Economy & Business News

I just returned from Bergen County, nice place over there. Meanwhile, in the rather dismal picture of the state of health care for many poor and middle class people in the United States, the state of their oral health is seldom ever mentioned. The Tampa website, CreativeLoafing.com, ran a story March 3, 2010, under the headline, Toothless in Florida; How oral care gets lost in the healthcare crisis.
Arrielle Stevenson begins her article by introducing Danielle Beckmann, 24, who visited the dentist for the first time since 2003.
Beckmann was quoted as saying, “My gums on the front of my bottom teeth are receding so much that the bone is almost exposed. The dentist says I am jeopardizing losing my teeth.”
Stevenson reports that $1,300 was the total presented for the surgery necessary to reconstruct Beckmann’s gums.
Beckmann is a senior at the University of South Florida’s St. Petersburg, and she is not covered under her parents’ policy and is not able to pay for the school’s private health insurance. Dental coverage is not included in the school’s plan. If you happen to be in Northern NEw Jersey and need a top rated bergen county dentist then I can suggest to you Emerson’s as they can be of assistance with teeth whitening, invisalign and cosmetic issues. They are a superb family dentist and cover Emerson, westwood, ridgewood, Haworth, harrington park and of course bergen County. Now back to the main story:
Lara Wade, news director at USF, is quoted as saying, “USF does not provide dental coverage to help minimize the cost of basic health insurance. And dental coverage has never been requested or asked for.” Dr. Egilda Terenzi, director of student health services, reportedly said that students have never raised it as a major concern.
For Danielle Beckmann, lack of access to dental coverage is a major concern. She said

I just returned from Oahu, checking out the overall real estate market there and thought it was about that time to get blogging yet again here. Reuters has filed a report today, Tue Mar 2, 2010, under the headline, Canadian auto sales surge in February, Toyota up. The story was written by John McCrank.
Reporting from Toronto, McCrank writes that Canadian auto sales increased for a third straight month in February, and even Toyota made strong gains, the company’s massive recall in late January notwithstanding. Incidentially if you need a qualified Oahu Real estate agent then I do certainly suggest this firm. They are indeed a leading firm in the beautiful arena and have been helping people on Oahu with their overall real estate needs for a good long time now. So, back to the main story here: However, on the whole, they specialize in tires, struts and auto repair service in Boulder.
Stats from DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc show that Canadians bought 100,243 vehicles last month. That reflects an increase of 24.9 percent from 80,230 the year before, according to the data.
Frank McCrank also reports that Ford grabbed the No. 1 sales spot in the country away from General Motors, which fell to third place. Ford sales increased an amazing 51 percent in February. Chrysler held steady at its No. 2 position with a 16.9 percent increase.
Dennis DesRosiers, president of the firm, was quoted in the piece as saying,”A 100K month is right up there with some of the better Februaries over the past decade……”
Further, McCrank writes, sales at Toyota Canada (7203.T) increased 25.2 percent to 12,693 vehicles, in spite of the void of sales of eight of the company’s most popular models at the beginning of the month because of the safety recall. Let us hope that they do not start having issues with their brakes and suspension now too.