Dental plans: ranked by enrolment in L.A. county.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MORE than 6.4 million individuals enrolled in the 15 largest dental dental /den·tal/ (den´t'l) pertaining to a tooth or teeth. den·tal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth. 2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry. plans in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County last year, an 8 percent increase from the previous year. Delta Dental Delta Dental is the largest and oldest dental plan system in the United States. The Delta Dental Plans Association is comprised of 39 independent Delta Dental member companies operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). remained at the top of the list with 3.6 million members, while its subsidiary, PMI See Private Mortgage Insurance. Dental, added 39,000 members in L.A. County, a 12 percent increase. Four plans on the list saw local enrollment increase by more than 50 percent. No. 2 SafeGuard Dental and Vision moved up three spots as membership increased to more than 500,000, a 66 percent gain over the previous year. Cigna Dental and Western Dental, No. 6 and No. 7 respectively, each moved up two spots. Philadelphia-based Cigna added 104,800 members while Orange-based Western Dental added 83,438 members. No. 12 Ameritas Group Dental debuted on the list at No. 12 with 25,300 members in L.A. County, a 54 percent increase from the previous year. THE PACESETTER DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA SAN Francisco-based Delta Dental of California remains the largest dental insurer An individual or company who, through a contractual agreement, undertakes to compensate specified losses, liability, or damages incurred by another individual. An insurer is frequently an insurance company and is also known as an underwriter. in Los Angeles County, with 3.6 million members. Delta, also the largest in the state, has more than half of the total enrollees among the 15 largest plans in the county. Delta counts numerous large government entities among its local clients including the 26,000-member Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. , added as a client in 2004. School districts and hospital groups are its largest business units. "We are seeing continued interest in the dual choice program, which is a dental PPO PPO abbr. preferred provider organization PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there combined with an HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, option where enrollees choose the plan type," said Jeff Album, director of public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. . "Employers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. plans that offer both," he said. While most large employers who have traditionally offered dental insurance Dental insurance is insurance designed to pay the costs associated with dental care. Dental insurance pays a portion of the bills from dentists, hospitals, and other providers of dental services. continue to do so, Delta is looking at ways for small business owners to provide dental benefits as well. "To approach the small group market, we offer products that have a 2-year rate guarantee and have more predictability year over year," said Album. Album expects enrollment to increase next ;tear with the addition of larger clients, including a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. with approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. 80,000 enrollees.
DENTAL PLANS
Ranks by enrollment in L.A. County
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2005) Enrollment (1)
* name (current/year ago)
* address * L.A. County
* California
* total
1 Delta Dental of California (1) 3,600/3,600
12898 Towne Center Drive 15,500/13,600
Cerritos 90703 18,200/15,800
2 SafeGuard Dental & Vision (5) 511.8/308.2
95 Enterprise, Suite 100 1,321/1,014.5
Aliso Viejo 92656 1,816.3/1,571.6
3 MetLife Inc. (2) 455.4/444.8
One Park Plaza, Suite 1100 2,001.1/1,984.7
Irvine 92614 20,643.4/20,568.9
4 Aetna Inc. (3) 381.7/343.8
6303 Owensmouth Ave., Suite 900 1,414/1,321.8
Woodland Hills 91367 13,347.8/12,285.2
5 PMI Dental Health Plan (4) 365.7/326.7
12898 Towne Center Drive 973.1/896
Cerritos 90703 1,220.8/1,129.3
6 Cigna Dental (8) 262.8/158
400 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 400 949.5/364
Glendale 91203 10,700/8,642.2
7 Western Dental Services Inc. (9) 238.1/154.7
530 S. Main St. Sixth Floor 526.3/441.2
Orange 92868 526.3/441.2
