{"id":947,"date":"2018-12-03T13:46:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T13:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=947"},"modified":"2026-01-09T10:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:45:50","slug":"dental-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/health-benefits\/dental-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"link-list\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#elig\">Dental Plan Eligibility for Dependents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#begins\">When Dental Plan Coverage Begins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#avail\">Available Dental Plans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#find\">Find My Dentist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#facts\">Dental Plan Fact Sheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#apply\">How to Enroll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Dental Plan Eligibility for Dependents<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p>Dependents of Employees may be eligible for dental coverage if they fall into one of the following categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Legal spouse<\/li>\n<li>Same-sex domestic partner or civil union partner<\/li>\n<li>Eligible children under age 26 (including stepchildren, foster children, adopted children or children an employee is legally required to support)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A list of the documentation required for dependents can be found on the State <a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/factsheets\/fact88.pdf\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1289\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">When Dental Plan Coverage Begins<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<table class=\"responsive-table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Employee Type<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Coverage<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>10-Month Faculty hired 9\/1<\/td>\n<td>Benefits (medical, prescription, dental) effective 9\/1<\/td>\n<td>Ex: Faculty hired 9\/1, benefits effective 9\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10-Month fired after 9\/1<\/td>\n<td>Benefits (medical, prescription, dental) effective 60 days from hire date<\/td>\n<td>Ex: Faculty\/Staff hired 10\/1, benefits effective 12\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12-Month Faculty hired 9\/1 or after,<br \/>\nRegular Full-Time Staff<\/td>\n<td>Benefits (medical, prescription, dental) effective 60 days from hire date<\/td>\n<td>Ex: Faculty\/Staff hired 10\/1, benefits effective 12\/1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1289\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Available Dental Plans<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Dental Expense Plan (PPO)<\/dt>\n<dd>A traditional indemnity plan, administered by Aetna and Horizon, allows members to obtain services from any licensed dentist.<\/dd>\n<dt>Dental Plan Organizations (DPOs)<\/dt>\n<dd>Individual plans that offer services only through networks of participating dentists. There is one DPO plan available (Aetna DMO).<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>For more information about any participating plan, speak with a plan representative. Contact information can be found on the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/hb-active-contacts.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits Plan Contacts<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1289\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Find Dentist<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p>If you need to find a new dentist in one of our networks, simply visit our Doctor &amp; Hospital Finder. Our Doctor &amp; Hospital Finder makes it easy to find a health care professional who matches your needs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horizonblue.com\/shbp\/tools-services\/find-doctor\">Horizon Find My Dentist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetna.com\/dsepublic\/#\/contentPage?page=providerSearchLanding&amp;site_id=statenj\">Aetna Find my Dentist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1289\"><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Dental Plan Fact Sheets<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/dental-plans.shtml\">Dental Plan Providers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/hb\/oe2026\/Aetna-SHBP-SEHBP-DEP-Active-Employees-PY2026.pdf\">Aetna Dental Expense Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/hb\/oe2026\/Horizon-SHBP-SEHBP-DEP-Active-Employees-PY2026.pdf\">Horizon Dental Expense Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/hb\/oe2026\/Aetna-SHBP-SEHBP-DMO-Active-PY2026.pdf\">Aetna Dental Maintenance Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/hb\/oe2026\/hd1069.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Dental Rates 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/guidebooks\/hd0379.pdf\">Dental Member Guidebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">How to Enroll<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/documents\/pdf\/EnrollmentGuide.pdf\">Enrollment Guide (PDF)<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Already have an account:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Login to your <a href=\"https:\/\/my.nj.gov\/aui\/Login\">myNJ portal<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.state.nj.us\/aui\/Login\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Enter your username and password<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>First time users:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\">nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on Access Benefitsolver<\/li>\n<li>Click on Register<\/li>\n<li>Enter the requested registration information<\/li>\n<li>Confirm your new password, then click &#8220;continue&#8221; to return to this page and login to Benefitsolver<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dental Plan Eligibility for Dependents When Dental Plan Coverage Begins Available Dental Plans Find My Dentist Dental Plan Fact Sheets How to Enroll Frequently Asked Questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2909,"parent":236,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-947","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9545,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/947\/revisions\/9545"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}