Group Dental Plans

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Group Dental Plans

The NYSUT Member Benefits Trust-endorsed Group Dental Plans are only available for purchase by local associations, their benefit funds, and employers. This plan is not available to individual members, who can click on these links for information on the endorsed voluntary In-Service Dental Plan and Retiree Dental Plan.

Group Dental Plans provide your members with access to more than 5,000 dentists throughout New York state who are affiliated with Delta Dental. Delta offers insured and self-insured dental plans, as well as a DHMO (dental health maintenance organization) option in some areas. Delta can completely customize a new dental plan for your group, including your choice of deductibles, annual benefit maximums, orthodontia benefits and co-payments.

For information or to obtain a group plan quote, please contact Ms. Rushele Endres, Delta Dental Account Manager, at 800-471-7091, ext. 3089.

NYSUT Member Benefits Trust-endorsed Group Dental Plans are provided and administered by Delta Dental.

Delta Dental Group Plans are NYSUT Member Benefits Trust (Member Benefits)-endorsed programs. Member Benefits has an expense reimbursement/endorsement arrangement of 2% of all premium paid to Delta Dental by NYSUT member groups; 0.5% of all claims paid by those groups with an Administrative Services Only (ASO) dental program; or 2% of all premiums paid to Delta Dental by NYSUT member groups with a pre-paid dental program. All such payments to Member Benefits are used solely to defray the costs of administering its various programs and, where appropriate, to enhance them. The Insurer pools the premiums of Member Benefits participants who are insured for the purposes of determining premium rates and accounting. Coverage outside of this plan may have rates and terms that are not the same as those obtainable through Member Benefits. The Insurer or Member Benefits may hold premium reserves that may be used to offset rate increases and/or fund such other expenses related to the plan as determined appropriate by Member Benefits. Member Benefits acts as your advocate; please contact Member Benefits at 800-626-8101 if you experience a problem with any endorsed program.