In This
Issue:
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Dental
Benefits Buck Health Care Premium Trends
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Just Three
Months Until Golf Outing
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Data
Reveals Dentists' Best Tools for Kids' Oral Health
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Captain
Supertooth Visited 38 Schools During National
Children's Dental Health Month
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More
Connecticut Dentists Than Ever Participate with Delta
Dental - Thanks to Kim Alberico
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Electronic
Claims Drive Efficiency in Dental Benefits
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Dentistry
Breakthroughs Forthcoming
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Delta
Dental Adopts Tsunami-Stricken Town Through Employee's
Personal Contact
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Customer
Service Department Earns Statewide Honors
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Claims,
Customer Service Performance Quality Remain High in
2004
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Subscribers
Give DeltaCare Dental HMO High Ratings in Survey
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While medical premiums continue to
increase at a double-digit rate each year, dental
premiums remain on a stable course, according to the
National Association of Dental Plans (NADP). For more
information, read
on.
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The 15th Annual Delta Dental Golf
Classic takes place June 22 to benefit Special Olympics
New Jersey. Read
more. |
A new analysis of dental claims data
shows that sealants and professional fluoride treatments
are playing a huge role in helping kids fight tooth
decay. For more information, read
on. |
| Delta Dental sponsored several
oral health activities throughout New Jersey and
Connecticut during February, National Children's Dental
Health Month, including visits to schools and the
Liberty Science Center. For more information, read on. |
| Kim Alberico, dental network
coordinator for Connecticut, recently received the
Silver Premier Award for increasing the percentage of
Connecticut dentists who participate with Delta Dental.
Read more. |
| Electronic claims submission
is an important tool for managing dental benefits costs
and keeping premiums affordable. For more information on
how Delta Dental is promoting electronic claim
submission to participating dentists, read on. |
| From "smart fillings"
that actually fight decay, to vaccines that provide
immunity against cavities, dental research is yielding
exciting discoveries that may find their way into
clinical practice in the next 7 to 10 years. Read more. |
| Last August, Corporate
Communications' Kimberly Elmore traveled to Sri Lanka
with her college roommate. When the devastating tsunami
recently hit Southeast Asia, including Sri Lanka, Elmore
coordinated a drive to send donations to the stricken
region. For more information, read on. |
| The Garden State Chapter of the
International Customer Service Association (GSICSA)
named Delta Dental its first "Internal Customer
Service Operation of the Year" at a December 2
ceremony. Read more. |
| Delta Dental continued to
maintain excellent service levels in 2004, according to
the company's 2004 Operations and Customer Service
Reports. For a snapshot of some of our 2004 statistics,
read on. |
| A recent survey of Flagship
Dental Plans' DeltaCare managed dental care program
subscribers found that nearly 9 out of 10 are satisfied
overall with their dental benefits program. Subscribers
reported high levels of satisfaction in all categories,
including the information provided by DeltaCare, plan
coverage, access to participating dentists, size of the
DeltaCare network, quality of care, and the Customer
Service Department. For more information, read on. |
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