Northeast Delta Dental - Group # 000063484
In 2022, Northeast Delta Dental will be replacing Cigna as our dental insurance!
Northeast Delta Dental's plans, PPO and Premier, offer the largest dental network in the country with more than 436,612 dentist locations. Four out of five dentists nationwide participate in one or both of these networks.
Northeast Delta Dental can be contacted at 1-800-832-5700!
Delta Dental's Plan Overviews:
- Preventative Plan
- Traditional Plan (This is also the Retiree dental plan)
- Enhanced Plan
- Group Plan Description
Helpful documents:
Important note: Cards will only have subscribers names on them. Dependents, such as children and spouses, can still use these cards. Northeast Delta Dental will not provide cards with dependents names on them.
Double-Up MaxSM Carryover Benefit
Earn Additional Benefit Dollars
INCREASE YOUR ANNUAL BENEFIT MAXIMUM
Northeast Delta Dental offers a Double-Up Max carryover benefit feature on select dental programs. The Double-Up Max feature allows you to carry over a portion of your unused annual maximums from one benefit period to the next. This benefit offers more flexibility and helps you plan for more extensive and costly dental treatments in subsequent years.
HOW IT WORKS
The following chart is an example of how it works:
(Please note: This is only an example. Your Annual Maximum may be different than the example shown.)
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar Year Maximum | $1,000 | Calendar Year Maximum | $1,000 | Calendar Year Maximum | $1,000 |
Double-Up Max benefit from previous years | N/A | Double-Up Max benefit from previous years (year 1) | $250 | Accumulated Double-Up Max from previous years (year 1) | $250 |
| Benefit Dollars Available | $1,000 | Benefit Dollars Available | $1,250 | Benefit Dollars Available | $1,250 |
| Total claims paid | $300 | Total claims paid | $750 | Total claims paid | $425 |
Oral Exam or Cleaning during year | YES | Oral Exam or Cleaning during year | YES | Oral Exam or Cleaning during year | YES |
Qualified for Double-Up Max | YES | Qualified for Double-Up Max | NO | Qualified for Double-Up Max | YES |
Earned Double-Up | $250 | Earned Double-Up | $0 | Earned Double-Up | $250 |
*Accumulated Double-Up Max available in Year 4 = $500
Guidelines
- Your dental plan must have a calendar year annual maximum.
- Northeast Delta Dental must have paid a claim for either an oral exam or cleaning during the calendar year.
- An enrollee’s paid claims during the Calendar Year cannot exceed a $500 threshold.
- Carryover benefit amounts cannot be used toward the orthodontic lifetime max.
- The total accumulated carryover amount cannot exceed the amount of your plan’s annual maximum.
You can access benefit information by registering online at nedelta.com
Contact Benefits
The above is a brief summary of benefits offered by the University of Maine System. If you have a question about benefits enrollment, call toll-free 866-269-9635 (or 973-3373) or email benefits@maine.edu. Have your Employee ID number for faster service.
