Dental Insurance Companies List: Every Major Insurer's Phone, Website & Contact Directory
This is a master list of the dental insurance companies a dental or oral surgery practice actually deals with, with every insurer's official website and a direct link to its verified phone and contact directory. There is no single dental insurance phone number: the industry is split across national carriers, Blue Cross Blue Shield and regional health plans, government Medicaid and CHIP programs, and dental-specialty networks, each with its own customer service, provider, and claims lines. Use the groups below to find the company on a patient's card, confirm its official website, then open its contact directory for the exact numbers and logins.
Key Takeaways
- Start with the member ID card. It names the insurance company and a payer ID, and that company (not a universal hotline) controls customer service, claims, and eligibility.
- Dental insurers fall into four groups: national carriers, Blue Cross Blue Shield and regional plans, government Medicaid and CHIP, and dental networks, DHMO, and discount plans.
- Big brands are not single companies. Delta Dental and the Blues operate as independent regional companies, so numbers and logins change by state.
- Members and dentists use different lines. Most carriers publish a separate provider or professional relations number and a dedicated provider portal.
- Each company's own contact directory (linked in every row) carries the verified phone numbers, websites, and logins, so this hub stays a clean index rather than a phone dump.
- Only official websites are listed here. Every domain in the tables was verified against the insurer's own site.
What's in This List
How to Use This List
This page is an index, not a call sheet. The actual phone numbers, provider portals, claims addresses, and payer IDs live in each company's own contact directory, which is individually verified and linked in every row below. That keeps the list accurate: numbers change often, and a directory maintained per company is far more reliable than one giant table of digits that goes stale the week it is published.
Three steps to the right number
- Read the ID card. It names the insurance company, the plan or network, and a payer ID. That company owns customer service, claims, and eligibility.
- Find the company below. Use the group that matches it: national carrier, Blue Cross or regional plan, Medicaid or CHIP program, or a dental network, DHMO, or discount plan.
- Open its contact directory. Members call the customer service line; dental offices use the provider or professional relations line and the provider portal. Each directory separates those by department and, for regional carriers, by state.
How Dental Insurance Companies Differ
The right contact line depends on what kind of company issued the plan. Four categories cover almost every card a front desk will see.
- National commercial carriers. Companies like Delta Dental, Cigna, MetLife, Guardian, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and Ameritas sell dental benefits nationwide, usually as a DPPO (see any in-network or out-of-network dentist) or a DHMO (assigned network dentist, no annual maximum). A few, such as Delta Dental, are federations of independent state companies, so the number changes by state.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield and regional health plans. The Blues (including Anthem, Premera, Regence, Empire, and Capital Blue Cross) and regional carriers like AmeriHealth, HealthPartners, Moda Health, MVP, and EmblemHealth bundle dental with medical coverage in the states they serve. Contact lines are regional, not national.
- Government, Medicaid, and CHIP programs. Medicaid and CHIP dental are funded by the government and run state by state, often through a dental benefits manager (DentaQuest, MCNA) or a state or regional plan (Medi-Cal Dental, MassHealth, Peach State, PeachCare, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst, Amerigroup, Molina, Wellcare, UCare). Provider enrollment and claims rules differ from commercial plans.
- Dental networks, DHMO, and discount plans. Specialty dental networks and plan administrators (Liberty Dental Plan, Avesis, Dominion National, Dental Health Alliance, First Dental Health, Healthplex, Premier Access, Renaissance, Superior Dental Care) plus individual and discount plans (Guardian Direct, Golden Rule, Careington, Best Life, Encore) round out the market. A discount plan lowers fees but does not pay claims like insurance.
The myth of the "one dental insurance number"
Thin directory pages often post a single 800 number and call it the way to reach a carrier. That is misleading. A number that reaches one Delta Dental or Blue Cross company in one state will not pull up a plan administered by a different regional company, and a commercial carrier's line will not help with a Medicaid or CHIP question. Match the exact company and plan type on the card first, every time, then use that company's contact directory.
