Even when they have insurance, 25 percent of consumers haven't gone to the dentist in the past year over fear of the cost despite the fact preventive care is usually fully covered.

That's according to a new research series focused on dental care from Lincoln Financial Group, which also finds at least some of the reasons consumers choose and stay with a dentist have nothing to do with actual treatment issues.

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