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Employee Benefit Adviser, in partnership with business intelligence data analytics firm miEdge, presents the top 10 dental carriers in the United States — ranked by 2017 premiums. Based on Form 5500 reporting data as of March 2017.

Premiums used to compile the listing for the following companies are based on Form 5500 Schedule A data submitted to the Department of Labor. As such, groups under 100 lives, government entities and church plans are not required to file. Any disclosure on Schedule C's are not contemplated in these numbers.
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10) UnitedHealthcare

2017 premium dental: $162,914,617
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9) Anthem

2017 premium dental: $168,440,442
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8) Delta Dental of New Jersey

2017 premium dental: $190,733,413
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7) United Concordia

2017 premium dental: $221,832,578
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6) Delta Dental of Michigan

2017 premium dental: $255,055,173
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5) Guardian

2017 premium dental: $323,601,178
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4) Cigna

2017 premium dental: $346,816,707
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3) Aetna

2017 premium dental: $568,227,847
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2) Delta Dental of California

2017 premium dental: $1,225,062,142
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1) MetLife

2017 premium dental: $1,419,532,741
Cort Olsen
Former associate editor, Employee Benefit Adviser
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