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Dental Insurance

Dental insurance is optional. Students can enroll in the dental insurance plan during the Fall or Spring open enrollment periods only. Note than the Dental plan ends each year on July 31, regardless of when you actually enrolled into the plan.

Plan materials for the August 1, 2009 - July 31, 2010 Enrollment Year

CMU offers the following Dental insurance plan through United Concordia Dental

  • Plan name: United Concordia's Concordia Preferred
  • Plan Group number:
    • 018443-000 if enrollment began August 1, 2009
    • 018443-001 if enrollment began Jan 1, 2010
  • Plan network: Concordia Advantage
    • To find providers, go to www.unitedconcordia.com, and select Find a dentist in the left most corner of the page. Enter Concordia Advantage as your network and then specify your search criteria.
  • Premium and deductible costs:
    • Individual: $234
    • Family: $602
  • United Concordia web page: www.unitedconcordia.com
  • Customer Service Number: 1-800-332-0366
  • Enrollment Form
  • Benefit Grid
  • Common Questions
  • Cancellations/Refunds: Although students can cancel their enrollment in the dental plan at any time, there are no refunds of premiums given. Contact Student Health if you wish to cancel.

Plan materials for the August 1, 2008 - July 31, 2009 Enrollment Year

CMU offers the following Dental insurance plan through The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

  • Plan: Guardian DentalGuard Preferred Program
    Group # 394791
    Note that you WILL NOT receive dental cards. You need only to go to a provider in the network, identify the plan as Guardian DentalGuard plan # 394791, and tell them the ID# you specified on your enrollment form (usually your SS#).
  • Guardian Web Site web page: www.guardianlife.com
  • Customer Service number: 1-800-541-7846
  • Claims address and phone number:
    Guardian DentalGuard Preferred
    P.O. BOX 2459
    Spokane, WA 99210-2459

    Claims phone number is 1-800-541-7846