Lincoln Financial Group Expands Panel of Dental Providers, Enhances Optional Denta...( PHILADELPHIA April 6 /- The Insurance...),Health

PHILADELPHIA, April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Insurance Solutions division of Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE: LNC) today announced the expansion of its panel of Dental providers. The Lincoln DentalConnect(SM) PPO plan increased the number of providers so the panel now includes more than 54,000 unique providers and over 95,000 provider locations, offering greater choices for affordable, local dental care. The newly expanded panel of Dental providers is immediately available via Lincoln's website link.

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"We're committed to making quality dental care accessible to our customers," said Dave Swanson, Vice President of Product Development for Lincoln Insurance Solutions, Group Protection. "By expanding our provider and provider location list, we're helping ensure customers can easily find a skilled dentist in their local area."

Additionally, the Lincoln DentalConnect(SM) PPO plan now offers an enhanced selection of optional benefit coverages. Dental implants and composite posterior fillings are available as optional coverage for groups with effective dates of April 1, 2009 or later.

To review the expanded panel of dental providers and/or additional information about Lincoln's full portfolio of employee benefit products - including Lincoln DentalConnectSM PPO- visit www.LincolnFinancial.com/dentist.

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