Major National Dental Carriers
The national commercial carriers that cover the largest share of employer and individual dental plans. Open a company's contact directory for its verified customer service, provider, and claims lines; where we also publish a plans and reviews guide, that link is noted.
Source: Delta Dental official site | Cigna official site
Blue Cross Blue Shield & Regional Health Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield companies and regional health plans that include dental coverage in the states they serve. Because these carriers operate regionally, use the linked contact directory for the state-specific numbers and logins.
| Company | Type | Official Website | Full Contact Directory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AmeriHealth | Regional (NJ, PA, DE) | amerihealth.com | AmeriHealth phone & contact directory |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | PPO (national Blues) | bcbs.com | Blue Cross Blue Shield phone & contact directory |
| Bright Health | ACA / Marketplace | brighthealthcare.com | Bright Health phone & contact directory |
| Capital Blue Cross | Blue Cross (PA) | capbluecross.com | Capital Blue phone & contact directory |
| EmblemHealth | Regional (NY) | emblemhealth.com | EmblemHealth phone & contact directory |
| Empire BlueCross | Blue Cross (NY, now Anthem) | empireblue.com | Empire BlueCross phone & contact directory |
| Health Net | Regional (CA) | healthnet.com | Health Net phone & contact directory |
| HealthPartners | Regional (MN) | healthpartners.com | HealthPartners phone & contact directory |
| Moda Health | Regional (OR, AK) | modahealth.com | Moda Health phone & contact directory |
| MVP Health Care | Regional (NY, VT) | mvphealthcare.com | MVP phone & contact directory |
| Oscar Health | ACA / Marketplace | hioscar.com | Oscar phone & contact directory |
| Paramount | Regional (OH) | paramounthealthcare.com | Paramount phone & contact directory |
| Premera Blue Cross | Blue Cross (WA, AK) | premera.com | Premera Blue Cross phone & contact directory |
| Regence | Blue Cross (Pacific NW) | regence.com | Regence phone & contact directory |
Source: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association | Premera Blue Cross official site
Government, Medicaid & CHIP Dental Programs
Government-funded dental coverage and the benefits managers that administer it. These programs are state or region specific, with their own provider enrollment and claims rules, so use the linked directory for the correct program numbers.
| Program / Company | Type | Official Website | Full Contact Directory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amerigroup | Medicaid (now Wellpoint) | amerigroup.com | Amerigroup phone & contact directory |
| DentaQuest | Medicaid / commercial DBM | dentaquest.com | DentaQuest phone & contact directory · plans & reviews |
| Fidelis Care | Medicaid (NY) | fideliscare.org | Fidelis Care phone & contact directory |
| GEHA | Federal (FEDVIP) | geha.com | GEHA phone & contact directory |
| Healthfirst | Medicaid (NY) | healthfirst.org | Healthfirst phone & contact directory |
| MassHealth Dental | Medicaid (MA) | massdhp.org | MassHealth phone & contact directory |
| MCNA Dental | Medicaid / CHIP | mcna.net | MCNA phone & contact directory |
| Medi-Cal Dental | Medicaid (CA) | dental.dhcs.ca.gov | Medi-Cal Dental phone & contact directory |
| Molina Healthcare | Medicaid / Marketplace | molinahealthcare.com | Molina phone & contact directory |
| Peach State Health Plan | Medicaid (GA) | pshpgeorgia.com | Peach State phone & contact directory |
| PeachCare for Kids | CHIP (GA) | peachcare.org | PeachCare phone & contact directory |
| TRICARE | Military | tricare.mil | TRICARE phone & contact directory |
| UCare | Medicaid (MN) | ucare.org | UCare phone & contact directory |
| Wellcare | Medicare / Medicaid | wellcare.com | Wellcare phone & contact directory |
Source: DentaQuest official site | Medi-Cal Dental (California DHCS)
Dental Networks, DHMO & Discount Plans
Dental-specialty networks, DHMO administrators, and individual or discount plans. A discount plan lowers fees at participating dentists but does not pay claims like insurance, so confirm the plan type before quoting coverage.
