Join our dental network
Grow your practice with our PPO network
Join one of the nation’s largest dental Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO) networks and connect with over 2.5 million members nationwide.
As a participating provider, you can expand your patient base, simplify administrative work, and get the support you need to focus on providing high-quality dental care.
Benefits of joining our network
When you join our network, you'll gain access to valuable resources, increased visibility, and support to help your practice grow.
- Visibility in online and printed directories
- Membership in trusted, credentialed provider network
- Dedicated provider relations team
- Competitive compensation program
- Simplified online resources, including eligibility and benefits verification
Our network
Principal Plan Dental Network
- Serves over 2.5 million members nationwide with dental insurance from Principal and other companies who use our network, including:
- Ameritas (Classic PPO)
- Aetna (Dental PPO with PPO II)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (Blue Dental PPO)
- Cigna Dental
- First Priority Health
- First Priority Life
- Guardian
- Highmark Companies
- Meritain Health
- Physicians Mutual
- Standard
- Reliance Standard
- United Concordia (Elite Plus)
How to join
Ready to join our network? It's easy. The state where you practice determines how you apply.
Enhanced application available in almost all states, see exceptions below.
- Use our enhanced online application to save time. After logging in, you can:
- Complete an application for one provider, or for multiple providers to join the network at the same time.
- Indicate multiple locations for provider(s), if needed.
- Review prefilled information and correct as needed (information on file is automatically entered for you).
- Add locations for provider(s) already in our network.
- To apply, you will need clear copies of:
- current state(s) license,
- individual NPI,
- current federal DEA certificate,
- professional liability insurance,
- tax documents (CP 575, 147C, or W9),
- and current board certificate and specialty diploma(s), if applicable.
- For North Carolina applicants only, you will also need two letters of reference, recommendation, and/or letters of oversight from supervisor.
- Your progress on the online application will be saved and you can return to complete the process.
Expect to hear from us within one week after we receive all application materials. If we need additional information, we’ll contact you.
Nevada
- Join the Diversified Dental Services network (member of the Principal Financial Group®).
Washington
- Contact DataMgmtTeamRequests@principal.com to request an application to join.
Have questions?
Call us at 800-247-4695, Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (CST), Friday 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (CST).
Send us something by mail
Principal Plan Dental Network
Attn. Provider Relations
711 High Street
Des Moines, IA 50392-2556
Dental Insurance from Principal® is issued by Principal Life Insurance Company, Des Moines, IA 50392.
Credentialing policies and procedures
Providers must complete an initial application providing general information and submit supplemental information. This is reviewed for completeness. If needed, Principal will request additional information from the provider.
The information is verified with various agencies and then reviewed under the direction of the dental director and/or peer review committee to make the final credentialing decision. The applicant will be notified in writing of the final credentialing decision.
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