8 United Concordia Insurance 193.7/199.3
Co. Inc. (6) 714.2/680.8
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500 7,101.3/6,473
Woodland Hills 91367
9 Guardian Life Insurance Co. 182.5/165
of America (7) 674/659.1
10880 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800 6,457/5,746.7
Los Angeles 90024
10 DentalPoint Inc. (12) 67.3/67.3
8929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 120 116.9/116.9
Beverly Hills 90211 921.5/921.5
11 Blue Shield of California (13) 63.5/65.8
50 Beale St. 264/256
San Francisco 94105 264/256
12 Ameritas Group Dental 25.3/16.4
16530 Ventura Blvd., Suite 409 120.1/99.2
Encino 91436 1,667.2/1,313.2
13 Assurant Employee Benefits (14) 25.1/56.4
200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 360 97.6/207.5
El Segundo 90245 1,151.6/3,005
14 Dental Health Services 24/N/A
3833 Atlantic Ave. 70/N/A
Long Beach 90807 93/N/A
15 DenteMax 13/N/A
28588 Northwestern Highway N/A/N/A
Southfield 48034 4,000/3,500
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2005) Dentists
* name * current
* address * year ago
1 Delta Dental of California (1) 7,098
12898 Towne Center Drive 6,652
Cerritos 90703
2 SafeGuard Dental & Vision (5) 9,692
95 Enterprise, Suite 100 6,508
Aliso Viejo 92656
3 MetLife Inc. (2) 5,268
One Park Plaza, Suite 1100 4,872
Irvine 92614
4 Aetna Inc. (3) 6,484
6303 Owensmouth Ave., Suite 900 6,247
Woodland Hills 91367
5 PMI Dental Health Plan (4) 2,104
12898 Towne Center Drive 1,587
Cerritos 90703
6 Cigna Dental (8) 8,288
400 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 400 8,500
Glendale 91203
7 Western Dental Services Inc. (9) 1,408
530 S. Main St. Sixth Floor 1,284
Orange 92868
8 United Concordia Insurance 5,447
Co. Inc. (6) 5,431
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500
Woodland Hills 91367
9 Guardian Life Insurance Co. 4,196
of America (7) 4,050
10880 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800
Los Angeles 90024
10 DentalPoint Inc. (12) 2,904
8929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 120 2,904
Beverly Hills 90211
11 Blue Shield of California (13) 8,131
50 Beale St. 9,530
San Francisco 94105
12 Ameritas Group Dental 9,331
16530 Ventura Blvd., Suite 409 5,554
Encino 91436
13 Assurant Employee Benefits (14) 3,333
200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 360 3,187
El Segundo 90245
14 Dental Health Services 2,900
3833 Atlantic Ave. N/A
Long Beach 90807
15 DenteMax N/A
28588 Northwestern Highway N/A
Southfield 48034
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2005) Services
* name
* address
1 Delta Dental of California (1) group dental
12898 Towne Center Drive
Cerritos 90703
2 SafeGuard Dental & Vision (5) dental HMO, dental PPO,
95 Enterprise, Suite 100 vision HMO, vision PPO, ASO,
Aliso Viejo 92656 government plans, scheduled
benefits, employee
assistance program
3 MetLife Inc. (2) dental PPO, indemnity, ASO
One Park Plaza, Suite 1100
Irvine 92614
4 Aetna Inc. (3) dental HMO, PPO, FOC,
6303 Owensmouth Ave., Suite 900 indemnity, Vital Savings
Woodland Hills 91367 by Aetna
5 PMI Dental Health Plan (4) individual and group dental
12898 Towne Center Drive HMO, group vision HMO
Cerritos 90703
6 Cigna Dental (8) dental HMO, PPO,
400 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 400 traditional, Cigna
Glendale 91203 FlexAdvantage, Cigna
ValuePlans, CignaPlus
Savings
7 Western Dental Services Inc. (9) individual and group
530 S. Main St. Sixth Floor dental HMO
Orange 92868
8 United Concordia Insurance dental HMO, PPO, indemnity
Co. Inc. (6)
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500
Woodland Hills 91367
9 Guardian Life Insurance Co. dental HMO, group dental
of America (7) PPO, indemnity, ASO
10880 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800
Los Angeles 90024
10 DentalPoint Inc. (12) dental PPO, EPO,
8929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 120 utilization review
Beverly Hills 90211
11 Blue Shield of California (13) dental HMO, PPO
50 Beale St.
San Francisco 94105
12 Ameritas Group Dental dental, eye care
16530 Ventura Blvd., Suite 409
Encino 91436
13 Assurant Employee Benefits (14) dental, life, disability
200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 360
El Segundo 90245
14 Dental Health Services prepaid, PPO/EPO, indemnity
3833 Atlantic Ave. dental plans and
Long Beach 90807 administrative services for
self-funded groups
15 DenteMax dental PPO Network
28588 Northwestern Highway
Southfield 48034
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2005) Profile
* name * parent co.
