United Concordia Dental Celebrates National Smile Month
May 17th, 2008 | by admin |Month-long Campaign to Emphasize the Importance of Oral and Overall Health
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16 /PRNewswire/ — National dental insurer UnitedConcordia Dental is celebrating National Smile Month, a collaborationbetween Oral Health America and the British Dental Health Foundation topromote the importance of oral health to overall health. Beginning May 18,this year’s event is launching in the United States for the first time,making it the largest independent international dental health campaign.
United Concordia Dental educates adults and children by hosting agrowing number of free dental clinics across the country and providingonline dental health brochures on the connection between oral and medicalhealth, articles on general and emergency dental care and children’s funpages. In addition, the Harrisburg, PA-based dental insurer offers dentalplans designed to encourage preventive dental services.
“United Concordia Dental is committed to the healthy smiles of ourmembers,” said Dr. Richard P. Klich, United Concordia Dental’s NationalDental Director. “With the increasing body of evidence on how oral healthmay affect a person’s overall health, United Concordia Dental continues tobe proactive in providing this information to our members, empowering themto make informed decisions about their dental health and encouraging themto seek the preventive dental care necessary to minimize the risk of futurehealth problems.”
Running from May 18 to June 17, National Smile Month will inform thepublic of the possible connection between dental disease and a number ofmedical conditions, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and pretermbirths.
“United Concordia Dental is excited at the opportunity to highlight theneed for better dental health awareness during National Smile Month,” saidDr. Klich. “Dental disease is one of the most common and preventable healthissues facing Americans. The more attention and focus we give toSOURCE United Concordia DentalCopyright©2008 PR Newswire.All rights reserved
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