Dental Insurance

Wouldn't it be much better to have just one insurance for the whole body, instead of two, one for the body, and one for the gums and teeth? I suggest everyone lobby to have dental insurance be included in a future revamping of the health maintenance system. The way it is right now, it is as if the jaw and teeth don't count when it comes to health maintenance. I find it rather funny that dentists and doctors don't even talk to one another. I read recently that the bacteria that cause gum disease are the same that also cause heart disease. It seems they know that in Germany. That's where I got the information. They don't really know that here. Or do they not want to know? To clarify the problem, I would like to be the devil's advocate and ask: why don't we have a separate insurance entity for the bones only, or another one called blood insurance in case the patient has a blood disease. How about skin insurance. Skin is the largest organ in the body, and it is so different from let's say our teeth. I forgot to mention that the jaw is usually not covered by either dental or medical insurance. It is the limbo part of our bodies. I had my own experience with that when I had to have a bone-transplant the size of a quarter from the lower jaw bone to the area right above my upper front teeth. The oral surgeon charged me nearly $3,000.- for that, but neither the dental nor the medical insurance felt it was in their sphere of influence. So, I was left with the bill.