Delta Dental Of Washington

DDWA WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE ORAL HEALTH INDUSTRY AND IMPROVE OVERALL HEALTH.

SEE SCHEDULE ODDWA PROVIDES DENTAL INSURANCE FOR OVER 3,736,000 PRIMARY SUBSCRIBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND ACROSS THE NATION. WORKING COLLECTIVELY WITH PRODUCERS AND BENEFIT MANAGERS, WE OFFER STANDARD INSURANCE BENEFITS, AS WELL AS HIGHLY CUSTOMIZED PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH NEARLY 4,700 DENTISTS, CREATING A NETWORK OF PROVIDERS SERVING PATIENTS ACROSS THE STATE. AS A MEMBER OF THE DELTA DENTAL PLANS ASSOCIATION, A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUPPORTING DELTA INSURERS NATION-WIDE, OUR MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS DELTA CONTRACTED PROVIDERS IN EVERY STATE. IN 2021, DDWA PROCESSED OVER 6,266,000 CLAIMS FOR SUBSCRIBERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS. TO ENSURE PROVIDERS ARE SUBMITTED CLAIMS APPROPRIATELY, WE AUDITED OVER 38,000 INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS, THE RESULTS OF WHICH INCLUDE EDUCATION OF DENTAL OFFICE STAFF ON THE USE OF CDT CODES, INVOICING PROCEDURES AND REDUCING COMMON ERRORS.

SEE SCHEDULE ODELTA DENTAL OF WASHINGTON PROMOTES THE VALUE OF DENTAL BENEFITS AND IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HEALTH THROUGH MARKETING EFFORTS IN MEDIA ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, EVENT SPONSORSHIPS AND DIRECT OUTREACH TO CUSTOMERS. MARKET RESEARCH FINDINGS SHOW THESE ACTIVITIES IMPROVE OUR ABILITY TO REACH AND ENCOURAGE AUDIENCES TO EMBRACE GOOD ORAL HEALTH AND MAKE WISE USE OF DENTAL BENEFITS.

SEE SCHEDULE ODENTAL DISEASE IS THE SINGLE MOST COMMON CHRONIC DISEASE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD - FIVE TIMES MORE COMMON THAN ASTHMA. NEARLY ONE IN FIVE ADULTS, NATIONALLY, HAS UNTREATED DENTAL CAVITIES. THE ARCORA FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION), A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF DDWA, SUPPORTED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY BY DDWA, FOCUSES MUCH OF THEIR WORK ON COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING ORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND SENIORS, AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE ORAL HEALTH. THE ACCESS TO BABY AND CHILD DENTISTRY (ABCD) SYSTEM OF CARE EXPANDS ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE FOR YOUNG MEDICAID INSURED CHILDREN UNDER SIX IN WASHINGTON STATE BY PROVIDING DENTAL SERVICES, BOTH PREVENTATIVE AND RESTORATIVE. IN COUNTIES WITH ABCD, THE UTILIZATION OF DENTAL SERVICES INCREASED FROM 21% TO 51% FROM 1997 TO 2021. THE EARLY INTERVENTION IN MEDICAL SETTINGS PROGRAMS, MOUTHMATTERS, TRAINS PEDIATRIC MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN THE ADVANTAGES AND TECHNIQUES OF EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION THROUGH ORAL SCREENING AND EDUCATION, APPLYING FLUORIDATION AND REFERRING HIGH RISK PATIENTS FOR DENTAL CARE.

1. WATER FLUORIDATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP A COMMUNITY CAN TAKE TO IMPROVE THE ORAL HEALTH OF ALL RESIDENTS. THE FOUNDATION PROMOTES LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE FLUORIDATION AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO GROUPS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE BENEFITS OF FLUORIDE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. SINCE 2001, AN ADDITIONAL 280,000 WASHINGTONIANS ARE RECEIVING THE HEALTH BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH FLUORIDATED WATER AS A RESULT OF THE FOUNDATION'S WORK.2. ASSISTING THE WORK OF THE FOUNDATION ARE DDWA EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME. DDWA ENABLES ALL EMPLOYEES TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC REGARDING ORAL HEALTH THROUGH THE USE OF TWO VOLUNTEER DAYS PER YEAR. VOLUNTEER TIME IS SPENT WORKING ON THE SMILEMOBILE, A MOBILE DENTALFACILITY TRAVELING TO UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE STATE. MORE THAN 20,000 LOW-INCOME AND AT-RISK-CHILDREN STATE-WIDE RECEIVED DENTAL SERVICES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS THROUGH THE FOUNDATION OPERATED SMILEMOBILE. VOLUNTEER TIME IS ALSO SPENT HANDING OUT FLYERS PROMOTING ORAL HEALTH TO WASHINGTON CITIZENS AT FAIRS, THE ZOO, PARADES, AND EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE.3. DDWA MATCHES DONATIONS MADE BY EMPLOYEES TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH OFFICIAL IRS 501(C)(3) STATUS, ALTHOUGH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS/EVENTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MATCHING: CHURCHES, POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS/ORGANIZATIONS, CAPITAL FUNDING, FRATERNAL/LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, TRIPS/TOURS, MASS MAILINGS, ORGANIZATIONS/GROUPS THAT DISCRIMINATE FOR ANY REASON INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, CREED, AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.4. DDWA PROVIDED UW SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY A GRANT OF $500K TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SPACE RENOVATIONS FOR THE DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM IN SHORELINE. DDWA ALSO PROVIDED $253K TO THE UW SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY TO COVER WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ORAL HEALTH DENTAL EXAMS FOR ITS GRADUATING CLASS.