Delta Dental

I was thrilled when Kaiser started offering dental insurance for my CalPers medicare advantage plan. I signed up immediately and paid $14 a month for several months, then I found out what a fraud is. It is not insurance. DeltaCare is just a dental discount plan. They offer you free exam, x-rays and cleaning and then there is a 'discounted list' for other benefits, but the dentists on their list are all corporate chains and they will not do the free cleaning. They want to upsell you to a $1,000 periodontal cleaning and DeltaCare doesn't care one bit. They get their premium so they don't care how badly these dentists rip you off.

My premium is twice what Costco charges for a virtually identical plan. It's less than $80 a year through Costco and close to $180 for the Kaiser plan. Neither plan is worth even $50 a year. It's just an invitation to getting ripped off badly by these shyster dentists. Don't waste your money or your time with these plans. If you see 'DeltaCare' run away as fast as you can.

My husband works for the state of Illinois for almost 30 years and retired five years ago. This is the first time that he has had to have any work done. He needs a crown. However AR dentist and Branson West Missouri Dr. ** and any other dentists are refusing to wait a year or more for their payment from Delta Dental of Illinois, therefore they're requesting that we pay upfront for any work done and then the check will be mailed to the dentist and the dentist will reimbursed us. Why should the check be sent to the dentist if we're paying it out of our own pocket. Is this the way that Delta Dental in the state of Illinois are keeping things off the books that there's trouble like if I did this I would be in prison for insurance fraud.

They take money out of my husband's monthly retirement check for the dental insurance and Illinois is to pay their part. They want almost $1,000 upfront for this crown. We're on a fixed income and I am disabled so exactly how we supposed to come up with the money that the state of Illinois is supposed to be responsible for and why is the check being sent to the dentist and then we wait for the dentist to reimburse us $2,000. As far as I'm concerned the dentist hasn't anything to do with this since we're having to pay upfront because of this situation then Delta Dental should be sending us a check. Of course we'll be waiting almost 2 years just like everybody else.

When is this going to stop. When is enough enough. We need someone to step in and represent us and stop this insurance fraud. Delta Dental of Missouri Illinois of the USA is the worst experience with dentist I've ever experienced in my life!!! First we were told by Delta Dental that the dentist could not request for us to pay that money upfront because they have a contract with the state of Illinois. Then we're told, "Oh yes" they can request it and if there's nothing we could do about it. So what's going on people. If we had $1,000 hanging around for crown, we sure wouldn't be adding this negative review.

Dentists in my area discontinuing participation in my plan. My plan offers a maximum dollar coverage PPO dentists and a maximum dollar amount premier dentists. Last year had to leave dentist that was a PPO. Dentist did not offer coverage for both parts of my plan. Very, very difficult to find a reliable dentist that accepts both parts. In my area I do have a couple of "huge dental groups" such as Delta Dental that accepts both parts of my plan. I have heard many horror stories regarding the competence of the staff. I have also heard the reason dentists are backing from one or both parts of my Delta coverage. It's $$$. If Dentists participate in Delta Dental...they should not have a choice.

The company has never disputed a bill and payment is made sufficiently to the doctor's office. Premiums are reasonably low and % rates are pretty high.

What I cannot understand is the insurance will happily pay for a plate to replace missing teeth, but refuses to give any allowances at all for implants. Plates are bad for the existing teeth that they attach to and slowly ruin them also causing these teeth to be pulled and thus a larger plate made and more teeth ruined and pulled, until eventually the patient is wearing dentures. In the long run that costs more than just replacing the original lost or pulled tooth with an implant. Less money and pain and suffering for the patient, their client. No one wins.

The worst insurance company I have ever dealt with. I accidentally signed up for the HMO instead of the PPO. It was the biggest nightmare. My son is 8 and they assigned him the same dentist as myself, I am 32. When I asked why he was not assigned to a pediatric dentist they told me their insurance policy considers children over the age of 7 to be an adult and do not need to see a pediatric dentist! I was floored, since when is an 8 year old an adult. So I made the appointment with the dentist they assigned him to. I was told they could give me a referral to a pediatric dentist. Which they did, however, the HMO doesn't cover any pediatric dentists in the area. Not even the pediatric dentist that is in the same company/network as the one he was assigned to.

