November 2010 Newsletter
What´s New at Savon
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Quote Of The Month:
"It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawnmower, snow blower or vacuum cleaner." - Ben Bergor (1893-1981)
Congratulations To:
M. Hastings of El Mirage, AZ Winner of our October early payment drawing for 1 free additional year of membership.
K. Wright of Chandler, AZ Winner of our October letter scramble. Ms. Wright answered with the correct word Persnickety and received 2 free months membership and is entered into the Semi-Annual grand prize drawing.
L. Dominquez of St. Charles, IL Winner of our Facebook contest. Ms. Dominquez received a $15.00 Facebook gift card. Be sure to follow us on Facebook for more exciting contests!
Congratulations to our winner and thank you to everyone that entered the drawing.
Help Savon Adopt A Family For The Holidays:
$1.00 can make a difference
We are asking every member of the plan to help us in this endeavor by sending us $1.00. Savon will match the total of the donations and the office personnel will do the holiday shopping.
Once the shopping is complete, an itemized list of how much was taken in and where it was spent will be available on the website. We hope to be able to start the shopping by November 25th with delivery of both food and presents made by December 8th.
The family that we will adopt will be chosen by The Salvation Army and the goods will be delivered to the family by them. Remember: $1.00 means very little to most of us but with the power of our membership, it can make a BIG difference in the life of a family.
Please send your $1.00 to Savon Dental Plan Charity at PO Box 6055, Glendale, AZ 85312 and let's work together to make a difference!!
Letter Scramble - A Letter Collection And Scramble Game From Savon!! - NEW!!
In this newsletter, you will find individual bold red letters in words. The object of the game is to collect the letters and unscramble them forming the secret word.
Once you have what you believe to be the secret word, email it to contests@SavonDentalPlan.com.
In the subject line please put the words "Letter Scramble" followed by your membership Id number, (ie: Letter Scramble 35116) . One winner will be chosen each month from the correct answers.
The monthly winner will receive an additional two months of free membership and be entered into a drawing for a $100.00 Visa® gift card to be given away in April of next year. Then every six months there will be a new gift card drawing from the winners of the prior six months.
So get your thinking caps on and let's have some fun!! Good Luck!!
Hint: November's secret word contains 11 letters
Chairside Chat With Dawn Lawler:
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Implants… They Aren‘t As Scary As You Think
So the dentist has recommended an implant…first word that comes to mind for most patients is…OUCH!
Truthfully, most often that is not the case.
With the constant changes in treatments today, implants are becoming the norm as a replacement of missing teeth and removable partial and complete dentures. Some dentists would say that having an implant placed is the closest thing to permanent dentistry that you can have done. Mind you, dentists often shy away from the word “permanent”. So implants are definitely a great thing.
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Having spent hours upon hours working chairside along dentists who are restoring implants, my question to most of those patients was “did it hurt?” The response was almost always unanimous. “ NO.”
How is that possible you ask? Believe it or not, most patients have implants placed under local anesthetic. Local anesthesia has the ability to numb the pain sensors that cause most people discomfort during procedures. Since the bone itself has no feeling, once the pain fibers and nerves are sleeping, the rest is easy as pie. Most dental facilities do have methods of sedation on hand for those of you who become a bit weak the knees at the thought of having any dental treatment done.
As for the healing process, most patients say there is little to no discomfort afterwards.
If your dentist has recommended an implant, do not hesitate to ask what methods of anesthesia are available to suit your needs.
If you have a particular topic that you would like her to discuss, please drop her an email by clicking here.
Keeping Fit With Jourdin Hendershot:
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Vibraboard
What is the Vibraboard? The Vibraboard is a biomechanical stimulation table that vibrates. The vibration ranges for 5.0 to 50.0 hertz. The vibraboard works on the entire body at one time. Once you began the treatment, an assistant will help you on to the table and once you are comfortable then he/she will set the vibration at a low setting (5-8 hertz) for about 5 min. Then after that he/she will raise the vibration to (25-28 hertz) for 10 min. Next they raise the vibration up to your preference for 15 min. After the 15 min. they reverse the order. Your total treatment last about 45 min.
What are the settings for? Well the lower range is to help support lymphatic flow and relaxation. The middle range is to support relief from pain. And the upper range is to increase strength and bone strength.
Biomechanical stimulation has shown ligaments, bones, and skin heals faster with vibration!
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If you have questions you would like to discuss with Jourdin, feel free to drop her an email by clicking here.
Holistic Health With Jen Ericson:
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Some Natural Ways To Treat A Diaper Rash
The best thing for diaper rash is fresh air. Go without a diaper for awhile. You can even lay a cloth diaper underneath baby when he is taking a nap. Make sure you keep checking and if the diaper gets wet and replace it with a dry one.
You can try tea bags. Place 3 or 4 tea bags into the diaper at diaper change. When he pee's the tea bags release a certain chemical that helps in the healing of diaper rash. It may turn your his bottom brown but the rash will be gone within 24 hours.
Oatmeal works wonders and is a healthy alternative for diaper rash. Before bathing your baby put some oatmeal in the water and stir in. Don‘t have oatmeal? You can put two tablespoons of baking soda into the babies bath water. Mix it in until it is all dissolved. Soak your babies bottom in it for at least 10 minutes every day.
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Try using the milk of magnesia. Each diaper change pour milk of magnesia onto the rash. Should work quick and you should notice difference with the next diaper change.
Vegetable oil is something else you can try also. After a bath, making sure the diaper area is completely dry, rub plain vegetable oil in both your hands and rub into the babies bottom. Do this with each diaper change.
