- Industria: Health care
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CIGNA Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides health care and related benefits in the United States and internationally.
The basic, comprehensive, routine level of health care typically provided by a person's general or family practitioner, internist or pediatrician.
Industry:Health care
The portion of a tooth that is covered by enamel. Also a dental restoration that covers the entire tooth and restores it to its original shape.
Industry:Health care
A tooth or implant used to support a prosthesis. A crown unit used as part of a fixed bridge.
Industry:Health care
A physician, usually a family or general practitioner, internist or pediatrician, who provides a broad range of routine medical services and refers patients to specialists, hospitals and other providers as necessary. Under some benefits plans, a referral by the primary care physician is required to obtain services from other providers. Each covered family member chooses his or her own PCP from the network's physicians.
Industry:Health care
A surgical procedure exposing more tooth for restorative purposes.
Industry:Health care
Certification that an organisation meets the reviewing organization's standards. Examples: accreditation of HMOs by the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) or accreditation of hospitals by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare organisations (JCAHO).
Industry:Health care
The first set of teeth that humans get, lasting until the permanent teeth come in. Also referred to as deciduous teeth or baby teeth.
Industry:Health care
A deep scaling of that portion of the tooth below the gum line. Purpose is to remove calculus and infected gum tissue.
Industry:Health care
An employee must work for the employer on a regular basis in the usual course of the employer's business to be considered an active, full-time employee and eligible for coverage. Usually, a minimum number of hours of regular work is specified.
Industry:Health care
