Enhance your Blue Shield Medicare Supplement Plan by adding one of our dental plans to get your benefits from one source. Give us a call today to find out more (800) 260-9607*.
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If you're new to Blue Shield and also enrolling in a Medicare Supplement Plan, you can easily add a Blue Shield dental plan by checking the appropriate box on your Medicare Supplement plan application:
Medicare Supplement plan application (English) (PDF, 54 KB)
Medicare Supplement plan application (Spanish) (PDF, 54 KB)
Medicare Supplement plan application (Chinese) (PDF, 105 KB)
Medicare Supplement plan application (Vietnamese) (PDF, 125 KB)
Medicare Supplement plan application (Korean) (PDF, 78 KB)
If you are an exisiting Blue Shield Medicare Supplement member or new to Blue Shield and interested in enrolling in a dental plan, you have three convenient ways to sign up:
- Call our Direct Sales Team (877) 890-7587 (TTY: 711)*.
- Contact your broker and they can enroll you online.
- Complete and submit our dental application (PDF, 54 KB)
Why do you need a dental plan?
Oral health is more important than you might think. It can provide early signs of issues to your overall health.1 Whether you're looking for preventive care or need treating, we offer coverage options for you. Blue Shield offers two dental PPO plans designed with affordable premiums. Plus, you can save $3 off the listed rates for the first six months if you enroll in a dental plan at the same time you enroll in your Medicare Supplement medical plan.2
Blue Shield Dental PPO Plan Highlights
Blue Shield dental PPO plans give you access to a wide network of providers, making it easy to find care that fits your needs.
- Access to a broad network of over 48,000 general and specialty dentists across California
- Plus, access to 350,000 dentists nationwide.3
- Up to three dental cleanings per year
- X-rays covered at 100%, when you use network dentists/dental providers
- Enjoy no waiting periods for dental checkups, cleanings, fillings, X-rays, or other basic services.
- A broad selection of major restorative dental services and procedures. These including crowns, root canals, deep cleanings, oral surgery, and dentures covered at 50% after your deductible.4
- Dental implants are covered for members enrolled in the Dental PPO 1500 plan.
Explore and compare your plan options
| Dental PPO 1000 | Dental PPO 1500 | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual plan monthly rates | $39.20 | $58.80 |
| Calendar-year deductible (per member) | $75/person | $50/person |
| Calendar-year benefit max | $1,000 ($750 may be used for non-network dentists)1 |
$1,500 ($1,000 may be used for non-network dentists)1 |
| Blue Shield pays | ||
| Diagnostic and preventive care (not subject to plan deductibles with network dentists; includes routine oral exams, X-rays, and three teeth cleanings annually) | 100% for network dentists 50% for non-network dentists2 |
100% for network dentists 80% for non-network dentists2 |
| Basic services (anesthesia, palliative treatment, and restorative dentistry) | 50% for network and non-network dentists2 | 80% for network dentists 70% for non-network dentists2 |
| Major services 12-month waiting period for Dental PPO 1500 and 6-month waiting period for Dental PPO 1000 for major services. All plans include crown buildups, crowns, endodontics, periodontics, oral surgery, prosthetics, inlays, onlays, jackets, post and cores, and veneers. DPPO 1500 also includes implants. | 50% for network and non-network dentists2 | 50% for network and non-network dentists2 |
Chart disclaimers:
1Each calendar year, the member is responsible for all charges incurred after the plan has paid these amounts for covered dental services.
2The coinsurance percentage indicated is a percentage of allowed amounts that we pay to providers. Non-network providers can charge more than our allowable amount. When members use non-network providers, they must pay the applicable copayment/coinsurance plus any amount that exceeds our allowable amount. Charges in excess of the allowable amount do not count toward the calendar-year deductible or copayment maximum.
Download the following for complete information about our dental PPO plans:
- Dental brochure (English) (PDF, 197 KB)
- Dental brochure (Spanish) (PDF, 237 KB)
- Dental PPO disclosure (PDF, 233 KB)
With a Blue Shield dental plan, you'll have access to one of the largest dental networks in California. Finding a dentist or checking if your current dentist is in our network is simple with our Find a doctor tool.
Note: Current Medicare Supplement Plan members who wish to transfer to Plan F Extra5 or Plan G Extra, which include Vision Services, should complete the full application. Then select their desired, dental plan.
If you have any questions about applying for dental coverage, call (877) 890-7587 (TTY: 711) to speak with a Blue Shield of California Medicare adviser. We're available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, from October 1 through March 31, and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., weekdays, from April 1 through September 30.
1 “Oral health: A window to your overall health”, Mayo Clinic, October, 2021. Oral health: A window to your overall health - Mayo Clinic.
2 Savings due to increased efficiencies from administering Medicare Supplement plans under this program/service are passed on to the member.
3 Dental providers in California are available through a contracted dental plan administrator.
4 Annual teeth-cleaning benefit is available once every 4 months with the Dental PPO 1000 and Dental PPO 1500 for Medicare Supplement plan members.
5 Plan F Extra is only available to applicants who attained age 65 before January 1, 2020, or who first became eligible for Medicare benefits due to disability before January 1, 2020.
Page last updated: 10/01/2025