FORT WORTH, TX, April 25, 2013 (Press-News.org) As the healthcare debate rages nationally, one Fort Worth dentist has decided to do something tangible to help individuals and families afford quality dental care. "Statistically speaking, more than 60% of Americans don't have dental insurance," said Dr. Eric Wear from his dental practice on Camp Bowie and Haskell St in Fort Worth.
"This means that a large majority of people here locally delay dental procedures, which is not good for dental health or overall healthcare." A recent report by CBS News cited by Dr. Wear, dentist in Fort Worth, indicated dental decay as a contributing factor in many seemingly unrelated problems, including employment problems, heart disease and childhood school absences.
"Even here in Fort Worth we see kids in our practice who are in chronic pain because a simple cavity was not caught in time. That cavity was not caught because the parents perceived that they could not afford dental care. By the time the pain for the child is unbearable the cost of solving the problem has escalated two or three times over what it would have been if caught a year earlier. This bothered me a great deal and I decided to be part of finding a solution." The solution that Dr. Wear, Fort Worth, TX dentist, helped develop with other dentists across the country is both simple and quite ingenious, and may prove to be a model for healthcare reform across the board.
"Numbers don't lie, and we found that we could create a system where families could get earlier preventative and less expensive dental care." The program is called QDP-Quality Dental Plan (QualityDentalPlan.com), which is now rolling out nationally across the nation thanks to Dr. Wear, dentist in Fort Worth, TX, and other forward-thinking dentists.
"I sat down with my front office team and saw how much money was going to insurance companies, claim forms administration and collections costs. We also calculated how many hundreds of extra dollars families were spending by not catching potential problems that we could have found during a simple annual dental exam. When I began to run these numbers with other dentists around America we found that we could offer our patients free initial exams, free exam x-rays, free teeth cleanings and as much as 20% off our usual fee structure simply by creating our own in-house dental savings plan," said Dr. Eric Wear, cosmetic dentist in Fort Worth, of Art District Dental.
Dr. Wear, Fort Worth cosmetic dentist, is quite proud of what he and the other dentists have created with QDP. "This one simple step has allowed us to eliminate the insurance company middle man so that those savings go right back into the pockets of folks here locally. I'm really proud to be part of this forward-looking cost-savings movement. This is a great system for dental care everywhere."
For more information about Quality Dental Plan go to QualityDentalPlan.com. To schedule a press interview with Dr. Wear, dentist providing veneers in Fort Worth, or an appointment for a dental checkup, contact Art District Dental at (817) 737-8731 or http://www.artdistrictdental.com.
About Art District Dental: Dr. Eric Wear of Art District Dental makes it a priority to provide an environment that cultivates trust and friendship. Whether patients are looking for veneers, cosmetic dentistry, root canal therapy, dentures in Forth Worth, or any other service, Art District Dental is committed to providing patients with the best care available. Dr. Eric Wear enlisted in the U.S. Navy after graduating high school and was fortunate enough to be selected for Naval Aircrew Candidate School in Pensacola, FL. After two years of training, Dr. Wear was assigned to fly as a radar and weapons operator in the aircraft carrier based Lockheed Martin S-3 Viking Jet. After leaving the military, Dr. Wear completed his dental degree at Baylor College of Dentistry where he worked as a peer tutor. Before purchasing Art District Dental, Dr. Wear worked in private practice and also with special needs patients as the Dental Director at the Texas State Supported Living Center in Denton, TX.
Media Contact:
Dr. Eric Wear
contactus@artdistrictdental.com
1051 Haskell Street, Suite 101
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 737-8731
http://www.artdistrictdental.com
Fort Worth Dentist Helps Area Families Through Dental Alternative To High Cost Insurance
Dr. Eric Wear, dentist in Fort Worth, offers an innovative healthcare solution formulated locally to help patients maintain superior dental health.
2013-04-25
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