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Nov. 23, 2020
How Eye Exams Can Help You Detect Diabetes: Q&A with Dr. Jeffrey Neighbors
Healthy Living
We asked Dr. Jeffrey Neighbors of EyeCare Associates of Ankeny to help us understand the connection between your eye health and diabetic disease.
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Nov. 17, 2020
What vision correction option is right for you?
Vision Health
Not sure about your options to get back to your 20/20 status? Between laser, contacts or glasses, we’ve got a breakdown of the best ways to correct your vision!
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Nov. 16, 2020
Dental Care Timeline for Infants & Children
Kid's Health
Most pediatric dentists will agree that regular dental care should begin by one year of age, with a dental check-up at least twice each year for most children.
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Nov. 6, 2020
Get the Facts – What you need to know about dental insurance
Insurance
Unfortunately, there are some common misconceptions or myths about dental insurance that can cause people to minimize the value of their coverage. Here are a few examples of the most common myths.
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Nov. 3, 2020
Why dental insurance?
Insurance
Explore the value of dental insurance and how we can help with oral health and dental care costs.
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Oct. 15, 2020
How Diabetes Affects the Eyes
Vision Health
Learn how diabetes affects the eyes and what you can do to lower your risk.
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Oct. 14, 2020
Dental/Vision Benefits Equate to Healthier, Happier Employees
Vision Health
The opportunity to provide your employees with the peace of mind that comes from health benefits like dental and vision insurance may help improve your bottom line.
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Oct. 14, 2020
Pregnancy Tips for Dental Health
Healthy Living
Back pain, morning sickness, fatigue, hunger — it's hard to know exactly what to expect when you're expecting. Your teeth may seem secondary to other symptoms, but they matter more than you realize. Here's how to keep your smile glowing throughout your pregnancy:
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Oct. 13, 2020
Preparing For Your First Eye Appointment Since COVID-19
Vision Health
Now that eye care offices are reopened, what should you expect from your next appointment?
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Oct. 6, 2020
Give ‘em a break – your eyes are working overtime on screens
Vision Health
During the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, Americans are spending more time on their screens than ever before. Here are five tips to ensure you’re protecting your eyes as much as possible.
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Sep. 17, 2020
Help Your Employees Make Well-Researched Decisions During Open Enrollment
Insurance
Human resources professionals, benefits managers and executive management may long remember open enrollment 2021 as “the year we weren’t sure what to do.” How do we manage benefits enrollment if our employees are furloughed? Do we leave benefits status quo and encourage employees to just roll over their existing choices? Do we set up virtual benefits consultations? What’s the best way for employees to weigh their benefit options while they are simultaneously teaching their kids math and working
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Sep. 15, 2020
Rethink Your Drink | Water Week
Healthy Living
The Rethink Your Drink program helps this mission by encouraging kids to drink more water throughout the day to support their oral and overall health.
Delta Dental of Iowa’s Rethink Your Drink Educational Kits are free for all Iowa schools to use
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Sep. 3, 2020
Your Oral Health Could Be Keeping You Up at Night
Healthy Living
Our oral health and sleep habits are connected, and they can indicate that conditions like sleep apnea or habitual nighttime teeth grinding are disrupting our sleep.
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Sep. 3, 2020
What can you control about back to school? Make sure kids are keeping their preventive health check-ups.
Healthy Living
One important way to maintain some semblance of normalcy is to make sure you have scheduled your back to school physicals or wellness checks, eye and dental appointments. Even though our regular activities may have changed, it’s important to try to keep those preventive care appointments to avoid controllable issues in the future.
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Aug. 19, 2020
Keeping Healthy Vision as We Age
Vision Health
By understanding what vision changes we can expect with age, we can better monitor our overall health.
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Aug. 5, 2020
Why Does Dental Care Matter for Older Adults? A Story from a Delta Dental Employee
Insurance
Learn why dental care matters now and as we age. Get more of Karen’s story on our blog.
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