News and Announcements
Check back often to view information to help you and your practice, along with updates about our plans.
Medical-Dental Integration Symposium - Sep. 17 (CEU Option)
Florida Combined Life (FCL), the Florida Blue Foundation (FBF) and the University of Florida College of Dentistry (UFCD) are hosting a virtual medical-dental integration symposium on Friday morning, Sep. 17, 2021. The symposium will include presentations from a cross section of medical and dental professionals who’ll discuss the components and…
Coming Soon: Provider Self-service Tools
We know your time is valuable and that it’s best spent providing your patients with the exceptional dental care they need. To help, we’re launching new, web-based self-service tools that will streamline many administrative tasks that currently can eat into your workday. You’ll have 24⁄7 access to helpful information about: Fee schedules [My…
Florida Mission of Mercy Helps 1,100 People in Need
In July, over 1,100 people in need received free dental work worth more than $1.6 million at a two-day pop-up clinic held at Jacksonville’s Prime F. Osborn Convention Center. The event, hosted by the Florida Dental Association Foundation, was part of the 2021 Florida Mission of Mercy (FLA-MOM)…
Upcoming CE Opportunity through The Santa Fe Group
We encourage you to register for The Santa Fe Group’s upcoming two-day Continuum of Health Integration virtual salon, The Benefits of Integrating Oral Health into Overall Health. This must-attend event takes place Sept 8-9. It will feature 38 thought…
Is Your Online Provider Directory Information Up to Date?
Have you recently moved and changed your phone number? Added or removed an associate? If so, please take a minute to review your practice’s listing on our online provider directory. This valuable tool is what our members use to find you! If you need to make any updates, please email…
Spotlight On: Tiffany Blevins
Associate Provider Network Manager Tiffany Blevins joined the Dental Network Management Team in December 2006. She is a certified dental assistant and is based in Northeast Florida. Outside of work, Tiffany enjoys spending time with her husband and three children. She’s also passionate about baking, traveling and do-it-yourself home projects.…
2021 Provider Satisfaction Survey
Keep your eyes open for our 2021 Provider Satisfaction Survey. It's going to be emailed to you the second week of June. We look forward to your comments and suggestions. Your feedback helps us provide you with the exceptional level of service and support you deserve.…
New Fee Increases Are Now in Effect
To assist with the rising costs for personal protective equipment (PPE), we’ve permanently increased the fees for the following codes on the BlueDental Choice PPO fee schedule: D1110, D2740, D6740, D3310 and D3320. You can access the most current fee schedules on our website. You’ll…
FEP BlueDental and GRID/GRID+
If you’re a participating provider with our Federal Employee Program® (FEP) network, you’re also an in-network provider for FEP BlueDental and GRID/GRID+. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), in partnership with the GRID Dental Corporation, administers FEP BlueDental. It’s offered to federal government employees as a supplemental dental…
Are You a Medicare Provider?
Are you receiving phone calls from Florida Blue Medicare Advantage members saying that you’re a participating provider? These callers may be correct. If you participate in our BlueDental Choice Copayment PPO network, you’re an in-network provider for the Medicare Advantage plans offered by Florida Blue. These members have only one member ID card…
Upload X-rays to a Rejected Claim
To enhance the claims processing experience, we’ve recently implemented a new online feature that allows dental offices to upload attachments and/or attachment control numbers (ACNs) to claims that were rejected because of a missing X‐ray. To add x-rays to a rejected claim, log in to the [My Patient’s…
From the Desk of Linda Trotter, DMD - Spring
Spring is a time for growth and rebirth. It’s also a time to reengage after the long dormancy we’ve endured a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Getting the neurons firing in a dental practice is never a challenge. Each patient and the situation with which they present offers a distinct set of concerns. Through time and practice, the technical…
