August 2004, Issue 8 

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Dental Networks Continue to Grow

Across the nation, three out of four licensed dentists participate with Delta Dental, and the number of participating dentists continues to grow. 

The Delta Premier program network added 551 dentist locations in New Jersey and 323 dentist locations in Connecticut since 2002. This is a growth rate of 9% in New Jersey and more than 15% in Connecticut. There are currently 6,473 participating DeltaPremier dentist locations in New Jersey, 2,493 participating dentist locations in Connecticut, and 142,000 nationwide.

Delta's Advantage Program, which is available only in New Jersey, offers subscribers access to cost-efficient dental care provided on a fee-for-service basis, a large network of participating dentists, and complete freedom of choice in dentist selection. Delta's Advantage Program network has grown 19% since 2002. There are 4,105 participating dentist locations in New Jersey. 

The DeltaPreferred Option program is becoming increasingly popular. The DeltaPreferred Option network grew 25% since 2002 in New Jersey and nearly 23% in Connecticut. Its network has more than doubled in size over the past five years. It has 3,387 participating dentist locations in New Jersey, 1,136 participating dentist locations in Connecticut, and 67,000 participating dentist locations nationwide. 

Delta Dental regularly credentials its participating dentists to help ensure that they continue to meet our standards. Our dental network coordinators meet regularly with participating dentists to ensure that they remain satisfied with Delta Dental. Our dental network coordinators also recruit nonparticipating dentists into our network. 

Our large dental network makes it easy for you to find a participating dentist near your home or workplace. If you're searching for a participating dentist, visit our Web site at www.deltadentalnj.com, and click "Find a Dentist" on the navigation bar on the left.


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Create a 'Shortcut' to Delta Dental

Q and A about COBRA

Time to Verify Student Eligibility

Golf Outing Raises Funds for Special Olympics

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