New Dental Insurance for Diabetics

New dental insurance coverage based on a study of health care costs related to periodontal(gum) treatment of diabetics. United Concordia Dental will begin offering a new insurance plan that covers the oral health maintenance diabetics seek after receiving treatment for periodontal disease. The new program , called UCWellness , is being rolled out following a study , which the author is calling the first of its kind . The study looked at how treating periodontal disease can affect the health care costs associated with diabetes . The results showed that hospitalizations decreased by 33% annually and physician visits by 13% in diabetics who treated and managed their periodontal disease over a 3 year period , reducing their medical costs by around $1,800 per year per patient. The UCWellness includes additional periodontal maintenance procedures and 100% coverage , subject to deductibles and annual maximums on periodontal maintenance , scaling and root planning and several periodontal surgical procedures.