for more guidelines on handling knocked out teeth, mouth sores and more.
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Know who to call in a dental emergency. Take your dentist’s contact information with you. Need a local dentist? You can find participating Delta Dental dentists anywhere in the U.S. or Puerto Rico by using
Find a
Dentist. Or, call our toll-free number, 800-DELTA-OK (335-8265).
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Take extra precautions when traveling internationally. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention offers a
Traveler’s Guide to Safe Dental Health. This provides tips for selecting a dental provider abroad, and identifies basic infection control principles and practices to help avoid unnecessary risks.
Help keep everyone smiling for your vacation photos!
The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) and the federal health care reform legislation together could bring
oral health coverage to nearly all U.S. children. CHIPRA mandates comprehensive dental coverage for children in separate state Children’s Health Insurance Programs. Under the new health care reform legislation, most small group and individual health insurance plans will be required to include pediatric dental coverage by 2014.
The Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation recently granted $40,000 to the Henry J. Austin Health Center to help provide oral health care to those who cannot afford it. "Henry J. Austin casts a wide safety net with its community dental service while Delta Dental funding ensures that the neediest uninsured patients do not slip by without the appropriate dental treatment
- truly a win-win for all," said Richard M. Mushock, CFO, Henry J. Austin Health Center.
Our Foundation granted awards to four of New Jersey’s dental hygiene schools for the 2010-2011 academic year: Bergen Community College, Middlesex County College, Burlington County College, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Health Related Professions. Since 1999, the Foundation has awarded nearly $300,000 in scholarship grants, typically ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 per school, per year.
Member News is published monthly by Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc., P.O. Box 222, Parsippany, NJ 07054-0222;
www.deltadentalnj.com. Comments and suggestions are welcomed; please e-mail the editor,
Diane Belle. In Connecticut, Delta Dental Insurance Company writes dental coverage on an insured basis and Delta Dental of New Jersey administers self-funded dental benefit programs.
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