GE Wellness Plan is offered in my area: The costs for plans are: $139.95 for single $189.95 for family (Plus 3 additional months for free – promo)

Here are just some of procedures – costs and your savings – (but not all)

ProcedureCost Your CostSvgs Routine 6 Month Check-Up $35 $0 $35 In Depth Check-Up $58 $0 $58 Full Mouth X-Rays $101 $40 $61 Bitewings - Four Films $44 $0 $44 Single Tooth Extraction $114 $66 $48 Root Canal - Anterior $500 $336 $164 Root Canal - Bicuspid $595 $403 $192 Root Canal - Molar $740 $491 $249 White Filling $110 $67$43

If you are single or a family, you have recouped your expenses in first 6-month visit.

You can go to http://www.dentalplans.com/afftracker.asp?affid=12032 to take a look at plans in your area.

One last thought, if you are on vacation, and you are in need of a dentist, all you have to do is call Dental Plans and they will direct you to a dentist that is under your plan – another great saver.

To conclude, preventive care is best method to ensure dental health, as well as, preventing an outlay of large sums of money.

Use Food as Platform If you are going to use them, take them with food; it does not have to be a full meal but rather, can be a little bread or crackers with NSAID. Hey, it's just softening blow a little, right?

Other Medications and Potential Problems For those on Coumadin or other prescription medications, you may be increasing risk of internal bleeding when using NSAIDs.

Switch Brands Some doctors also report that while certain NSAIDs will adversely affect someone, a different brand may not bother them at all. This is a tough issue. Which one is safest?

Late Night is Best If you have to use them, doctors say best time to do so is later in day. No one has given me a satisfactory reason for that but that is what they say.

As always, be safe.

JR Rogers is the owner of Synflex America Inc. makers of Syn-flex, a premium glucosamine arthritis formula for humans and household pets.