About Our Networks
In surveys of more than 45,000 current enrollees, 97 percent expressed satisfaction with Delta Dental.1 Strong demand for Delta Dental persists because benefits purchasers want our cost-effective, flexible benefit plans. Watch your practice grow when you join any of our networks.
| Delta Dental Premier® | Delta Dental PPOSM | DeltaCare® USA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How To Join | Request a participation packet | Request a participation packet | Request a participation packet |
| Description | Our original fee-for-service open network plan. | Our preferred provider open network plan. | Our DHMO-type prepaid closed network dental plan. |
| Compensation |
Competitive compensation is based on accepted fees. Under the Delta Dental Premier table of allowances plan, Delta Dental pays a percentage of a table allowance, and the patient is responsible for the balance, up to the dentist's accepted fee. |
Compensation is based on a competitive fee schedule. Receive payment based upon the PPO schedule or the amount submitted to Delta Dental depending upon whichever is lower. |
Competitive compensation includes capitation payments for each enrollee assigned to your office, encounter fees and procedural guarantees. |
| Nationwide network size includes all Delta Dental Plans Association member companies. |
142,000 dentists in 251,000 locations currently participating. |
168,000 participating locations. |
39,800 dentist locations. |
| States included in our enterprise's networks |
AL, CA, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, MT, NV, NY, PA, TX, UT, WV and District of Columbia. |
AL, CA, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, MT, NV, NY, PA, TX, UT, WV and District of Columbia. In Texas, Delta Dental offers dental provider organization (DPO) plans. |
44 states and District of Columbia In some states, compensation is similar to Delta Dental Premier or PPO networks. |
| Participation Requirements | You must be a licensed, practicing dentist meeting our credentialing requirements. | You must be a Delta Dental Premier provider in order to join the Delta Dental PPO network. | You must be a licensed, practicing dentist meeting our credentialing requirements. |
| How To Join | Request a participation packet | Request a participation packet | Request a participation packet |
Other Programs
TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP)
- A national PPO plan for retirees of the Uniformed Services and their families.
- Enrollees may receive treatment from any dentist.
- Network dentists agree to honor the plan's PPO fees for their region.
- Direct payment is made only to Delta Dental dentists.
Denti-Cal
- California's Medicaid dental program that Delta Dental administers as the fiscal intermediary with the Department of Health Services, allowing Medicaid beneficiaries to receive comprehensive dental services.
- Beneficiaries must visit a Denti-Cal network dentist.
- Compensation is based upon a fee schedule.
State Children's Health Insurance Programs
- Delta Dental administers the Texas Children's Health Insurance Program and is a participating dental carrier in California's Healthy Families Program and the Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program.
- State and federal funds provide low cost dental coverage for children of working families whose family income exceeds Medicaid limits.
- Dental services covered include most preventive, basic and major restorative services.
- Beneficiaries choose from a network of dentists.
- Compensation is based on fee-for-service.
Learn about our other Community-Based and Government Programs
- 1 Satisfaction surveys conducted throughout 2008.
