Wellness Focus of SafeGuard's Dental Managed Care Plans.ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- In support of the increasing number of wellness initiatives being implemented by organizations across the country, SafeGuard Dental & Vision[R] recently introduced the SGX SGX Singapore Exchange SGX Supergreenx (trance/electronic musician) Series of dental managed care plans. These plans cover more procedures than most managed care dental plans available todayOand the number of preventive and diagnostic procedures has been increased to include important procedures such as additional yearly cleanings, periodontal maintenance and oral cancer screenings (brush biopsies). Recent study results indicate that oral health has a definite impact on a person's overall health and that conditions in the mouth can be an indication of serious systemic diseases such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and even at-risk pregnancy 'at-risk' pregnancy Obstetrics A pregnancy at risk for spontaneous abortion–an event occurring in 20-60% of all pregnancies. See Abortion. . And the incidence of oral cancer continues to escalate. The American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, estimated that in 2006 more than 30,000 new cases would be diagnosed in the United States and nearly 7,500 people would die of the disease. Including oral cancer screenings in the SafeGuard SGX dental plans is an important step toward reducing the risk through diagnostic intervention. Steve Baker, SafeGuard's President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , commented, "Wellness has always been an integral part of SafeGuard's dental and vision plans. As more people become aware of how important oral health is, dental plans like the SGX Series will be seen as a necessity. We are pleased to offer plans that are ahead of the curve when it comes to important preventive and diagnostic dental benefits." About SafeGuard Dental & Vision[R] SafeGuard Dental & Vision[R] is a family of companies that is part of privately held SafeGuard Health Enterprises, Inc. SafeGuard has more than 30 years experience providing dental and vision HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, , PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there , indemnity, and ASO ASO arteriosclerosis obliterans. ASO 1 Administrative services organization, see there 2 Allele-specific–oligonucleotide hybridization 3 Anti-streptolysin O, see there products to more than 1.8 million members primarily in California, Florida, Nevada, and Texas. For more information, visit SafeGuard's website at www.safeguard.net. |
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