Again I make another appointment as Delta Dental tells me again, he must go to the assigned dentist. At this appointment they are supposed to fill a cavity and he is turned away because he needs to go to a pediatric dentist. If you are counting that is 3 times I had to take off work and to take him to a dentist. Could Delta Dental make this any harder. Now my child has still not been treated by a dentist and Delta Dental still gets paid out of my paycheck every other week! Worst insurance ever!!! Do not use them! Save yourself the headache!

I went to the dentist Feb. 20, 2017 and called Delta Dental to make sure I was covered (the dentist also called) and was told I was covered. They denied the claim and when I call was told they should have paid it and the claim was being resubmitted. That was March... They denied it again. It is now May and I've called them 7 times or more and each time they tell me the claim has been resubmitted to wait up to 30 days. I've explained to them that they always tell me that and nothing ever happens. I've been told a few times ago when I called there was a computer problem and I would have to wait till it was fixed. I explained to them I was on a waiting list for heart surgery and needed to get the dental work completed before the heart surgery.

I now have a temp tooth which is falling apart and don't have the money to get it fixed. I wanted to get it fixed before my heart surgery because I've always heard that bad oral health can lead to heart problems. Now I'm afraid to tell my heart surgeon about my tooth because I think he will delay my much needed heart surgery until it gets fixed. I don't know if I should get a lawyer or even if that would be a option at this point. But I have stressed to Delta Dental I need to get this resolved but they have not and don't show that they even want to resolve it. They keep telling me it should have been covered but for some reason it was denied, then resubmitting the claim.

I went out of country to Dr. ** in Tijuana Mexico for two implants and the total cost was 1/10 of the cost compared to the cost in the USA. The first half of the surgery was completed and I submitted my claim. After waiting the required six month, I returned to Dr. ** in Mexico again to have the implant installed. I again submitted my claims for services rendered on Jan 13th 2017. After multiple telephone calls and multiple letters sent for reimbursement, I finally received 692.50. They say "It has been 5 years time limit before it can be redone. That time has not yet passed. You are responsible for paying for services received after the time has been reached."

I never had any implants done I cannot believe what I am reading and this company will do anything not to reimburse its customers. I personally believe for the cost of implants in the USA are out of touch with our citizens in the USA. Its so expensive for American Citizens living on a fixed income such as SSI. I felt I could have so much more dental work done in Mexico at a more moderate price that I went to Mexico to have the procedure done. To say that I have had this procedure done in the past is a complete lie. It appears to me that once these insurance company get their money they refuse to return it to the consumer. I do not know if I had these services rendered in the USA would my dentist still have these same issues of being reimbursed. Maybe there is kickbacks. Who knows, because the prices in the USA for the same procedure is 10 times the amount at Dr. ** in Tijuana.

Good service and claims processed correctly and timely. There are a good selection of providers and coverage of services. I highly recommend Delta Dental.

Delta Dental is ok as far as Dental Insurance is concerned. They have many different policies and so it is difficult to mark them up or down as their products differ. Example: I am the primary member and have $2,000 to spend each year but my husband only receives $1,000 in dental benefits. Personally I think he needs his teeth just as much as I need mine.

Terrible for how much I paid each month. Not good coverage. I really like Physicians Mutual for dental. You have to be with Delta Dental for about more than a year before they cover certain procedures okay.

Excellent coverage and it paid for most of a filling. The coverage increases every year until everything is free including expensive things like crowns. Also, the customer service is pretty good and the premiums from my paycheck are reasonable.

I never signed up to Delta Dental. I use its other company for my dental the last 2 years. They stole my auto pay information from the other company and are charging my account and premium that I didn't sign up for. I spoke to them and they can't find my account and I have written them. They are causing me to close my bank account because they stole almost $80 from me in 2 months. I see no end of them stop taken my money. I get nowhere with them on the phone or the mail. I am thinking of contacting my lawyer on this illegal transactions.

