Benefits and Insurance for Faculty Members

Dental Insurance

  • Eligible August 1.

  • Dental insurance is provided through Delta Dental Plan of Iowa.
  • Preventive and Diagnostic Procedures carry no deductible and are paid at 100% of dental maximum payment limit.
  • Basic Procedures and Major Procedures carry a combined $50 annual deductible and pay an 80% and 50% copay, respectively, of the dental maximum payment limit.
  • Maximum benefit per person of $1,500/yr. on Preventive and Diagnostic, Basic, and Major Procedures combined.
  • Orthodontia carries a $50 annual deductible and pays a 50% copay, up to $1,500 per dependent child, per lifetime.
  • Choice of three coverage options, which include Employee, Employee + one, and Employee + two or more. Premium cost to the employee is 10% for individual coverage and 20% for employee + dependent(s). Premiums are withheld on a pretax basis upon employee's authorization.
  • Employee may decline coverage and receive flex credits in the amount of one half of the College's contribution for the individual plan.

    • Visit Delta Dental Online.

    For additional questions about your Dental Insurance, contact:
    Sherry Leshen, Benefits Specialist 269-4705 / leshens@grinnell.edu

    Jim Mulholland, Assistant Treasurer 269-3500 / mulholla@grinnell.edu
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