Dental Plans

The Medical College of Georgia currently offers 2 dental plans:

• Regents Dental (Regents Dental Plan Document)
• Delta Dental (Delta Dental Plan Document)

Regents Dental

The University System of Georgia offers group dental insurance to all regular employees with a work commitment of half-time or more. This claims processing is administered by MetLife.

Regents Dental - Changes for 2010

 

Changes:

• The dental plan's maximum benefit will increase from the current $1,000 each calendar year for each covered employee, retiree or dependent (spouse and/or child(ren)) to $1,200.
• A separate lifetime orthodontia benefit of $1,000.
• X-rays will be limited to ADA recommended timing.
• New enrollments allowed for plan year 2010.

Delta Dental

Delta Dental is a contracted national network based program. Participating dentists agree to adhere to Delta Dental processing policies and are prohibited from billing a patient above the pre-negotiated fee, accepting billing under these terms as payment in full. This results in savings to the group and enrollees that avoids merely shifting costs. The Delta Dental Premier program has the nation's largest dental network, with more than three out of every four of the country's dentists participating. Delta Dental Premier provides a level of enrollee protection that is unmatched. This plan provides tiered coverage, with the percentage of coverage increasing effective 12 months from the employees coverage begin date, and again at 24 months from the employee's coverage begin date.

Delta Dental - Changes for 2010

• No plan design changes for plan year 2010.
• Domestic Partner Enrollment allowed.
  • Applicants must meet the following criteria:

1. For at least 6 consecutive months prior to the effective date of the policy, we have resided together  continuously and openly under an exclusive mutual interpersonal commitment.
2. Neither is married or a domestic partner to any person other than the person with whom we are executing this Affidavit.
3. We are not related by blood to a degree which is legally prohibited in marriage in the state in which we reside.
4. We each are legally competent to enter into a contract in the state in which we reside.
5. We each have provided for our common welfare during the time we have resided together, and we intend to continue to so provide.

Click here for the Domestic Partner Affidavit which is also available in the Benefits Office.