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How It Works

How Our Membership Plan Works

Select Your Plan: Choose the plan that meets your needs. We offer plans for Individuals for $36 per year as well as a Family Plan for $48 per year. The Family plan is for as many family members per household as needed

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Select Your Dentist: Click here to find a dentist in your area. UFT Direct Access has hundreds of NY Metropolitan area dentists including general practitioners and specialists to choose from. All dentists must meet our credentialing standards in order to participate. You can use any combination of general practitioners and specialists and change dentists at any time

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Make an Appointment: Call and schedule an appointment with a participating dentist. Identify yourself as a UFT Direct Access Member and you can start saving. The discounts have been pre-negotiated for you and are published here

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Procedures offered: You can click here to view all of the procedures that are covered as well as the price you will pay for each procedure. All of our prices are pre-negotiated so you know what you will pay before you visit the dentist. There are no additional or surprise charges

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Payment to dentist: Because this membership is not insurance, there is no reimbursement. You simply pay the price, as listed on the website, for whichever procedures you get at the time of your visit. All of the costs are out-of-pocket at our affordable member-discount rates. There are no additional fees to what is listed on our Savings page. Additionally there are no annual maximums or deductibles​

Signing Up: Click here to go to our Sign Up page and start saving today! The "Sponsor" is the UFT member, and the rest of the information added should be for the individuals who would be using the plan. There is no waiting period or open enrollment. As soon as you sign up you can print your card and start using your membership for dental savings right away

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Please remember that this is a dental discount plan. You are responsible for any and all charges incurred by you and/or your dependents. UFT Direct Access will not reimburse you or your dentist for any of these charges. Please discuss your treatment plan and charges with your dentist prior to starting any work. You should exercise the same care and apply the same criteria in selecting a participating dentist that you would when selecting a non-participating dentist.

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Disclosure: This discount plan is not insurance and is not intended as a substitute for insurance. The plan does not meet minimum creditable coverage requirements under state or federal law and is not a qualified Health Plan under the Affordable Care Act. The plan provides discounts at participating providers on certain dental services. The range of discounts will vary depending on the type of provider and the dental services received. Members are obligated to pay the provider the entire amount of the discounted rate for services at the point of service. The plan does not pay providers for services provided to members. The discount plan organization is SIDS, 303 Merrick Road, Ste. 300, Lynbrook, NY, 11563, 866-679-7437, info@uftdirectaccess.com. Service Area: This plan is only available to residents of New Jersey And New York, and is not currently available to residents of any other jurisdiction. Participating providers and discounted fees are subject to change without notice and are not available in all areas. The discount plan organization has no liability for providing or guaranteeing dental services or the quality of dental services rendered. Membership and activation fees apply. The plan is governed by the member agreement provided at activation.

 

This web site is provided for information and education purposes only. No doctor/patient relationship is established by your use of this site. No diagnosis or treatment is being provided. The information contained here should be used in consultation with a doctor of your choice. No guarantees or warranties are made regarding any of the information contained within this web site. This web site is not intended to offer specific medical, dental or surgical advice to anyone. Further, this website and SIDS take no responsibility for web sites hyper-linked To and or by this site and such hyperlinking does not imply any relationships or endorsements of the linked sites.

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