Dental Hygiene Month

The healthy mouth-healthy body connection

OptumHealth Specialty Benefits believes that oral health is integral to overall health.

In conjunction with Dental Hygiene Month, it is our privilege to provide you with valuable insight into the difference dental hygienists make in your life. With a vast amount of resources available to you, we hope this information equips and encourages you to make healthy decisions for your body every day.

Did you know…

  • Dental hygienists champion for more than just good oral health? See how their training and community involvement make a difference in your overall health: Download this eye-opening article: Dental Hygienists: advocating more than just good oral hygiene. (Also available in Spanish.)

  • Researchers are studying the link between adult diseases of the mouth and eyes and systemic diseases such as diabetes, stroke and heart disease? A daily oral health routine combined with regular visits to your dentist and dental hygienist are the building blocks for a healthy mouth and a healthy body. 
Read more about dental hygiene and other health-related information.

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UnitedHealthcare Dental® coverage provided by or through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company or its affiliates. Administrative services provided by Dental Benefit Providers, Inc., Dental Benefit Providers of California, Inc., United HealthCare Services, Inc. or their affiliates. Plans sold in Texas use policy form number DPOL.06.TX (11/15/2006) and associated COC form number DCOC.CER.06.

UnitedHealthcare Vision® coverage provided by or through UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company or its affiliates. Administrative services provided by Spectera, Inc., United HealthCare Services, Inc. or their affiliates. Plans sold in Texas use policy form number VPOL.06 and associated COC form number VCOC.INT.06.TX.

UnitedHealthcare Life and Disability products provided by UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, and in California by Unimerica Life Insurance Company; and in New York by Unimerica Life Insurance Company of New York. In Texas, coverage is provided on Form LASD-POL-TX (05/03) or Form UHCLD-POL 2/2008-TX.

UnitedHealthcare Critical Illness product is provided by UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company on UHICI-POL (09/03). Coverage may not be available in all states.

UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company is located in Hartford, CT; Unimerica Life Insurance Company is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Unimerica Life Insurance Company of New York is located in New York, New York.