Did you know that you could save money with a Delta Dental PPO dentist?

Although you can visit any dentist, you will usually pay less when you visit a Delta Dental PPO dentist because these dentists agreed to accept Delta Dental PPO contracted fees as full payment. That means your share of the bill will likely be lower than when you visit a non-Delta Dental dentist.

To find a current listing of Delta Dental’s in-network providers, follow these steps:

• Visit www.deltadentalins.com and click on Find a Dentist.

• Select Delta Dental PPO as your plan network.

• Make sure to ask specifically if your dentist is a contracted Delta Dental PPO dentist. Simply asking if a dentist “accepts Delta Dental” does not guarantee he or she is a contracted PPO dentist.

If you cannot find a PPO dentist in your area, the next best option is the Delta Dental Premier network. The Premier network is Delta’s larger network, consisting of nearly 80 percent of dentist locations nationwide.

You can find Premier dentists by following the same steps at Delta Dental’s website; however, you must select Delta Dental Premier instead of Delta Dental PPO. Please note that the contracted fees for Premier dentists are usually slightly higher than those of PPO dentists. Premier dentists will not bill you above their contracted fees, so you still receive cost protections not available with a non-Delta Dental dentist.

Feel free to contact the UUP Benefit Trust Fund at (800) 887-3863 if you have any questions regarding your UUP Benefit Trust Fund coverage or visit us at www.uupinfo.org.

— Doreen Bango, Manager, UUP Member Benefits and Services