{"id":1075,"date":"2020-06-12T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=1075"},"modified":"2023-12-29T10:32:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:32:04","slug":"dental-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/advocacy\/dental-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698696973333{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #009ba7 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Dental benefits<\/h1>\n<p><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Staying up-to-date in the changing world of dental benefit plans can be a difficult task. Because of this, the Michigan Dental Association is committed to helping MDA members cope with economic, professional, ethical and legal challenges resulting from changes in Michigan&#8217;s dental benefits market.<\/p>\n<p>For specific questions not addressed in this section, please click the button at right to email MDA staff.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/ask-a-question\/\">ASK A QUESTION \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;square-link-block-group&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;drop-shadow-box&#8221;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1696267617038{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.org\/-\/media\/project\/ada-organization\/ada\/ada-org\/files\/resources\/practice\/dental-insurance\/contract_negotiation_guide.pdf?rev=6a5c79f14d0949a9b1d89d8377d9461b&amp;hash=456C800685724047AD5CA1E0B8886B08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contract negotiation guide<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Before you enter negotiations with a dental insurance payer, prepare your talking points and do your homework.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.org\/-\/media\/project\/ada-organization\/ada\/ada-org\/files\/resources\/practice\/dental-insurance\/contract_negotiation_guide.pdf?rev=6a5c79f14d0949a9b1d89d8377d9461b&amp;hash=456C800685724047AD5CA1E0B8886B08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ MORE<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; 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