--- title: Solstice Oral & Vision Health Blog | Erica Laceria description: Your Dental Plan and Oral & Vision Health and Wellness Authority --- [![Solstice Logo](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Vonazon/solstice-benefits-broker-blog-template1-logo-216x76.png?width=216&name=solstice-benefits-broker-blog-template1-logo-216x76.png "Solstice Logo")](https://www.solsticebenefits.com/) # Oral & Vision Health Blog [![6 dental habits you need to stop now, bad dental habits, dental insurance](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/hubfs/6%20dental%20habits%20you%20need%20to%20stop%20now%2c%20bad%20dental%20habits%2c%20dental%20insurance.jpg) ](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/6-dental-habits-you-need-to-stop...-now) #### [6 Dental Habits You Need to Stop... NOW!](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/6-dental-habits-you-need-to-stop...-now) By: [Erica Laceria](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/author/erica-laceria) on 10/16/25 11:32 You may think that chewing on ice or candy is no big deal, when in fact, you’re gradually wearing down and essentially destroying your teeth! That’s right – destroying. Sometimes ... 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[Read More](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/no-fluoride-in-my-drinking-water) [![A smiling tooth fairy holding a tooth ](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/hubfs/Canva%20images/toothfairy2-2.png) ](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/the-origin-of-the-tooth-fairy) #### [Fairy Magic: The Surprising Origin of the Tooth Fairy](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/the-origin-of-the-tooth-fairy) By: [Erica Laceria](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/author/erica-laceria) on 8/31/23 13:15 Most of us grew up filling our piggy banks with the money we received for our baby teeth as we lost them. Who could forget the overwhelming excitement they felt the morning they ... 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[Read More](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/what-is-an-oral-cancer-screening) [![couple looking at an insurance plan brochure ](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/hubfs/3%20reasons%20you%20should%20get%20dental%20insurance%20beyond%20medicare.jpg) ](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/why-is-dental-insurance-separate-from-medical-insurance) #### [Why is Dental Insurance Separate from Medical Insurance?](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/why-is-dental-insurance-separate-from-medical-insurance) By: [Erica Laceria](https://blog.solsticebenefits.com/solstice-member-blog/author/erica-laceria) on 4/5/21 16:24 You just enrolled in your company's benefits package and have an appointment to visit the dentist. Once you arrive at the office, you discover your plan doesn't cover your visit. ... 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