How to help employees make the most of preventive dental and vision benefits
When employees think about preventive care, they often think about their yearly physical. And while a physical is an important tool in improving health and wellness, other preventive care—such as dental and vision— may get overlooked. However, preventive dental and vision care equals better employee health and wellness.
For years, Altus Dental has worked with employers of all sizes to build unique dental benefit programs for their employees that balance affordability and value. Altus Dental takes a proactive, preventive approach to dental and vision benefits, providing employers with the information they need to keep their employees informed.
High utilization and ease of accessing routine dental and vision care
Preventive dental and vision care has a direct impact on employee health and wellness. In addition to cavities and gum disease, dental health is also linked to cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes. A vision exam can uncover eye diseases including macular degeneration, cataracts, and glaucoma. And as remote work increases the amount of time employees spend in virtual meetings, employees are experiencing increased vision strain, headaches, and blurry vision that require vision correction.
The research found that 97% of employees were satisfied with their dental benefit offerings, with 86% utilizing their plan. With programs like Preventive Rewards by Altus Dental, none of the preventive services count towards a member's annual maximum, allowing them to stretch their benefit dollars and receive more of the care they need and want.
It's a similar story with vision: which, like dental insurance, remains one of the top health and wellness benefits offered to and wanted by employees. The study reports 98% of employees have or want vision insurance and more than 75% are utilizing the plan when they have it.
Since preventive dental and vision care has a direct impact on employee health and wellness, improving employee dental and vision benefit usage can translate into more productive, happy, and motivated employees.
An Innovative Approach to Preventive Dental and Vision Care
Altus means 'above' and their commitment to customers is to go above and beyond to offer programs that are affordable and within reach for companies of all sizes by providing access to affordable dental and vision care to its more than 220,000 members throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and southern New Hampshire.
Here are just a few of the solutions
Chewsi : In partnership with Chewsi™, Altus Dental provides an average of 24% savings on dental services to members without a monthly or annual fee requirement.SmileMore powered by PreViser : Using SmileMore's oral health assessment tool, members receive a customized preventative care solution based on their risk of developing dental issues such as periodontal disease, cavities, and oral cancer.Healthy Smiles for Life : Members have access a variety of online resources about oral health and wellness.Altus Vision™, in partnership with VSP® Vision Care , provides access to the nation's largest network of independent eye doctors and retailers including Walmart, Pearle Vision, and more.- Altus Vision provides affordable access to laser vision correction surgery, glasses, hearing aids, and more with its
value-added programs and extra discounts .
Preventive dental and vision care can have a significant impact on employees' overall health and wellness. But it's not a matter of 'build it and they will come.' Employers have a critical role to play in increasing benefits usage by not only educating employees on the importance of maximizing their dental and vision benefits but by partnering with a benefits provider like Altus Dental that is committed to offering robust plans with easy access to care at affordable rates.
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