Dental Insurance

CHICAGO, Illinois – In an ongoing effort to better address unmet oral health needs, the American Dental Association (ADA) will once again join thousands of individuals and organizations across the country in observing Cover the Uninsured Week, a national call during the week of April 23–29 for meaningful steps toward helping the millions of Americans who lack adequate access to health care.

CHICAGO, Illinois – The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) announced this week that it has become a National Supporter of the 2007 Cover the Uninsured Week that takes place April 23-29, 2007.

CHICAGO, Illinois – The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), in anticipation of “Cover the Uninsured Week” (April 23-29, 2007), is asking Congress to respond to the urgent need for all Americans, especially children, to have access to health insurance.

CORAL SPRINGS, Florida – Union Dental Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: UDHI) – a provider of multi-state dental services for union members, announced today it has added 36 new locations and 118 providers in Florida to its growing network of dental providers. The locations and providers have been added to the Union Dental network as a result of the Company's recently announced agreement to build a nationwide dental network for the Association of Flight Attendants - Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA). AFA-CWA represents the employees of such airlines as United, US Airways, Northwest, America West, Alaska, PSA, Mesa, Air Wisconsin, Aloha, ATA, Midwest, Spirit, Horizon & Hawaiian.

THOUSAND OAKS, California – Blue Cross of California (Blue Cross) today announced that Dental Blue^® has become one of the largest dental PPO networks in the state with more than 18,600 provider locations across California. Dental Blue is a dental insurance program from affiliate BC Life & Health Insurance Company that gives employers - and their employees - the power to choose a dental plan tailored to meet their needs and budgets.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – Can something as simple as asking questions about oral health be helpful in reducing weight, heart disease and diabetes? Clinical studies continue to point to periodontal disease as a risk factor for these costly chronic conditions.

ALBANY, New York – As a New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) member, save $200 when you enroll in CareCredit's patient payment program by April 30, 2007. This translates to a savings of 50 percent off setup fees. In addition, CareCredit will delay start up costs until four months after you enroll so that your office has time to exeperience how effective this program can be.

SAN MATEO, California – Heads are turning in the dental community, as SureCircle Dental Self-Fund Online Manager (v.3.1) generates a renewed interest for employer self-funded dental plan options. SureCircle, a third-party administrator of employer self-funded dental plans, today announced the innovative technology which fully automates and improves the self-funding workflow for employers, employees and dentists.

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – While health insurance premiums continue to escalate as utilization goes up for medical treatment of chronic health conditions, mounting evidence is linking poor oral health to more serious health problems such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and pre-term births.

CORAL SPRINGS, Florida – Union Dental Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: UDHI) – http://www.uniondental.com/ir – a provider of multi-state dental services for union members, announced today it has made progress in the development for authorization and adjudication in real time of dental claims to Union Dentals network of healthcare plan providers. The Company has met with providers who process claims through web portals and has negotiated discount prices for these services which will be instrumental in the filing and collection of fees from insurance companies.