* address * headquarters
* Web site
1 Delta Dental of California (1) N/A
12898 Towne Center Drive San Francisco
Cerritos 90703 deltadentalca.org
2 SafeGuard Dental & Vision (5) SafeGuard Health Plans Inc.
95 Enterprise, Suite 100 Aliso Viejo
Aliso Viejo 92656 safeguard.net
3 MetLife Inc. (2) N/A
One Park Plaza, Suite 1100 New York
Irvine 92614 metlife.com
4 Aetna Inc. (3) N/A
6303 Owensmouth Ave., Suite 900 Hartford, Conn.
Woodland Hills 91367 aetna.com
5 PMI Dental Health Plan (4) Delta Dental of California
12898 Towne Center Drive San Francisco
Cerritos 90703 deltadentalca.org/pmi
6 Cigna Dental (8) Connecticut General Corp.
400 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 400 Philadelphia
Glendale 91203 cigna.com
7 Western Dental Services Inc. (9) Citigroup Venture Capital
530 S. Main St. Sixth Floor Equity Partners LP
Orange 92868 Orange
westerndental.com
8 United Concordia Insurance United Concordia Cos. Inc.
Co. Inc. (6) Harrisburg, Penn.
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500 www.ucci.com
Woodland Hills 91367
9 Guardian Life Insurance Co. N/A
of America (7) New York
10880 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800 guardianlife.com
Los Angeles 90024
10 DentalPoint Inc. (12) N/A
8929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 120 Fresno
Beverly Hills 90211 N/A
11 Blue Shield of California (13) California Physicians'
50 Beale St. Service
San Francisco 94105 San Francisco
mylifepath.com
12 Ameritas Group Dental N/A
16530 Ventura Blvd., Suite 409 Lincoln, Neb.
Encino 91436 ameritasgroup.com
13 Assurant Employee Benefits (14) Assurant Inc.
200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 360 New York
El Segundo 90245 assurant.com
14 Dental Health Services N/A
3833 Atlantic Ave. Long Beach
Long Beach 90807 dental healthservices.com
15 DenteMax Blue Cross Blue Shield
28588 Northwestern Highway of Michigan
Southfield 48034 Southfield, Mich.
dentemax.com
Rank Plan (Ranking in 2005) Top Local Executive
* name * name
* address * title
* phone
1 Delta Dental of California (1) Steve Spigarelli
12898 Towne Center Drive director, Southern
Cerritos 90703 California sales
(562) 403-4040
2 SafeGuard Dental & Vision (5) Robin Muck
95 Enterprise, Suite 100 president, California market
Aliso Viejo 92656 (949) 425-4300
3 MetLife Inc. (2) Jason Ackermann
One Park Plaza, Suite 1100 regional director
Irvine 92614 (877) 638-2862
4 Aetna Inc. (3) Ken Lautsch
6303 Owensmouth Ave., Suite 900 market head of sales
Woodland Hills 91367 and service
(818) 932-6100
5 PMI Dental Health Plan (4) Kathleen Vanuka/
12898 Towne Center Drive Philip Runnoe
Cerritos 90703 v.p., underwriting/
v.p., finance
(562) 924-8311
6 Cigna Dental (8) Christopher DeRosa
400 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 400 general manager
Glendale 91203 (818) 546-5000
7 Western Dental Services Inc. (9) Wayne K. Butts
530 S. Main St. Sixth Floor senior v.p.
Orange 92868 (714) 571-3649
8 United Concordia Insurance Len Matuszak
Co. Inc. (6) v.p., California operations
21700 Oxnard St., Suite 500 (800) 876-6432
Woodland Hills 91367
9 Guardian Life Insurance Co. Arthur Stern
of America (7) regional manager, L.A.
10880 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 800 group sales office
Los Angeles 90024 (310) 473-3399
10 DentalPoint Inc. (12) Jerry Levey
8929 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 120 president
Beverly Hills 90211 (310) 360-1282
11 Blue Shield of California (13) Robert Clifton
50 Beale St. v.p., general manager,
San Francisco 94105 ancillary group
(415) 229-5000
12 Ameritas Group Dental Scott Llewellyn
16530 Ventura Blvd., Suite 409 regional vice president
Encino 91436 (818) 907-9071
13 Assurant Employee Benefits (14) Fred Cook
200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 360 president, UDC Dental
El Segundo 90245 California
(800) 821-1294
14 Dental Health Services Josh Nace
3833 Atlantic Ave. v.p., sales and service
Long Beach 90807 (562) 595-6000
15 DenteMax Melissa Wagner
28588 Northwestern Highway v.p., sales
Southfield 48034 (800) 752-1547
N/A - In thousands.
(1) In thousands.
Note: Information for this list was supplied by the companies
themselves. Companies are ranked by enrollment in L.A. County.
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