{"id":36517,"date":"2021-12-06T11:49:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T17:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/business\/?p=36517"},"modified":"2021-12-08T12:13:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T18:13:48","slug":"using-dentalqual-and-delta-dentals-provider-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/business\/using-dentalqual-and-delta-dentals-provider-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Using DentalQual and Delta Dental&#8217;s Provider Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Searching for quality dental care in your area?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DentalQual is a quality-of-care rating system on Delta Dental\u2019s website. Scores are based on 5 measurement categories using treatment data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>commitment to best practices<\/li>\n<li>treatment outcomes<\/li>\n<li>treatment recommendations<\/li>\n<li>patient retention<\/li>\n<li>cost-effectiveness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dentists are compared to their same specialty peers in the same local zip code. The results are updated automatically every month, based on DentalQual\u2019s review of de-identified, aggregate claims.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/deltadentalins.com\">deltadentalins.com<\/a> website to get started.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click Find a Dentist, enter your Zip code, and select your plan (Delta Dental PPO or DeltaCare USA HMO).<\/li>\n<li>Look for the DentalQual rating at the top of the listing box on the search results page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36522 alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/12\/Dentalsearchexample-300x193.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/12\/Dentalsearchexample-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/12\/Dentalsearchexample-480x309.png 480w, https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/12\/Dentalsearchexample.png 731w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Quality scores are not intended to be a guarantee of any dentist&#8217;s quality and they are not a substitute for professional advice. At this time, DentalQual scores are only shown on the directory pages for dentists with enough available data to be rated. The A&amp;M System does not verify the quality score ratings.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;] Searching for quality dental care in your area? DentalQual is a quality-of-care rating system on Delta Dental\u2019s website. 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