If Emergency Services are needed, you should contact your Contract Dentist whenever possible. If you are a new Enrollee and do not have an assigned Contract Dentist yet, and you need Emergency Services, you should contact Delta Dental's Customer Service department at (800) 422-4234 for help in locating a Contract Dentist. Benefits for Emergency Services by an Out-of-Network Dentist are limited to necessary care to stabilize your condition and/or provide palliative relief when you:

1. have made a reasonable attempt to contact the Contract Dentist and the Contract Dentist is unavailable or you cannot be seen within 24 hours of making contact; or
2. have made a reasonable attempt to contact Delta Dental prior to receiving Emergency Services, or it is reasonable for you to access Emergency Services without prior contact with Delta Dental; or
3. reasonably believe that your condition makes it dentally/medically inappropriate to travel to the Contract Dentist to receive Emergency Services.

Benefits for Emergency Services not provided by the Contract Dentist are limited to a maximum of $100.00 per emergency less the applicable Copayment. If the maximum is exceeded, or the above conditions are not met, you are responsible for any charges for services by a provider other than your Contract Dentist.

Once we receive your claim, we will reimburse you subject to the terms and conditions of your DeltaCare USA coverage. Reimbursement is based on the out-of-network emergency benefit provided through your group plan, as noted above, and may not cover the entire cost of the treatment provided.