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THIS CERTIFICATION DEMONSTRATES OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS AND STRENGTHENS OUR DEDICATION TO QUALITY AND INNOVATION.QUALITY SERVICE IS ALSO MEASURED THROUGH INTERNAL AUDITS. RESULTS INDICATE OVER 99 PERCENT OF CLAIMS ARE PROCESSED WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS.COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITYDELTA DENTAL PLAN OF OHIO, INC. BELIEVES ADVANCES IN DENTAL RESEARCH AND ENHANCED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DENTISTS GO A LONG WAY TOWARD IMPROVING ORAL HEALTH. THE COMPANY IS A KEY PLAYER IN GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH ON TRENDS IN ORAL HEALTH IN THE INSURED POPULATION. THE DELTA DENTAL FUND, THE COMPANY'S PHILANTHROPIC AFFILIATE, ENCOURAGES ADVANCES IN DENTISTRY AND SUPPORTS DENTAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. ONLY AN ORGANIZATION OF DELTA DENTAL'S SIZE AND EXPERIENCE IN THE BENEFITS FIELD HAS EXTENSIVE DATA REGARDING DENTAL TREATMENT PATTERNS OVER EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. BECAUSE OF ITS COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF DENTISTRY, EACH YEAR THE COMPANY GRANTS RESEARCHERS AT FIVE DENTAL SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN, OHIO AND INDIANA ACCESS TO THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO STUDY ORAL HEALTH TRENDS. THE RESULTS OF THEIR STUDIES WILL ADD SIGNIFICANT DATA TO THE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF DENTISTRY.SINCE IT WAS FORMED IN 1980, THE DELTA DENTAL FUND HAS GRANTED OVER $28.4 MILLION TOWARD THE ADVANCEMENT OF DENTAL SCIENCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE ORAL HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC. 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