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COPD Operatory Quick Reference Guide for Dental Providers
September 9, 2026

Patients with COPD may experience oral changes related to medication use, dry mouth, and chronic inflammation. As a dental provider, you may be one of the first health care professionals to recognize these concerns and help patients understand the connection between oral health, respiratory health, and overall well-being.

Gum inflammation and your patients’ heart health: Chairside tips for dental providers
August 18, 2026

Supporting healthy pregnancies: Chairside tips for dental providers
July 28, 2026

It’s important to discuss the benefits of maintaining good oral health with your pregnant patients, especially if you notice oral bleeding, swelling or sensitivity.

PNC Healthcare and ECHO Health
July 20, 2026

We’ve partnered with PNC Healthcare and ECHO Health to offer both traditional and electronic payment options. They work together to deliver payment services through PNC’s Claim Payments & Remittances service.

Important: Responding to Valenz Health recredentialing requests
July 16, 2026

Valenz Health, our credentialing partner, helps streamline the credentialing and recredentialing process, ensuring timely compliance with industry and regulatory requirements so your practice can continue receiving payments without unnecessary delays.

The Sixth Annual MDI Symposium is set for September 23
July 15, 2026

Registration for the Sixth Annual Medical-dental Integration (MDI) Symposium is now open.

REMINDER: How to correctly submit FEP dental claims
July 15, 2026

The FEP is part of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and is managed nationally by the BlueCross BlueShield Association. If you are credentialed with Regence, you automatically participate in the Regence FEP plan—no separate contract or additional credentialing is required.

Closing the gap between patient awareness and consistent care
July 1, 2026

A clear pattern is emerging that we should not ignore: Patients are not scheduling preventive dental care visits as consistently as they once did.

Regence Dental Claims Payer ID Change
June 25, 2026

Beginning July 1, 2026, Regence will update the electronic Payer ID used to route Regence Commercial and Regence Medicare Advantage dental claims.

Dedicated local support for your practice
April 29, 2026

Maintaining accurate office information helps ensure smoother claims processing, up to date directory listings (so our members can find your practice) and clear communication with members seeking in network care.

Simple steps to ensure timely claims processing
April 29, 2026

We understand how important timely claims processing is for your practice and your patients.

Time to recredential?
December 30, 2025

Every three years, providers are required to complete recredentialing through Valenz Health.

Dental4Health is a win-win for you and your patients
December 30, 2025

Regence dental members with eligible medical conditions are automatically enrolled and have immediate access to more benefits (with no waiting periods) at no extra cost.

2026 fee schedules are now available
December 29, 2025

You can now access all 2026 Regence dental fee schedules.

VPoint has officially changed its name to Valenz Health
October 6, 2025

Only the company’s name has changed; the services, systems and support they provide will remain the same.

NCQA Update: Credentialing is now required for locum tenens providers
October 2, 2025

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) now requires that accredited health plans credential locum tenens providers.

DocuSign access codes for Regence Dental forms
June 10, 2025

Regence Dental uses DocuSign to obtain electronic signatures for documents, such as the forms used to submit changes about your practice or to submit claims.

Elevating the standards of dental care with Dental4Health
June 2, 2025

Effectively caring for patients includes managing their oral health problems to reduce the burden of their chronic conditions and make them easier to manage.

EFT registration
June 1, 2025

To set up an electronic funds transfer (EFT) reimbursement link, create or log in to your account on MyDentalCoverage.

2025 Medicare Advantage products
December 6, 2024

We are committed to ensuring that our members receive the best value for their health care dollars. This process involves evaluating our products and networks each year.

New in 2025: A medical-dental integration program that improves patient health
December 2, 2024

The new year will provide you with a unique opportunity to improve patient health and grow your practice through our new medical-dental integration program.

HMA and RGA reminders
December 1, 2024

As a participating Regence provider, you may see members from other companies we partner with, including Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA) and Regence Group Administrators (RGA).

2025 Medicare Advantage Dental reimbursement rates
August 30, 2024

Please note that claims with dates of service on or after January 1, 2025, will be reimbursed according to the rates in the 2025 fee schedule.

Recredentialing deadlines
June 28, 2024

To ensure professional qualifications remain valid and current, contracted dental providers must pass recredentialing every three years to maintain participation in the Regence network.

Join us for the Fourth Annual Medical-dental Integration Symposium
June 25, 2024

Registration is now open for the Fourth Annual Medical-dental Integration (MDI) Symposium.

Changing an office TIN
June 17, 2024

If you are updating your tax identification number (TIN), you will need to fill out and submit a Change EIN or TIN form. You will also need a new Dental Agreement.

Reimbursement schedule tips
June 13, 2024

Looking for the latest reimbursement schedules? There are two ways you can view them.

Credentialing updates
June 10, 2024

On October 1, dental network management at USAble Life began processing credentialing, re-credentialing, and provider updates and changes.

Still getting paper checks? Register now to receive EFT payments
March 26, 2024

If you receive paper check payments, you will need to register on MyDentalCoverage to receive EFT payments.

Secondary EOB information
March 25, 2024

When submitting secondary claims, you do not need to provide an explanation of benefits (EOB) from the member’s primary insurance. Simply enter the allowed amounts and payments made by the primary insurance for each procedure code in the remarks section.

Update your status quickly and easily online
March 22, 2024

If there have been any changes to your practice’s address, phone number, tax ID numbers (TINs) and practice affiliations, be sure to complete and submit the appropriate status update form as soon as possible.

Dental claims submissions
November 20, 2023

Claims must be submitted electronically. Please ensure you use the correct payor ID and that your claims submission information, including NPI for the rendering provider and the billing practice, rendering address, and billing address, are accurate in your electronic health record systems and with your clearinghouse.

2024 CDT code changes
November 20, 2023

2024 CDT code changes will be effective on January 1, 2024. The new codes will be available in the 2024 CDT guide on the Plan information and documents page.

We’re transitioning to a new claims processing system
November 20, 2023

We are in the process of transitioning all dental lines of business throughout 2024 to a new service and claims platform.

Welcome to regencedental.com
October 1, 2023

regencedental.com is the go-to source for important information and resources for participating Regence dental providers.