All over America, people are seeking cheap dental care options to try to cut down the ever-increasing cost of dentistry. There are a number of different options available that can allow patients to save the most money possible.
Many patients choose savings plans, which are available nationwide from a vast number of dentists. In an attempt to find affordable care, others will try to negotiate cash discounts with dentists in their area. Still others will choose to visit schools for dentists-in-training. Visiting these schools can cut down the cost of dentistry work, and you will likely be treated with the most cutting-edge technology available. There are two advantages to visiting these schools.
Advantages of Affordable Dental Schools
The #1 benefit of such schools is that they perform dentistry at a reduced cost. Often, dentistry schools charge about half of the normal price of procedures. Some schools may offer particular procedures for free, but usually there are small fees to cover cost of equipment, tools, and x-rays. Even with these small fees, visiting a dentistry school may save you money.
Along with lower costs, these schools usually treat their patients with the latest technologies available. The dentistry field is constantly changing, so this type of specialized school will want to train its students with current technology. In some cases, you as the patient may get more advanced results than at an older, established dentist office.
Dentistry students are usually graded by the quality of their work, rather than by the speed in which they work. Therefore, the dentistry students may be more focused on getting your work done correctly than an established dentist would, whose priority may be to get you in and out the office as fast as possible.
Does this Cheap Dental Care Cost Quality?
The main concern people have about receiving dentistry from these schools is the quality of the work which will be performed. People often assume that because the person performing the procedure is a dentist, the work will be of a lower standard than of an established dentist. In reality, the work performed at a school for dentists-in-training often resembles that of an established dentist office. All work should be supervised and checked by a licensed professional in the field — the instructors are there to ensure that your procedures are performed properly.
Another factor that contributes to the quality of student dentistry is that the students are eager to make good grades. The importance of a high-quality procedure for the best grade possible is major incentive for dentistry students to perform well on all patients they treat.
At these schools, cheap dental care does not always cost quality. Still, you may want to investigate the disadvantages of the schools — visiting a certified dentist with an affordable plan is usually the safest option for the highest quality care. A discount plan can save you as much or more as you would save at a school of dentistry.…
Month: August 2021
Holiday Party Survival Guide – 8 Tips to Have Fun and Remain Healthy
The holidays offer many opportunities to have fun, see good friends and indulge. The holidays are also the best time to put on the unwanted pounds of winter insulation.
Set the intention to maintain your good health rather than gaining winter weight. This year consider indulging in excess fun with ice skating parties, boardgames with friends, dancing, skiing and holiday shows.
As you RSVP for your next holiday party, keep these easy tips in mind and share them with your friends for a healthy and happy holiday.
When you’re invited to bring something to a party, make it a healthy dish. You can do a Google search to find the healthy version of many holiday favorites. This is the perfect way to ensure you have something nutritious to eat.
If you have a dinner party to look forward to don’t skip breakfast and lunch. You’ll be famished and will eat more than you need and feel stuffed all evening.
For a cocktail party, have a balanced meal beforehand and let the party be about enjoying your friends, not indulging in all the snacks you can pile on a cocktail napkin.
Let the festivities lift your spirits and keep alcohol to a minimum. Have a wine spritzer, order seltzer with a twist or slow down with a glass of water between each beer or glass of wine. Avoid sweet mixed drinks; they’re loaded with calories and sugar.
You’ll enjoy your food more, digest better and eat less overall if you sit down and eat slowly, rather than standing and talking all evening.
At a generous buffet party, choose a table far from the buffet and just serve yourself once. Create a balanced plate with small portions of your holiday favorites and fill the rest with salad and vegetables.
Walk into every holiday party with an abundant attitude – there’s no need to stuff yourself as if you’re starving and will never eat again.
Last but not least, a dessert tray trick: when the cookies and pie are passed around choose your favorite and tell yourself “I will have the last piece”. Sometimes the treats will vanish before your eyes – and your waistline will thank you – and other times you will enjoy that last, but not least, indulgence.
The key to healthy and happy holidays is all about your mindset and intentions. To stay connected to your goals, take extra good care of yourself at this often stressful time of year. Get plenty of sleep and time to yourself, go easy on sugar and alcohol, and drink plenty of water.
To your awesome life,
Heather…
Important Nutrition Facts To Help Your Success in Losing Weight!
I have found out some very important nutrition facts that will help you on your journey of losing your belly fat. Understanding how your body works is the best weapon in losing weight.
Calories
Nutrition Fact #1. To make perfectly clear what a calorie is the definition- ” a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure.” So what this means in English is that a calorie is a measurement used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food. Wow, nutrition fact indeed. Now you learned something new.
We need calories in our bodies. However, if you eat more calories than your body burns up, then you will be overweight. many calories do our bodies require? It ranges depending on many your age, sex, height, width, and how active you are. The range is from 1600 for non active women and seniors to 2900 for most men and active women. For myself, I need to ingest 3258 calories a day to maintain my current weight. I am 31 years old, 6’2″, thin and very active.
I suggest you use a calorie counter to more accurately define what your body needs to burn. Or buy a heart rate monitor with a chest strap that will show you how many calories you order to burn off some excess body fat, you need to have an idea of how many calories that your body requires. This nutrition facts page suggests as a general rule, you should try to eat 500 fewer calories than your body burns off. Do not decrease your calorie intake more than that, or you could damage your health.
You don’t have to count every calorie that you eat, but you should get used to looking at the labels on foods. Start having an understanding of what kinds of foods have lots of calories.
-There are 4 calories in a gram of protein.
-There are 4 calories in a gram of Carbohydrates.
-There are 9 calories in a gram of Fat.
Drink Water For Good Health!
Nutrition fact #2. Our Bodies can live without food for weeks, but we cant live without water for no longer than a few days. (How about that for a nutrition interesting!) Even though water has no nutrients or calories, it is extremely important to our health. It helps our nutrients absorb, eliminates waste, regulate circulation and body temperature. It even helps our skin complexion,. much water do we need? Average woman need 8 glasses, and the average men need 12 glasses. Replacing a bottle of soda with a cup of cold water can eliminate 155 calories. If you stop drinking that one bottle of soda everyday for a year, you will save yourself 56,575 calories or 16 pounds of fat!
Good Fats vs. Bad Fats
Nutrition fact #3. Believe it or and oils play an essential part in our diet. You just need to know which fats and oils are good for you, and which ones are bad!
Good: polyunsaturated and monounsaturated oils provide essential fatty acids that our bodies need like omega-3 and omega 6. They also serve as carriers for the absorption of vitamins A, D, E, and K. Olive, Canola, peanut, sunflower and soybean oil also contain the more desirable fats essential to maintaining a healthy diet.
Bad: Saturated fats and trans fats are the bad guys. It is best to either avoid foods with these in them, or choose foods that are very low in these kinds of fats. These fats raise cholesterol levels and increase the risk for heart disease.
Sugars.
Nutrition Fact #4. American Dietetic Association and American Diabetic Association agree that sugar intake is one of the top three causes of degenerative disease. We all already know that sugar can cause tooth decay. However, sugar is also linked to hundreds of medical problems.…