First Dental Health Expands Access across the U.S. with Principal Dental Access Network

SAN DIEGO -- The first licensed discount dental plan in California, New Dental Choice, has now become a national presence with the addition of the Principal Dental Access Network. New Dental Choice helps provide more affordable dental care to the uninsured and underinsured. Today, the high cost of dental care has become a national issue requiring innovative solutions considering that approximately 140 million people in the United States are dentally uninsured. New Dental Choice, a comprehensive and affordable discount dental plan by First Dental Health, now encompasses a network of more than 100,000 dentists and specialists at locations across the United States.

"Our network partner, Principal Dental Access Network, opens up new options president and CEO of First Dental Health. "This is a giant step forward in helping make dental care more affordable in the United States."

"By working with New Dental Choice we're able to bring added benefits to our network providers and consumers," said Theresa McConeghey, assistant vice president of the Principal Financial Group. "This relationship helps dentists attract new patients and provides members with access to quality care at discounted fees."

New Dental Choice was created by practicing dentists to provide affordable dental services to people who aren't covered by dental insurance. Their discount dental plan options offer savings of an average of 15% to 60% on all common dental procedures, and require no waiting period for activation, have no restrictions and no annual maximum benefit.

To read more about the company, go to www.newdentalchoice.com/.

For more information, visit www.principal.com.

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