Delta Dental’s Resource Materials for Promoting Oral Health

Educating employees about good oral health habits benefits your staff and also helps you control dental plan expenses. Delta Dental provides free dental health information that you can offer your employees through:

• The oral health section on our web site. You can link to our site from your intranet if you wish to make the information even more accessible.
• Electronic copies of "Supertooth." Articles from this newsletter are available for reprinting in company publications. E-mail our Corporate Communications department at corpcomms@delta.org to request reprints.
• Fun activities and information on children's dental health at our web site for kids: http://www.mysmilekids.com/.
• Enrollee brochures on a variety of dental health topics for handouts during Open Enrollment (contact your Delta Dental account manager for more information).

You can help your employees maintain good oral health care with dental health coverage that emphasizes regular dentist visits and preventive care. Earlier is always better than later with dental care. In fact, any number of dental treatments can prevent more extensive ones. For example, even a simple filling may preclude the need for a crown or root canal.

In addition to offering adequate dental health coverage, you can motivate employees to maintain good oral health by:

Conducting periodic reviews of your dental benefits plan to make sure it meets the needs of employees. Delta Dental can provide information about your organization's utilization to help you make decisions about your company's dental health coverage. For example, find out how your employees utilize their preventive benefits compared to averages in your region, or see how many employees have satisfied their annual deductible. Your Delta Dental account manager can work with you to determine if your plan designs work for your organization and your employees.

Educating employees. Help employees make informed choices about their health care with information on common oral health issues conveyed through your company intranet sites, newsletters and orientation packages during open enrollment periods and throughout the year. When employees make smart choices, the value of dental benefits can increase.