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        <ExplanationTxt>The 2013 audited financial statements contain the following paragraphs pertaining to tax positions under FIN 48: The Corporation is exempt from federal and state income taxes under the provisions of Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax-exempt organizations could be required to record an obligation for income taxes as the result of a tax position historically taken on various tax exposure items including unrelated business income or tax status. Assets and liabilities are established for uncertain tax positions taken or positions expected to be taken in income tax returns when such positions are judged to not meet the "more-likely-than-not" threshold, based upon the technical merits of the position. Management has evaluated the Corporation's tax positions taken on its filed tax returns and concluded that the Corporation has maintained its tax-exempt status, does not have any significant unrelated business income and has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to or disclosure in the accompanying statutory financial statements. Tax years after December 31, 2009 are open for Internal Revenue Service or state examination.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>The Corporation has historically prepared its financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Effective January 1, 2012 the Corporation elected to prepare its financial statements to conform with the statutory accounting practices of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), as prescribed or permitted by the Maine Bureau of Insurance. The change in nonadmitted assets reported here in Part XI is one of the reconciling items to meet the reporting requirements for the Form 990.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Maine Dental Service Corporation (MDSC) makes elective annual charitable contributions to the Northeast Dental Foundation equal to 0.05% of the budgeted gross billings, plus 5% of the actual increase in unrestricted net assets from operations each year. MDSC's total contributions to the Foundation in 2012 totaled $120,600.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <TransactionAmt>112430</TransactionAmt>
        <TransactionDesc>Please see above.</TransactionDesc>
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            <BusinessNameLine1>Jeffrey B Doss DDS</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <RelationshipDescriptionTxt>Director</RelationshipDescriptionTxt>
        <TransactionAmt>544018</TransactionAmt>
        <TransactionDesc>Please see above.</TransactionDesc>
        <SharingOfRevenuesInd>0</SharingOfRevenuesInd>
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        <NameOfInterested>
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            <BusinessNameLine1>Demitroula Kouzounas DMD</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <RelationshipDescriptionTxt>Director</RelationshipDescriptionTxt>
        <TransactionAmt>716990</TransactionAmt>
        <TransactionDesc>Please see above.</TransactionDesc>
        <SharingOfRevenuesInd>0</SharingOfRevenuesInd>
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        <NameOfInterested>
          <BusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1>Michael Goldberg DMD</BusinessNameLine1>
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        <RelationshipDescriptionTxt>Director</RelationshipDescriptionTxt>
        <TransactionAmt>109294</TransactionAmt>
        <TransactionDesc>Please see above.</TransactionDesc>
        <SharingOfRevenuesInd>0</SharingOfRevenuesInd>
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    <IRS990ScheduleO documentId="RetDoc1044400001">
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Form 990 is reviewed in detail by key finance employees of Northeast Delta Dental. A final draft is presented to the Board before the Form is filed.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>A copy of the conflict of interest policy is distributed annually to all officers, directors, and the management team. All are required to report any conflicts and sign, date, and return the policy, whether or not a conflict exists, to confirm compliance. General Counsel reviews the returned policies and reports the results to the entire Board of Directors. Board members are asked to provide updates of any changes that may occur between their annual conflict of interest filings.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Upon request, Maine Dental Services Corporation makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, or financial statements available to the public.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>The Finance/Audit Committee oversees the audit process for Maine Dental Service Corporation. The audit process for the financial statements did not change from the prior year. Independent accountants performed the audit in both 2012 and 2013.</ExplanationTxt>
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