| Company | Type | Official Website | Full Contact Directory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assurant | Legacy (dental now Sun Life) | assurant.com | Assurant phone & contact directory |
| Avesis | Dental / vision | myavesis.com | Avesis phone & contact directory |
| Best Life | PPO / ACA | bestlife.com | Best Life phone & contact directory |
| Careington | Discount plan | careington.com | Careington phone & contact directory |
| Dental Health Alliance | PPO network (Sun Life) | dha.com | Dental Health Alliance phone & contact directory |
| Dental Select | PPO / DHMO | dentalselect.com | Dental Select phone & contact directory |
| Dominion National | PPO / DHMO | dominionnational.com | Dominion National phone & contact directory |
| Encore Dental | Individual PPO | encoredentalplan.com | Encore phone & contact directory |
| First Dental Health | PPO network | firstdentalhealth.com | First Dental Health phone & contact directory |
| Golden Rule | Individual PPO (UnitedHealthcare) | uhone.com | Golden Rule phone & contact directory |
| Guardian Direct | Individual PPO | guardiandirect.com | Guardian Direct phone & contact directory |
| Healthplex | DHMO / PPO | healthplex.com | Healthplex phone & contact directory |
| Liberty Dental Plan | DHMO / Medicaid | libertydentalplan.com | Liberty Dental Plan phone & contact directory |
| Premier Access | DHMO / PPO (Avesis) | premierlife.com | Premier Access phone & contact directory |
| Renaissance | PPO | renaissancebenefits.com | Renaissance phone & contact directory |
| Superior Dental Care | PPO (OH, KY, IN) | superiordental.com | Superior Dental Care phone & contact directory |
Source: Liberty Dental Plan official site | Avesis official site
Where Documentation Fits In
For a sedation or oral surgery practice, every one of these insurance calls (eligibility, claims, appeals, credentialing) rides on documentation. Payers deny or claw back payment when the record behind a claim is incomplete, and a dental sedation claim is only as strong as the chart behind it, no matter which company is on the card. That is the gap iSedate's SedationVault was built to close.
SedationVault replaces paper sedation records with one connected system: real-time oral and IV sedation charting, live vitals streamed over Wi-Fi from any monitor on the market, digital intake and consent, and one-click, audit-ready PDF reports. Its Sedation Intelligence Platform adds drug logs, inventory, and compliance tracking so a practice can run its entire in-office sedation operation to one provable standard. When a payer, a board, or a malpractice carrier asks for the record, the documentation is complete, time-stamped, and defensible, which protects both reimbursement and the practice itself.
See how SedationVault keeps sedation records audit-ready
Working one carrier at a time? Each company above links to its own verified contact directory, and you can browse every payer guide in our dental insurance directory. For plans and pricing on the software itself, see SedationVault plans and pricing.
Source: iSedate sedation compliance
Frequently Asked Questions
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Still Have Questions?
If your practice runs sedation or anesthesia, the way you document each case drives how smoothly every one of these insurance calls goes. See how iSedate's SedationVault turns sedation charting into clean, audit-ready records that protect reimbursement and compliance across every payer on this list.
About This List
This directory indexes the major dental insurance companies, Medicaid and CHIP programs, and dental networks that United States practices work with most. Each company's official website was verified against the insurer's own site, and the phone numbers, provider portals, claims addresses, and payer IDs live in each company's individually verified contact directory, linked in every row. Company names and brands are the trademarks of their respective owners; iSedate is not affiliated with any insurer listed. Insurer ownership and contact details change, so confirm against the member's ID card and the company's official site before a time-sensitive call. Last reviewed 2026.
