Employer sponsored dental benefit enrollment declined by 5.7% in
2010, according to the National Association of Dental Plans. It's the
first drop in dental enrollment since 1994, the year NADP began tracking
enrollment.
The Value Dental Plan,
which hopes to capitalize on the decline in employer sponsored dental
insurance, is not traditional insurance but rather a program providing
significant discounts to its members with over 50,000 participating
dentists across the US.
The "2010 Dental Benefits Enrollment Report," issued by NADP and
Delta Dental Plans Association, revealed that only 166 million Americans
(54%) were covered by some form of dental benefit through group or
individual plans in 2009.
The 5.7% dip reflects about 10 million fewer Americans with dental
coverage, compared to 2008 figures. Still, enrollment from 2006 through
2008 increased in line with U.S. population growth, remaining steady at
57%, according to the research. More...
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