Affordable Dental Care for Seniors
The older you get, the more your dental health matters. While it may seem counter-intuitive isn’t it more important to take care of your mouth as a kid? As a senior citizen, it’s very important to keep up oral health due to a myriad of reasons that Victory Dental thought we’d address on the blog today.
Oral Health and Overall Health
As we’ve talked about on the blog before, your dental health is directly impacted by important health issues like heart disease and diabetes. Gum disease has been linked to heart disease, and diabetes is another issue that can make your oral health worse, often leading to gum disease. Other health issues that affect dental hygiene are rheumatism and stroke, both of which can lead to disease, inflammation, or pain in the mouth. If you can try to maintain good dental health, you will have less to worry about when it comes to overall health.
Grownups Get Cavities, Too!
Another issue is that as you get older, sometimes it’s actually easier to get cavities. As you age, the gums recede, which can cause more tooth decay as the roots are exposed. If you have a lot of fillings, you can get more cavities around those fillings as time passes. So it’s important to be checking regularly for cavities the older you get—no matter how healthily you eat or how often you brush your teeth!
Affordable Dental Care for Seniors
Are you worried about how to afford dental care? While Medicare does not cover routine dental care, they will cover it if it’s linked to other health issues like a kidney transplant or heart valve replacement. But Medigap is an option that helps cover costs that Medicare doesn’t cover, so look into that option if you would like to.
What most people don’t realize is that dental insurance is actually pretty affordable, with monthly costs ranging from $30-$50 a month, and there are dental plans on the market for seniors. However, a lot of plans won’t help with larger issues until you’ve been in the plan for at least six months to a year so it’s better to sign up sooner rather than later. You can also try a dental savings plan for seniors, where you pay an annual membership to get access to participating dentist offices for services at a reduced cost. Victory Dental offers options like the Victory Gold Dental Plan with a low annual fee and no annual maximum dental work comes at 20% off the normal price. We also have a networked with local Specialist for this program.
There are also a variety of payment methods that dentists will usually provide. We accept Cash, all the major credit cards, and checks. Another option is an outside company called Care Credit, where you can take out loans for dental work with 6 months interest free, or standard options with monthly payments on the loan amount. Payment is always do on the date of service.
Whatever your issue is, Victory Dental will work with you to make sure that you can get the care you need. So please don’t wait and make dental work your top priority! It really is important to keep your mouth healthy and as happy as it can be as you age.