Dental Insurance For Graduate Assistants

Subsidy eligible graduate assistants holding an FTE of .50 or greater may participate in voluntary dental insurance. Eligible dependents (spouse and children under the age of 19) are also eligible to participate. This option is only available to graduate teaching assistants and research assistants whose appointment runs August through May.

Delta Dental of Oklahoma (DDOK) will provide a fully-insured, voluntary dental program for graduate assistants of the University of Oklahoma, providing greater access to contracted dentists offering additional cost savings. The Delta Dental PPO “Point-of-Service” program affords you access to two Delta Dental networks—Delta Dental Premier and Delta Dental PPO. You decide which dentist you want to use at the time you make your appointment, and you have complete freedom to select any dentist, from either network, at any time.

Enrollment - If you are eligible to enroll during the 2009 open enrollment period and wish to take advantage of this program, please print and complete the enrollment form, then return the signed enrollment form to Delta Dental of Oklahoma by mail or facsimile at the address indicated in the upper left hand corner of the form. The 2009 enrollment packet is available with all the other Student Health Plan documents. Select this link to view all Student Health Plan documents.

Payment - Payment for coverage is simple. Each month, DDOK will draft the appropriate premium from the banking account you designate in your enrollment form. The amount to be drafted will be based on your enrollment type (Graduate Assistant Only, Graduate Assistant + Spouse, etc.). If you do not maintain a bank account, you may elect to pay the annual premium, in a lump sum, by cashier’s check or money order.

Participating Dentist - You may access a list of dentists participating in the Delta Dental networks using Delta Dental of Oklahoma’s website at www.DeltaDentalOK.org. If you have any questions regarding this Delta Dental benefits program, please feel free to call Delta Dental of Oklahoma’s customer service department at 405-607-2100 (Oklahoma City metropolitan area) or toll-free at 800-522-0188.