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# Aetna Dental

> Aetna dental profile: CVS Health ownership, the DPPO and DMO networks, and the CAQH ProView-based provider application.

**Aetna Dental** is the dental line of Aetna, a **CVS Health** company, selling a DPPO and the DMO (Aetna's DHMO product). Dental participation is contracted separately from any Aetna medical relationship; enrollment in Aetna's medical network confers nothing on the dental side.

Payer portals, forms, IDs, and procedures change frequently. **Timely-filing limits and other participation terms come from the applicable current payer materials and your executed agreement.** Use this page as a starting point, then verify the product, entity, provider, location, and effective date with the payer.

## Who they are

|               |                                                                     |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Ownership** | CVS Health                                                          |
| **Position**  | Consistently named among the largest US dental carriers<sup>1</sup> |
| **Book**      | Employer group dental, DPPO-dominant, with a capitation DMO line    |

## Networks

| Network        | Type | Notes                                                                         |
| -------------- | ---- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Aetna DPPO** | DPPO | Fee-for-service at contracted allowables                                      |
| **DMO**        | DHMO | Capitation product; separate participation and separate economics<sup>2</sup> |

## Enrollment and credentialing

* Provider enrollment runs through [aetnadental.com](https://www.aetnadental.com/professionals/join-aetna-dental-network/apply-for-participation.html) with a **CAQH ProView-based application**; keep the profile complete, current, and attested before applying.<sup>2</sup> See [Set up CAQH](/guides/enrollment/set-up-caqh).
* Aetna commits to **network-rep contact within roughly 30 days** of a complete submission (carrier-claimed; contact is not completion; full credentialing takes longer).<sup>2</sup>
* DMO participation is a separate contract from the DPPO.

## Billing notes

* Standard 837D/ADA claim form workflow; confirm the current dental payer ID with your clearinghouse; Aetna's dental and medical payer IDs differ.
* DMO capitation payments reconcile against member rosters, not claims; keep them out of your fee-for-service AR aging.
* Timely filing and attachment requirements are contract-specific. Verify against your executed participation agreement. See [Timely filing limits](/reference/payers/timely-filing-limits).

## Sources

1. Mordor Intelligence, [US dental insurance market](https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/united-states-dental-insurance-market) (secondary; names the consistently cited majors).
2. Aetna Dental, [apply for participation](https://www.aetnadental.com/professionals/join-aetna-dental-network/apply-for-participation.html); Aetna, [join the Aetna network](https://www.aetna.com/health-care-professionals/join-the-aetna-network.html).