title: Innovations in oral health insurance.
abstract: Dental disease can impact a person's ability to eat and speak, and increases absenteeism at work and school. Dental insurance plays an important role in the oral health care of North Carolinians as children and adults with dental insurance are more likely to get routine dental care, which can prevent dental disease.
authors.affiliation: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, P.O. Box 2291, Durham, NC 27702, USA. linda.moore@bcbsnc.com
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D007347:Insurance, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009909:Oral Health; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration