Change Healthcare announced a breach of HIPAA privacy and is reaching out to individuals whose personal information may have been compromised. Although this incident does not involve Delta Dental of New Jersey or Connecticut, Change Healthcare is a vendor we used and we are providing this information to help our members who might be affected.
Using a PPO provider is considered in network and will offer you the greatest savings on dental services which will spread your annual maximum further.
Using a Premier provider is considered in network but will not offer as robust savings as the PPO network. It is the largest network.
You have the freedom to choose any dentist that does not participate in either of the above networks. Claims will be reimbursed at the 90th UCR level but there may be balance billing and your maximum will not go as far.
Service | Benefit |
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Calendar year maximum (per person) | $2,000 |
Calendar year deductible (waived on Preventive & Diagnostic) | |
Per person | $50 |
Family aggregate | $100 |
Preventive & diagnostic | |
Exams, cleanings (each twice in a calendar year) | 100% |
Bitewing x‐rays (twice per calendar year for persons 18 and younger, once per calendar year for persons age 19 and over) | 100% |
Fluoride treatment (once in a calendar year, children to age 19) | 100% |
Sealants (once per 3 years, permanent molars, children to age 15) | 100% |
Space maintainers (1 per arch, per lifetime, to age 14) | 100% |
Periodontal maintenance (2 per calendar year ‐ with history of periodontal disease) | 100% |
Basic services | |
Simple restorations (including composite restorations on back teeth) | 80% |
Endodontics (root canal) | 80% |
General periodontics | 80% |
Oral surgery | 80% |
Simple extractions | 80% |
Repair of Dentures | 80% |
Major services | |
Crowns, gold restorations (over natural teeth – once per tooth per five years) | 60% |
Implants, implant related services | 60% |
TMJ therapy, TMJ appliance | 60% |
Bridgework | 60% |
Full and partial dentures | 60% |
Orthodontics (Child & Adult) | |
Full comprehensive treatment | 50% |
Lifetime maximum (per patient) | $2,000 |
Your dentist's network will impact how much you pay. Dentists that help participate in the Delta Dental PPO will have the lowest costs and will save you the most out of pocket expense. Dentists that participate in Delta Dental Premier, are participating Delta Dental dentists, but you will pay a greater portion of the cost if utilized. If you receive services from a non-participating, out of network dentists, you will pay the most out of pocket and are responsible for your coinsurance amount plus the difference between Delta Dental's approved fee and the dentist submitted fee for the claim.