Last, try some cod liver oil capsules. Cut the tip off about 4 and pour the oil onto your babies rash and rub it in. If the rash is only small you may need to only use 1 or 2 capsules.
If you have questions you would like to discuss with Jennifer, an email by clicking here.
Grandma's Kitchen With Grandma C.:
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Low-Low Carb Pumpkin Smoothies
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond milk (such as blue diamond almond breeze, unsweetened, vanilla flavor)
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 4-6 individual packets splenda sweetener (or to taste)
- Ice cubes
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground cinnamon
- Cool whip
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In a blender, blend almond milk, pumpkin and splenda until well mixed. Add ice cubes and blend until mixture is thickened. Add a dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg.
If you‘re a sugar loving person, the variation for this recipe is to use sweetened almond breeze and canned pumpkin pie mix! It tastes great and makes a wonderful fall dessert!
Makes 3-4 medium smoothies
If you have a unique recipe that you would like to share with Grandma C., feel free to drop her an email by clicking here.
To Your Health:
Top 10 Reasons To Have Your Wisdom Teeth Removed
- 10. Because there is limited space for wisdom teeth to erupt and because surrounding gums are difficult to keep clean, infection and inflammation are common even when there are no apparent symptoms. Research shows that once inflammation takes hold, it is an impossible to eliminate and may spread to other teeth.
- 9. Research suggests that oral inflammation associates with wisdom teeth may contribute to preterm or low birth weight infants.
- 8. Even when wisdom teeth erupt through the gum tissues, they rarely provide any meaningful function and are always difficult to keep clean.
- 7. In some cases, impacted wisdom teeth develop associated cysts and/or tumors. Removal of such lesions may require extensive procedures to repair and restore jaw functions and appearance.
- 6. With age, the chance for complications related to the removal of wisdom teeth increases.
- 5. Gum disease and inflammation associated with wisdom teeth may lead to receding gum tissues, deterioration of the jawbone and tooth loss.
- 4. Wisdom teeth may contribute to crowding of nearby teeth.
- 3. Even wisdom teeth that seem to be problem free- (asymptomatic) remain a breeding ground for oral infection and inflammation. Research supports the concept that such inflammation may enter the bloodstream and contribute to the development and/or progression of a variety of diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
- 2. Once it has been determined that a wisdom tooth will not successfully erupt into your mouth and be maintained in a healthy state, early removal of wisdom teeth is associated with faster and easier recovery.
- 1. The number one reason for removing you wisdom teeth is “Peace of Mind”
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; Can I Change Dentist Any Time I Want To?
Savon's Answer:
Yes you can! You may change dentist at any time and for any reason. All we ask it that you try to stay within our Network Preferred Provider network and let our Customer Care Center know what dentist you are changing to. If you are changing dentist because of a problem with your current dentist, please make sure to let us know so that we may attempt to resolve the problem or at least document it for future reference.
News You Can Use: News From Inside Your Dental Plan
New Dental Offices Are Being Added Constantly
New Network Preferred Providers are being added constantly to our network. Visit our provider page often for new dentists in your area. A lot of the dentists that are listed have links to their website.
Fun Facts:
Crazy, Zany Facts About Money We Bet You Didn't Know
- The first paper notes were printed in denominations of 1 cent, 5 cents, 25 cents, and 50 cents
- A $1 bill lasts 18 months; $5 bill, two years; $10 bill, three years; $20 bill, four years; and $50 and $100 bills, nine years
- If you used $1 bills, $1 million would weigh 2,040.8 pounds
- Almost half, 48 percent, of the notes printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing are $1 notes
- Martha Washington is the only woman whose portrait has appeared on a U.S. currency note. It appeared on the face of the $1 Silver Certificate of 1886 and 1891, and the back of the $1 Silver Certificate of 1896
- On a $100 dollar bill, the hands of the clock in the steeple of Independence Hall are set at approximately 4:10
- A mile of pennies laid out is $844.80. By this standard, America is about $2.5 million wide, coast to coast
- If you have three quarters, four dimes and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins possible without being able to make change for a dollar
- A quarter has 119 grooves around the edge, and a dime has 118
- The U.S. Mint produced its first circulating coins – 11,178 copper cents – in March 1793. Soon after, the mint began issuing gold and silver coins
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!!
Insurance Insight:
"I don‘t have any issues with my back but because I see a chiropractor on a regular basis, the carrier won‘t cover my back!, Why is that?”
How often do you see the chiropractor? And what did the chiropractor put down as the diagnosis? A carrier has no problem with the person who sees a chiropractor five or six times a year; they do have a problem with the applicant who sees one every week of the year “because it feels good.” The carrier is not there to provide feel-good benefits, they are there to cover medically necessary services. By putting chiropractic bills through the insurance carrier week after week so that you can “feel good,” you are telling the carrier this is a medical necessity which, by definition, means there is a medical issue that requires attention.
On the flip side, many providers have been known to put claims through an insurance carrier and reference more than is actually wrong in order to get the carrier to pay. This is technically fraud but patients don‘t always know what the provider may have put in their file. Trust me: I have been there. It‘s not just one type of provider: many gynecologists will put down “urinary tract infection” in order to get a pap smear covered if for some reason it would not have been (i.e., a preventative wellness waiting period). So the female gets an exclusion on UTIs and complains that she never had any - but that‘s what her doctor put down, so who will the carrier believe? And if she says to the carrier that her doctor “only put it down that way in order to get the claim paid,” she is admitting to insurance fraud.
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