December 2009 Newsletter
What´s New at Savon
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Quote of the month:
How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon? Theodor Geisel - 1904–1991 - aka Dr. Seuss)
Congratulations to M. Johnson of Coldspring, KY Winner of our November drawing for 1 free additional year of membership.
Ms. Johnson was the winner of the November drawing for 1 year of membership for free.
Congratulations to our winner and thank you to everyone that entered the drawing.
Chairside Chat with Dawn Lawler:
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Floss Cuts and Pizza Burn… A Pain in Everybody's Gums
Floss cuts can occur at anytime while flossing. Most patients experience these irritating invisible little things when flossing between their bicuspids and molars, especially in areas where the contacts between teeth are extremely tight and the floss snaps through and into the gums. Floss cuts can usually be avoided if when flossing between the tight contacts, you gently work the floss through until the contact is breached.
Pizza burns are just one of those horrible eating hazards everybody experiences. Aside from waiting for your pizza to cool prior to eating it, there isn't much one can do to avoid getting the pizza burn.
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The good news is, the treatment for both these annoyances is simple and inexpensive. The remedy? Salt water! That‘s right, the best way to aid the healing process is warm salt water rinses. Most floss cuts and pizza burns will heal on their own in 7-10 days, but the rinses help cut down on lingering irritation and help speed up the healing process.
Keep in mind that if you experience elevated pain or inflammation, definitely have your dentist check out the areas to see if an alternate treatment method is recommended.
If you have a particular topic that you would like her to discuss, please drop her an email by clicking.
Keeping Fit with Jourdin Hendershot:
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy is a beneficial treatment for many medical conditions. The whole body is placed into an airtight chamber. The patient is then given a treatment of 100% pure oxygen to breathe in. Normally a standard treatment consists of a 60 minute session where a certified technician is monitoring the patient at all times.
There are many advantages in using the Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy.
- First it increases the oxygen in the body‘s tissues
- Stimulates the growth of blood vessels
- Aids the treatment of infection by enhancing white blood cells
This treatment also helps lessen symptoms of diabetic ulcers, wound care, autism, cerebral palsy, head trauma, multiple sclerosis, Lyme disease and many other ailments.
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As with all medicine and medical treatments there are some known side effects of the Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy. You may feel tired, experience a change in your eye sight. If unable to clear your ears you may be at a risk to bruise your ear drum. Convulsions are a risk but this is very unlikely to happen.
If you have questions you would like to discuss with Jourdin, feel free to drop her an email by clicking here or at jourdin@savondentalplan.com.
To your health:
Seasonal Dehydration
Did you know that you can become as dehydrated in the colder winter months as you can in the dead heat of the summer? I stumbled across an article on survivaltopics.com that offered up some very surprising information.
"…In general the higher the temperature the greater your water consumption needs to be. If you are active or exposed to the hot rays of the sun you may need upwards of a gallon of water per day to stay to healthy.
Perhaps surprisingly, very cold environments can be as dry as the driest desert. This is because cold air cannot hold much moisture. This cold dry air serves to dehydrate your body with every breath you take. Cold dry air can also rob your body of moisture via loss from exposed skin. This is one reason why your lips may be prone to chapping. So during cold weather even though you may not be sweating nearly as much as when you are in a hot environment you may still easily become severely dehydrated without even realizing the danger you are in.
Wind can also play a role in the amount of water you need to take in. A dry wind on exposed flesh can suck the water right out of a person…"
So whether you're staying in or headed out to brave the cold this winter season, make sure you drink plenty of fluids!
The above health material is provided as an information service. It should not be used for diagnostic purposes nor is it intended to take the place of the important relationship between you and your doctor.
A question from a member:
Question;
Do I need to contact Savon when I change my dentist?.
Savon's Answer:
Although Savon allows its members the freedom to use any participating preferred provider on the plan; we do ask members to notify Savon when switching to a new provider. As a courtesy to the dentists, we provide them with monthly membership rosters, informing them of new additions and removals within their practice. If you have changed your provider, or would like to change providers, please contact our Customer Service department and they will be happy to assist you.
News You Can Use: News From Inside Your Dental Plan:
Give the gift of a smile
With the holidays lingering around the corner, Savon would like to offer all existing members the ability to purchase Savon Dental Plan Gift Certificates for friends, family and loved ones. Gift Certificates can be purchased for the price of the plan you choose to gift. For more information, please contact Savon's Customer Service at 800-809-3494.
Give the gift of smiles and purchase your Savon Dental Plan Gift Certificates today!
Fun Facts:
Crazy, Zany Facts We Bet You Didn't Know
- During the Christmas buying season, Visa cards alone are used an average of 5,340 times every minute in the United States
- The Christmas season begins at sundown on 24th December and lasts through sundown on 5th January. For that reason, this season is also known as the Twelve Days of Christmas
- Hanukkah is celebrated around the world for eight days and nights
- The biggest selling Christmas single of all time is Bing Crosby's White Christmas
- Due to the time zones, Santa has 31 hours to deliver gifts? This means that he would have to visit 832 homes each second!
- The idea for using electric Christmas lights came from an American named Ralph E. Morris in 1895. The new lights proved safer than the traditional candles, which often started fires by falling in the dry Christmas trees
- During Hanukkah, families eat latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiot (jelly donuts), or other foods which are fried in oil, to celebrate and commemorate the miracle of the Festival of Lights.
- St Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services. Christmas caroling began as an old English custom called Wassailing - toasting neighbors to a long and healthy life.
- Two hundred years before the birth of Christ, the Druids used mistletoe to celebrate the coming of winter. They would gather this evergreen plant that is parasitic upon other trees and used it to decorate their homes.
- The best selling Christmas trees are Scotch pine, Douglas fir, Noble fir, Fraser fir, Virginia pine, Balsam fir and white pine.
- Since the 1970‘s, the Kennedy Space Center has made their shuttle landing facility available for emergency landing by Santa Claus should problems develop during his annual visit to children around the world!
Come back for more in next months issue!
Dental Talk - a member blog forum:
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Come blog with us! Dental Talk with Savon is a fun forum to post your interesting topics! Your comments are welcome, it‘s free to use and no membership is required.
Some of the topics include;
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These are just a few of the topics. Our blog site contains many other interesting topics. Please join us!!
An Ink Splat..Straight Off The Press:
Savon “Q” Print is the only place you need to call!!
We will handle ALL your printing needs.. including:
- Business Cards
- Letterhead & Envelopes
- Office Forms
- Postcards & Door Hangers
- Flyers & Brochures
- Scratch Pads
- 2,3 & 4 Part NCR Forms
- Signs & Banners
- Bindery Services
and so much more
We put the word PERSONAL back into the phrase “Personal Customer Service”
Call Clayton (TR) at Savon Q Print today!
Corporate Office: 602-841-3494
Print Shop Office: 602-449-7801
Call TR at Savon Q Print today!
Office: 602-841-3494
Cell: 602-488-4500
Email: Qprint@savondentalplan.com
Perfect Gift for Arizona Golfers of all levels:
Savon Dental Plan has partnered up with SwartzGolf to offer you Golf Lessons with PGA Professional Instructor Dave Swartz at one SWINGIN deal!
Arizona Members can purchase gift certificates for:
- one (1) - one hour lesson with Dave for $35.00
- OR
- four (4) - one hour lessons with Dave for $100.00.
This offer is only valid for existing Savon members, however, the recipient of the gift certificates can be anyone!
For more information please call Savon's Customer Service Department at 602-841-3494 or Dave Swartz at 602-430-3379!
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