A dental and vision benefits provider based in Alexandria,Va., dropped rates on its group PPO plans and announced its presence in the social media community to make itself more attractive.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) upheld a decision to award a $3.1 billion Tricare dental plan contract to a different insurer, its first change in 15 years.

A national insurer announced that it will offer dental benefits plans to people in New York, including New York City, Albany and Rochester, as part of its continuing dental plan expansion.

Retired steelworkers and their families won a $178.6 million settlement to end their lawsuit, concerning retirement benefit cuts, against AK Steel Corp.

Group Dental Service of Maryland was ordered to pay $5,000 to Maryland insurance regulators after it failed to comply with all of the terms of a previous agreement.

The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce selected Dominion Dental Services, an Alexandria, Va.-based provider and administrator of dental and vision benefits, to provide dental and vision benefits to its 2,800 member companies.

A dental office billing manager at his wife’s dental practice in East Brunswick, N.J., was sentenced to state prison for billing insurance companies for $45,000 in dental procedures that were never rendered.

Dominion Dental Services, a regional provider and administrator of dental and vision benefits, launched a new producer portal, allowing agents to create quotes and proposals, track their quote activity and view dental and vision product information in one location, according to a company statement.

A new study indicates that of the 172 million individuals under the age of 65 with private health insurance, 73% have some type of dental coverage, while 45 million do not.

MetLife has introduced a new dual-option dental offering for smaller businesses it says is designed to make it easier for these firms to achieve their top benefits objectives of controlling costs and retaining employees.