Research

2022 Dental Benefits Report: Enrollment

December 13, 2022

The Enrollment Report provides information about the prevalence of dental benefits in the population of the United States. Data is presented on product types, including enrollment in private DHMO plans, DEPO/DINO plans, DPPO plans, Dental Indemnity plans, Dental Savings/Discount Dental Plans, and publicly funded plans, including Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare Advantage plans at the national and state level. NADP has been collecting this information since 1994, and the findings in this report draw on this history.

NADP 2022 Dental Benefits Report: Plan Design

December 1, 2022

The Plan Design Report includes data reported by product type (DHMO, DPPO, and Dental Indemnity). The report includes data about Annual Maximum levels, enrollees reaching the Annual Maximum, Lifetime Orthodontia…

2021 State of the Dental Benefits Market

November 1, 2022

This report serves as a primer for understanding the dental benefits market by highlighting key trends in enrollment, premiums, claims processing metrics, customer service metrics and employer and consumer opinion.

NADP Dental Benefits Report: 2021 Premium

October 22, 2022

Dental premiums continue a long trend of increases well below the rate of inflation, with the average premium rising less than 1% in 2021 compared to 2020 premiums.

2021 NADP Consumer Tracking Survey Report (PDF)

October 21, 2022

 NADP’s Consumer Tracking Survey Report is based on 3,000 online surveys among United States Consumers. The survey covers consumer attitudes and behaviors on dental care and dental benefits.

2021 NADP Consumer Tracking Survey – Crosstabs (Excel)

October 20, 2022

Crosstabulations of every question in the survey by the following demographic variables

2021 NADP Consumer Tracking Survey Report, Data File and Crosstabs

September 6, 2022

NADP’s Consumer Tracking Survey Report is based on 3,000 online surveys among United States Consumers.

2021 Benefit Utilization Report

August 6, 2022

The 2021 NADP Benefit Utilization Report includes data on non-DHMO dental insurance paid dental procedures per 1,000 enrollees by month, by state and by benefit sponsor (group, individual, and Medicare Advantage)

2021 NADP Dental Benefits Report: Plan Design

July 5, 2022

The Plan Design Report includes data reported by product type (DHMO, DPPO In-Network, DPPO Out of Network, and Dental Indemnity).

Minimum Dental Loss Ratios: Considerations and Industry Analysis

June 1, 2022

Discussion of Potential Implications of Massachusetts Initiative Petition for a Law to Implement Medical Loss Ratios for Dental Benefit Plans