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Benefits of being a participating dentist Enjoy access to a huge pool of patients We emphasize preventive care Dentists help run Delta Dental We offer direct payments We support electronic claims filing Professional reviews National network of dentists Safeguards against misunderstandings Patient care recognition Enjoy access to a huge pool of patients Delta Dental Plans nationwide provide dental coverage to one in four Americans. Since the mid-1980s, Delta Dental Plans have enrolled nearly twice as many people as our two closest competitors. Most subscribers prefer Delta Dental participating dentists because co-insurance percentages are guaranteed. As many as 80% or more of Delta Dental subscribers select their dentists from our lists of participating dentists because copayment percentages are guaranteed. Back to top We emphasize preventive care Delta Dental's only business is dental coverage -- unlike most other insurance companies that sell dental benefits as an adjunct to medical, life or disability coverage. We believe that through diagnostic and preventive care, most patients will avoid unnecessarily involved and costly intervention. So, our focus is on getting patients into your office on a regular basis - for everyone's benefit. Back to top Dentists help run Delta Dental Dentists have substantial input into Delta Dental's operations through representation on Delta Dental's Boards of Directors. In this way, dentistry's concerns are represented. Back to top We offer direct payments By electing to participate in Delta Dental's network, dentists can improve their cash flow and reduce their accounts receivable with direct payments from Delta Dental. Delta Dental benefit payments are among the fastest and surest payments to dental offices. Back to top We support electronic claims filing Delta Dental offers dentists the option to submit claims electronically. This popular method provides faster payment; eliminates mail uncertainties and mail-related costs and improves cashflow and payment turnaround. Electronic translactions reduce administrative staff time spent on paperwork, claims tracking and telephone calls. Back to top Professional reviews If a claim requires a professional opinion prior to payment, those decisions are made by licensed, practicing dentists -- not lay people -- who serve as consultants to Delta Dental. What's more, claim supervisors and inquiry representatives answering dental questions must have dental-assistant training or chairside dental-assistant work experience. Back to top National network of dentists The stability of Delta Dental's network of participating dentists is one of its strengths -- and it continues to grow. With more than 160,000 Delta Dental Premier® dentists, the Delta Dental network is the largest in the country, representing more than 2 out of 3 practicing dentists nationwide. Back to top Safeguards against misunderstandings Delta Dental's pre-determination service includes a dentist-consultant's review of claims so dentists and enrollees know in advance what is covered and what the patient's copayment will be. Back to top Patient care recognition Delta Dental does not assume that one common treatment scenario will meet the needs of all patients. Delta Dental recognizes that dentists sometimes must provide unique treatment plans for patients with unusual needs. Delta Dental does not take a regimented, cookbook-type approach to patient care. Back to top Want additional facts and figures about Delta Dental , including the number of current participating statewide and nationwide dentists? Click here for more details.