- Industry: Health care
- Number of terms: 3360
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- Company Profile:
CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
Rehabilitation concerned with restoration of function and prevention of physical disability following disease, injury or loss of body part.
Industry:Health care
The forceful holding together of the upper and lower teeth, which places stress on the ligaments that hold the teeth to the jawbone and the lower jaw to the skull.
Industry:Health care
A list of the work the dentist proposes to perform on a dental patient based on the results of the dentist's X rays, examination, and diagnosis. Often more than one treatment plan is presented.
Industry:Health care
A recessed area found on the surface of a tooth, usually where the grooves of the tooth meet.
Industry:Health care
General procedures and suggestions about what constitutes an acceptable range of practises for particular diseases or conditions. These guidelines are usually developed by a consensus of doctors in a given field, such as radiology or cardiology.
Industry:Health care
When prompt medical attention is needed in a non-emergency situation, that's called "urgent" care. Examples of urgent care needs include ear infections, sprains, high fevers, vomiting and urinary tract infections. Urgent situations are not considered to be emergencies.
Industry:Health care
A film of sticky material containing saliva, food particles, and bacteria that attaches to the tooth surface both above and below the gum line. When left on the tooth it can promote gum disease and tooth decay.
Industry:Health care
Diagnostic services a doctor provides during delivery of medical services, consultations or care.
Industry:Health care
The amount reimbursed to providers based on the prevailing fees in a specific area.
Industry:Health care
A health plan allowing the member to choose to receive a service from a participating or non-participating provider, with different benefits levels associated with the use of participating providers.
Industry:Health care
