The new Bupa Dental Plus network will be formed of Bupa’s own dental centres, along with an ever-growing network of partner dental centres. It is expected that by March the network will reach 200 practices across the UK.
The launch comes as nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of respondents in a Bupa survey said they would visit the dentist more often if their dental clinic was in a more convenient location and it was easier to get an appointment at a time to fit around work.
Bupa insures over 130,000 employees through employer dental health plans. The new network will help them to find dental centres that are close to their home or place of work, as well as offering them a 20 per cent discount on general dental treatment.
Patrick Watt, corporate director at Bupa, said:
"We know how important it is for businesses to offer their employees access to high quality healthcare, including good value dental care, provided by dentists they can trust. That's why we've established our new dental network - to give employers confidence that the dental care that their employees receive is high quality and trusted by us."
The healthcare group has operated dental centres since 1999, providing customers with high quality, affordable dentistry in major UK cities. They are on track with their plans to own 50 dental centres by the end of 2015, becoming one of the largest private dental chains in the UK.
All practices in the network are quality assured and meet standards set out by the Care Quality Commission.
New dental network
Volume 30 · Issue 4
Bupa has today announced the launch of a new national dental network to help dental insurance customers find high quality and trusted dental practices.