It won’t be long before little ghosts and goblins are streaking through our neighborhood, rushing from house to house  in a sugar-induced frenzy, knocking on doors and yelling “Trick or Treat” as they wait impatiently for neighbors to drop sweet-laden treats into their plastic pumpkins. As a kid, Halloween was my favorite holiday. When mom finally herded us back home, there was the ritual sorting of the haul. My sisters and I traded for our favorite treats, squirreled our hoards away and noshed on candy for weeks.

In those days before fluoride toothpaste, I think dentists saw Halloween as job security. Every trip to the dentist meant a new filling. No more. If my own children are any example — nary a cavity among them — dentists aren’t paying their way with fillings any more. Today dentists spend less time cleaning and filling teeth and more time applying braces and whitening solutions. My generation still accounts for a lot of business, but instead of fillings we now need root canals, dental implants, crowns, gum surgery, bridges and dentures — expensive stuff.

At my age, a trip to the dentist can be a major financial investment in good dental health. Like many companies, mine doesn’t offer an employee dental plan, so I was relieved to find DentalPlans.com on Coupon Cactus. With Dental Plans coupons on Coupon Cactus I can afford to take care of my teeth. As a Coupon Cactus member, I receive an additional 12% cash back rebate and that’s something to smile about!