What's Happening
July 30, 2011
Dental Cost Lookup
If you or someone you know need dental work and are worried because
you have no idea how much it might cost, there's a great resource
to check out at FairHealthConsumer.org.
Just enter your zipcode and the procedure, and it will return a
listing of the average dental fees in your area.
Remember, our office offers a free consultation,
and we would love to serve your dental needs!
April 19, 2011
Continuing Education
We recently took an entire staff trip to Columbus, Ohio for a continuing education course. I like to bring my staff with me so that our entire office can better serve our patients, both new and existing. Everyone had a great time and the courses were very "inspiring".
$100 Gas Card reward
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Participants must live in New Kent County and surrounding areas to be eligible for the reward.
December 2, 2010 (offer expired)
Teeth Whitening Specials, Just In Time for the Holidays!
Be prepared to be all-smiles during the holiday season by making use of these timely discounts. Dr. Yorgey is now offering these 3 whitening specials:
- $100 off take-home whitening
- $150 off in-office booster with take home whitening
- $200 off KoR® Bleaching
Set your appointment now: 804-932-5396
October 15, 2010
Dancing the Rumba at the Pink Tie Gala 2010
I'm truly honored to have been picked to participate in the Pink Tie Gala 2010. I'll be dancing the rumba with a breast cancer survivor at the event in Richmond.
Tickets are only $65.00 and 100% of the net proceeds go to the Richmond Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
Join me in showing support for this important cause!
October 08, 2010
New Patient Rewards Program On the Way
The office of Dr. Ken Yorgey is excited to be in the process of launching a new Patient Rewards Program.
Soon, you can have more than bright smiles as reward for keeping
up a healthy dental hygiene maintenance schedule and sharing your
good experience with us.
Current patients should be getting notification in the mail about
our program with full details, but here's a brief explanation in
the meantime. Patients will receive a monetary reward placed into
their account each month they remain an active patient. They also
receive monetary rewards for keeping their appointments, referring
friends and family, and many other things. These rewards can be
redeemed immediately at restaurants, travel, shopping, etc.
Keep an eye on your mailbox for more details.
July 29, 2010
Red Cross Blood Drive, Wednesday, August 4th 2010
We're proud to help sponsor a Red Cross Blood Drive next Wednesday
from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Buster's
Country Roadhouse restaurant in Providence Forge. Look for
the signs and the Bloodmobile. While supplies last, you will receive
a free pair of Flip-Flops when you donate.
To schedule and appointment, visit redcrossblood.org and
use Sponsor code BustersNK.
The need is constant, and the gratification is instant, so please take this opportunity to show your support.
June 1, 2010
Prenatal Dental Care: Why it is Important
Good oral health during pregnancy is necessary for the health of both the mother and the baby. Dental care during pregnancy is safe, effective, and recommended. A link has been identified between early childhood cavities and maternal transmission of bacteria to the fetus.
Untreated dental disease can lead to pain, infections, and unnecessary exposure to medications, any of which might be harmful to the developing fetus. Poor oral health can also affect the nutritional uptake of the expectant mother thus the ability of the mother to provide nutrients that are necessary for fetal growth and development.
Poor oral health has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Some studies suggest an association between maternal periodontal disease and preterm birth. Also, evidence indicates that a child can acquire biofilm (plaque) from the mother and poor oral health may be a potential risk for early childhood cavities.
Read the entire peer
reviewed study on Prenatal Dental Care (pdf)
The linked article originally appeared
in the May/June 2010 issue of General Dentistry. Published with
permission by the Academy of General Dentistry. ©2010 by the
Academy of General Dentistry. All rights reserved.
April 28, 2010
I would like to offer a big thank you to all who made our first dental information session a success. We discussed many of the misconceptions of dental insurance and gave some insights into how to avoid problems. If you were unable to make this meeting, I will cover a few of the major points discussed.
First, if your HR office informs you that your plan has 100% coverage, this is most likely not correct. Most plans pay preventive care at 100%, basic at 60 to 80%, and major at 40 to 50%. If you notice, my wording was “pay”, not cover. Your plan may cover 100% of the procedures in our code book, but will pay at the above rates. Watch the wording in your plan.
Second, most plans have limitations and exclusions. We do not know what these are since every plan is different and there can be hundreds of plans available in the marketplace. Please read your benefits booklet or bring it along to the office so we can see what limitations there are.
The other wording that is written into plans that is confusing is “alternate benefits”. This means that if there is more than one method to perform a procedure, your plan will only pay for the cheapest one. This plan is a less expensive one to purchase for the buyer.
UCR is another confusing term. It stands for Usual, Customary, and Reasonable. This UCR fee which is applied to a service is considered a made up number by the insurance companies. They will not make public their criteria for arriving at this number, so no one can challenge or dispute their findings. Until insurance companies allow independent confirmation of their data, consider this number to be “made up”.
For everyone that was at our meeting, I hope you learned more about how dental plans work. Our office plans on having more informative meetings on a wide range of topics. If you have a topic of interest, please contact us and we will attempt to cover your topic.
April 9, 2010
Wednesday, April 28th, we are hosting a free question and answer session at our office at 3215 Rock Creek Villa Dr., Quinton, to help you to understand dental insurance and how your benefits can help you. Come ask questions and learn about dental insurance plans.
Free refreshments will be served starting at 6:30 PM. This will
be very informal and you may come and go as you wish.
Please RSVP at (804) 932-5396 by April 23rd to
allow us to have adequate seating for everyone. All are welcome,
so feel free to bring family, friends, and acquaintances.
March, 29 2010
I just completed a continuing education seminar on drugs and medications and their interactions with each other. There are new drugs on the market every year and keeping up with their actions and reactions takes a lot of effort. It may seem that we ask a lot of questions about your health and medications, but as you know, your mouth is connected to the rest of your body so to treat you safely, we need detailed information about you.
Many drugs have adverse reactions when used together, and we do prescribe drugs and inject drugs. Also, many medical conditions should not have certain drugs prescribed or injected, which includes some local anesthetics. There are also some systemic problems which show in the oral tissues before anywhere else. Knowing your medical history can not only help us, but will allow us to make referral recommendations to your physician.
I plan on updating this column on a regular basis with information on seminars we have taken, anything new and interesting that we have learned or read about, or even recipes that we may want to share. I hope you enjoy this new feature and welcome any suggestions on topics you'd like me to cover.