Dental Benefits

Two dental plan options are available to ASU employees. You must be enrolled in one of them if you want your dependents to have dental coverage.

See this page of the ERS website for more information on the two plans.

New for the Sept. 1, 2009-Aug. 31, 2010 Plan Year: ERS' two dental plans will be offered by HumanaDental. The State of Texas Dental Choice Plan will keep its name, but drop the three-year wait for maximum benefits. Participants will now receive maximum benefits beginning on day one. Also, the maximum annual benefit available in the State of Texas Dental Choice Plan will increase 20 percent to $1,500. The benefits under the HumanaDental DHMO plan (formerly Aetna DMO) will stay the same.

State of Texas Dental Choice Plan

HumanaDental administers this plan. You are allowed to use any dentist and have your dental work covered according to a payment schedule.

You pay less out of pocket if you use a participating PPO network dentist. To search for a network dentist in the San Angelo area, use this provider look-up page and click on the Find a PPO Dentist link.

Dental Maintenance Organization (DMO)

The DMO plan is administered by HumanaDental and offers discounted charges on services provided by a primary care dentist (PCD) from a list of approved providers.

If you choose this plan, you will need to visit the provider look-up page and click on the Find a DHMO Dentist link to select a primary care dentist (PCD). Once you make your selection and write down your dentist’s name and ID number, you need to contact HumanaDental and give them the information.