2020年10月27日

守护生命选择Virtudent提供teledentistry服务为其成员提供的新闻分享本文Virtudent波士顿,2020 / Virtudent从10月27日,Inc . (www.virtudent.com), teledentistry服务的领先供应商,《卫报》美国人寿保险公司(监护人)已宣布合作提供teledentistry服务全国《卫报》的成员。大约700万守护PPO成员将获得24/7通过联名teledentistry teledentistry服务解决方案通过访问守护teledentistry在线或拨打1-800-506-8305。teledentistry服务为会员提供了一个虚拟的选项来帮助牙齿问题,如诊断紧急,规定必要的抗生素,并找到最好的治疗选择其他口腔问题。这可以帮助成员不住接近他们的牙医或者对于那些需要一个盘后咨询。这种伙伴关系“我们的目标是提供一个有效的和有效的方法访问一个牙科患者支持团队在他们的指尖,“约翰·福伊特说Virtudent的首席执行官。“守护Teledentistry将吸引患者没有牙医在虚拟牙科磋商,这是在COVID尤其重要。Virtudent支持团队将分流到适当的牙医和牙科专家没有挣扎在自己的成员和缺乏适当的连续统一体。”With the COVID-19 health crisis, interest in telemedicine has been on the rise. According to Guardian's Workplace Benefits Study "Dental Benefits 2020", more than one-third of all adults are open to trying teledentistry and even favor this option over traditional in-person visits for certain conditions and situations. Parents are more likely to use teledentistry for a child than for themselves – both during and after the pandemic – while millennials also favor using it. "This partnership with Virtudent reinforces our commitment to delivering affordable, flexible dental benefits that meet the evolving needs of our members," said Dr. Randi S. Tillman, Chief Dental Officer, Guardian Life. "Our research shows members are more likely to use teledentistry if it's covered by their dental provider. As a result, we are making it a priority to raise awareness for this new service with the goal of providing a safe method for members who need immediate access to high quality dental care." About Guardian Life Every day, Guardian provides Americans the security they deserve through our insurance and wealth management products and services. Since our founding in 1860, our long-term view has helped our customers prepare for whatever life brings whether starting a family, planning for the future or taking care of employees. Today, we're a Fortune 250 mutual company and a leading provider of life, disability, dental, and other benefits for individuals, at the workplace and through government sponsored programs. The Guardian community of over 9,000 employees and our network of over 2,500 financial representatives is committed to serving with expertise when, where and how our clients need us. Our commitments rest on a strong financial foundation, which at year-end 2019 included $9.3 billion in capital and $1.7 billion in operating income. For more information, please visit guardianlife.com or follow us on Facebook , LinkedIn , Twitter and YouTube . About Virtudent Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Boston, Virtudent is changing the face of dental healthcare delivery. Virtudent provides preventive dental care and care coordination through teledentistry services, on-site services and virtual support. Since its founding, it has been available to over 1M individuals in 15 states and has care coordinated 10,000+ patients. Virtudent maintains an average patient net promoter score (NPS) over 90 for all of its services. For more information, visit www.virtudent.com . Contact Information: Brenda Mendoza, Communications Director, Guardian Life, [email protected] GUARDIAN® is a registered service mark of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® ©Copyright 2020 The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, New York, N.Y. The Guardian Life Insurance Company does not own or operate Virtudent. Teledentistry services are provided through a third-party arrangement between Guardian and Virtudent. Guardian assumes no responsibility for non-Guardian services offered by Virtudent. SOURCE Guardian