Columbus, an Italian navigator sailing for the Spanish Crown, sought a westward route to Asia, which led him to coin the misnomer  West Indies  for the Antilles, where he made landfall. The newly discovered landmass came to be known in Europe as the New World.
Some carriers now cover implants under this category. About half of dental PPOs, the predominant dental product in the market, have maximum annual benefit above $1500âhalf are less than $1500. Deductibles for these products are usually between $50 and $100. Some carriers now offer policies that roll some portion of an unused annual maximum over until the next year.
Average annual dental spending, valued at actual fees paid to dentists, among adults with private dental benefits ages 50 through 64 is estimated to be $523. This ranges from $128 among adults in the lowest quartile of spending to $2,104 among adults in the highest quartile of spending. Table 6 summarizes estimated average annual dental