All information presented on this page, including links to plan documents and descriptions, is specific to the plan year of July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020.
Pitt employees may choose among three dental plans offered by United Concordia Dental (UCCI), including a dental health maintenance organization (DHMO) plan and a traditional indemnity program with two "flex" plan designs.
The DHMO, Concordia Plus, includes 100 percent coverage of preventative services, as well as access to University Dental Health Services. The traditional indemnity programs, Concordia Flex I and II, offer access to a broad network of dentists, as well as full coverage of preventative services.
University Faculty and Staff employees who choose to receive dental care through the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dental Medicine will receive a 10% discount on all services not covered by insurance. Please note that this discount is subject to change at the discretion of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Dental Medicine. To learn more about this discount program and how to become a patient at Pitt Dental Medicine, please call 412–648–8616 or visit dental.pitt.edu.
Dental Plan Rates and Descriptions
View the current plan year's rates
Dental plan rates run on a calendar year, January 1 - December 31.
Concordia Plus DHMO
- Requires the selection of a network primary dental office (PDO). If one is not selected at enrollment, a dental office will be assigned. Each participant can have their own PDO.
- For all existing participants, in order to change your PDO, you must contact UCCI directly at 1-877-215-3616 prior to seeking services.
- Charges no annual deductible or annual plan-year maximum,
- Covers 100 percent of the cost of cleanings, exams, and other preventative services, and
- Provides partial coverage of orthodontics for eligible dependents up to age 19.
Benefit Guide | Schedule of Benefits | Certificate of Coverage
Concordia Flex I
- Allows participants to choose dentists from a broad network
- Covers 100 percent of the cost of preventative services
Benefit Guide | Certificate of Coverage
Concordia Flex II
- Allows participants to choose dentists from a broad network
- Charges no annual deductible for preventative, diagnostic, and orthodontic services
- Covers 100 percent of the cost of preventative services
- Provides partial coverage of orthodontics for eligible dependents up to age 19
Benefit Guide | Certificate of Coverage
Questions? Contact United Concordia online or by phone: 1-877-215-3616.
Dental Benefit Providers
To locate participating providers in United Concordia's network:
- Go to ucci.com and select ‘Find a Dentist’
- Elect to search by location or provider name and complete search fields
- Select your network
- UCCI PLUS Managed Care participants select ‘DHMO Concordia Plus General Dentist or Specialist’
- UCCI FLEX I or FLEX II participants select Advantage Plus
- Review search results
- Practices that come up in this section are covered within the network you are searching.
- For the DHMO Concordia Plus networks, select the desired practice to find the Provider ID to use for the PDO Code.* Use the 9 digit Provider ID, including leading zeros, to designate the PDO(s) when enrolling.
* Please note if electing the UCCI PLUS Managed Care DHMO plan, you are required to select a network primary dental office (PDO). Please use the Provider to designate the PDO when enrolling. Claims will be denied for services provided by anyone other than the designated PDO. If a PDO is not elected at enrollment, one will be assigned. Each participant can have their own PDO. To update PDO after initial enrollment you can call United Concordia at 1-877-215-3616
View screenshot instructions for assistance in searching for a provider.
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