Willamette Dental Announces the Opening of a New Dental Office; The Northwest's Largest Evidence-Based Dental Managed Care Provider Opens a New Office in Meridian, Idaho.BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Willamette Dental, the Northwest's largest evidence-based dental managed care provider, today announced the opening of a new dental office in Meridian, Idaho Meridian is the second-largest city in Ada County, Idaho, United States and the third-largest in the state. As of the 2000 Census the population of Meridian was 34,919 (2006 estimate: 59,832)[1]. . Patients will be seen beginning September 1, 2006. Location Information: MERIDIAN IDAHO: Willamette Dental Group, P.C. Mid-Valley Professional Building 2365 Gala Street, Suite #1 Meridian, Idaho 83642 "We look forward to becoming part of the health care community in Meridian," said Steve Petruzelli, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Willamette Dental Management Corporation. "Our goal is to make our dental provider network accessible to all Idaho residents who would like to receive their dental care from us, and this new location furthers that goal." The Meridian location will provide general dentistry dentistry, treatment and care of the teeth and associated oral structures. Dentistry is mainly concerned with tooth decay, disease of the supporting structures, such as the gums, and faulty positioning of the teeth. , hygiene and orthodontic orthodontic (ôr´th  dän´tik),adj services. Please visit the Willamette Dental website at www.willamettedental.com for additional information regarding specialty services provided at each individual location. With the addition of the Meridian office, Willamette will have 59 offices in total: 26 each in Oregon and Washington and 7 in Idaho. Willamette Dental's evidence-based approach to dentistry provides affordable dental care plan options for large and small employer groups employer group Association of employers Managed care An entity with a current group benefits agreement in effect with a health plan to provide covered health care services to its employee-subscribers and eligible dependents. . Preventing dental care problems before they occur has proven best, not only for the patient's overall health, but as a key element in keeping healthcare costs under control. For appointments, please call: Washington: 800-359-6019 Idaho: 800-603-1738 Oregon/Portland Metro: 503-644-3200 Oregon/Outside Portland Metro: 800-461-8994 About Willamette Dental Willamette Dental was founded in Portland, OR in 1975. Today its dental practices, Willamette Dental Group, P.C., in Oregon and Idaho, and Willamette Dental Group, in Washington, provide full service dentistry at 58 office locations throughout the region. Willamette Dental insurance Dental insurance is insurance designed to pay the costs associated with dental care. Dental insurance pays a portion of the bills from dentists, hospitals, and other providers of dental services. companies, Willamette Dental Insurance, Inc., Willamette Dental of Washington, Inc., and Willamette Dental of Idaho, Inc., underwrite and manage group dental plans in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and individual plans in Oregon and Idaho. Willamette Dental Management Corporation, founded in 1997, provides management and administrative services to the Willamette Dental Insurance and dental practice companies. The Willamette Dental family of companies has over 1,000 employees and serves the needs of approximately 330,000 members. The Company's philosophy stresses evidence-based treatment and preventive dentistry preventive dentistry n. The branch of dentistry that deals with the preservation of healthy teeth and gums and the prevention of dental caries and oral disease. . Every Willamette Dental patient is provided with a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. dental care program to meet the oral health needs of the individual. This helps minimize expensive dental care costs that would otherwise drive up out-of-pocket expenses out-of-pocket expenses n. moneys paid directly for necessary items by a contractor, trustee, executor, administrator or any person responsible to cover expenses not detailed by agreement. . Willamette Dental provides value-added patient products and services which are available at all Willamette Dental office locations. Because of established relationships with a number of manufacturers, the Company has been able to obtain these quality items at low prices. Some of the products and services include: Professional-strength Crest(R) Whitestrips, Sonicare(R), & Braun(R) power toothbrushes, fluoride fluoride, a salt of hydrofluoric acid; see hydrogen fluoride. See also fluoridation; fluorine. lozenges and Spry(R) xylitol xylitol /xy·li·tol/ (zi´li-tol) a five-carbon sugar alcohol derived from xylose and as sweet as sucrose; used as a noncariogenic sweetener and also as a sugar substitute in diabetic diets. gum and mints. Prescriptions for antibiotics and pain-relief are also provided at office locations, adding convenience for our Patients to fill directly at our offices without having to visit a pharmacy. Pricing and Availability Group quotes are available by contacting the Willamette Dental Marketing Department: Washington: 800-360-1909, ext. 5222 Idaho: 866-726-9493 Oregon: 800-460-7644, ext. 4897 More information may be obtained at: www.willamettedental.com Copyright 2006, Willamette Dental. All rights reserved Crest, Sonicare, Braun, and Spry are trademarks of their respective owners and are used with permission. |
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