The dentist industry is one of the biggest rip-off business in today's marketplace. I've read the Yelp reviews on new patients signing up with an HMO plan -- the dental office Administrator or doctor is willing to accept your insurance plan only to try to rip you off by telling you that you have a lot of cavities; need a root canal; or by charging inflated rates for getting your teeth fixed. This actually happened to me at a dental office this week -- I had only one cavity and they wanted to me to get a cap at $600. I said no, I would just like to have the cavity filled... and then when it came to get my teeth cleaned the dental assistant only polished my teeth (when I should have received a regular teeth cleaning and then the polishing would follow afterwards).

FYI: The place where I was being forced to buy services I wasn't interested in and the incomplete teeth cleaning had a 4.5 Star Rating??? Well the best way to stop these crooks is to require a survey to be attached to the paperwork of each office visit for first time dental members that must be submitted along with the work that was performed to the insurance company before the dental office can be paid. PLEASE help these dental insurance companies help stop the fraud, the lies, and bad behavior that is ongoing with their dental vendors... I'm afraid the numbers are over 50% of misconduct going on.

We've had this insurance for many years thru my job. Now that I'm retired, the premium for the 2 of us became 3 times the single cost!! I was told that's because it is family coverage. How many retired people have children to cover? I didn't mind paying for co-workers' coverage for children while working. I canceled my husband's portion. Yet the whole amount was still taken from my charge card for 6 months in advance and then they didn't pay his cleaning. It took too long to get corrected.

I would like to see better coverage for certain dental work. Even if they had to raise the premium a little it would be worth it. They don't pay enough for procedures, therefore a lot of people get their teeth pulled because it's cheaper for them. They can't afford to save a tooth or teeth. Also, I would definitely like to see braces covered at 90 percent.

Calls to Delta Dental always answered in a complete manner. They are professional and helpful staff. Claims processed quickly... Never had a problem with dentists when going for treatment with Delta Dental as an insurance company.

My coverage is through the (so-called) Kaiser Senior Advantage health plan for those with Medicare. But, dental fees are still outrageous, particularly for those on a limited income. Also, customer service at both the corporate level and in individual offices often leaves much to be desired.

I have had Delta for about 15 years. I never had to worry about appealing a claim or wait for their approval to get services done. My interaction with the company has been minor, just to request an insurance card.

I canceled my plan at the end of Feb. It was set to start in April. I was advised I would receive my refund within 10 days of cancellation. After continuous times calling and being told I would need to wait for a supervisor to send the refund request to billing which would send my refund out that following Friday. Yea right.. I just receive my refund check on today (5-1-17) and was unable to cash it... Go figure. Now tomorrow ill spend wasted aggravated time on the phone. I've decided I will never use Delta Dental again. I would tell my friends about this plan. Well so much for that.

Experience with Delta Dental has been very positive. The company is professional and takes pride in great service and works at keeping the pool of Delta Dental dentists numerous with some of the best dentists available. Costs are always a concern, and I'm confident that Delta will do what it can to keep those minimal. Competition is good but I am currently very satisfied with Delta.

Must carry the insurance for a year before they cover much of anything. I pay far more per year than I ever get out of the company ($42.80/mo). My dentist is a participating dentist but I always owe balances just for routine care twice annually. I am talking cleanings and checkups. Expensive for all the more coverage they provide.

I went to get my teeth pulled and got dentures and they were very helpful and easy to use. I didn't even have my card and just by contacting them the office had my policy information and was able to put through my claim quickly.

As with most dental plans there is a cap and limited coverage but this is a good company. Good coverage with reasonable rates and prompt claim processing. Good network of dental providers in my area.

Covers what you can afford not what you can't, like oral surgery. If you have good teeth it's fine. Only covers up to $1000 and it doesn't take long to get there.

Good coverage compared to other options available to retirees. Delta was what I had when I was working and the company paid into our coverage, so of course it was much more comprehensive in its benefits. Other plans cheaper but have much more limited benefits.

Everyone was really friendly. I was just in for a cleaning and the technician was very nice and not in a rush. The doctor came in when I was finished and checked me over and said it all looked good.

I like the preventive full covered treatments each 6 months yearly check up. I did not liked the 6 month waiting period for full coverage that if you start with the plan it will not cover you for emergencies.

Delta Dental is a great insurance company and has amazing customer service. They cover copays and other services and products, too.

I feel that Delta Dental should pay more on procedures such as root canals, crowns and tooth colored fillings especially on teeth that show when you smile.