DELTA DENTAL OF NEW JERSEY CELEBRATES CUSTOMER SERVICE WEEK

PARSIPPANY, NJ (October 12, 2006) – Delta Dental of New Jersey recently celebrated National Customer Service Week, the national observance for service-focused organizations, celebrated the first week in October. In honor of this year's theme "Building Bridges to Customers," Delta Dental employees competed in teams to build bridges out of office supplies that creatively incorporated the company's core customer service values. The bridge competition was part of a fun filled day that included a company picnic and team building games including tug-of-war, potato sack races, water toss and double-dutch.

"Customer Service Week gives Delta Dental the opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of customer service among all of our employees and recognize our customer service department for the excellent job they do all year long," said Ellen Schworn, administrator of Human Resources and coordinator of Delta Dental's annual Customer Service Week. "The activities we schedule all week work to build morale and encourage teamwork. Our employees really look forward to the celebration."

About Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc.
Delta Dental of New Jersey, Inc., is New Jersey’s and Connecticut's leading dental benefits carrier, providing coverage to more than one million people through contracts with employers in New Jersey and Connecticut. The Delta Dental system offers seamless dental benefits administration for employer groups throughout the country and the largest network of credentialed dentists in the nation. For more information visit us on the Web at www.deltadentalnj.com