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2010 Scheduled Surveys

NADP conducts statistical and trend surveys independently and in conjunction with other trade associations including the Delta Dental Plans Association and LIMRA.

If your company wishes to participate in any NADP survey please contact Jerry Berggren, NADP Director of Research, at jberggren@nadp.org or 972 458-6998 x113.

Survey Title	Description	Data Collection Period^*	Status
NADP/LIMRA Annual Sales and In-force	Part of a continuing cooperation with LIMRA to provide participating members with current sales and in-force data and trends	Closed	Available
NADP/LIMRA Contact Center Metrics	This survey addresses customer contact center metrics.	Closed	Available
NADP/LIMRA Claims Processing Metrics	This survey addresses claims processing metrics.	Closed	Available
NADP/LIMRA Dental Administrative Metrics	This survey addresses case setup and provider network administrative metrics.	Closed	Available
NADP/DDPA Enrollment	The most comprehensive survey used to describe the size of the dental benefits market by plan type (DPPO, DHMO, Dental Indemnity, Discount Dental, and Direct Reimbursement) and by state. New features include the addition of a Direct Reimbursement category and separation of individual, group and government funded plans.	Extended thru 05.07.2010	Available
NADP Premium Trends	This survey is used to trend premiums by plan type (DPPO, DHMO, Dental Indemnity, and Discount Dental) based on standard plan design for individual, and group plans (small, mid-sized, and large). New features for 2009 include requests for beenfit utilization and In-Force premium.	May	Closed
NADP/LIMRA 1Q Sales	Part of a continuing cooperation with LIMRA to provide participating members with current sales data and trends.	May	Closed
NADP/DDPA Network Statistics	The only survey that attempts to guage the health and size of provider networks by network type (DHMO, DPPO and Discount Dental) and by state. This year's survey will include revised definitions for describing provider networks.	04.15.2010 thru 05.18.2010	Open
Financial Operations	This survey is used to report the financial health of the dental benefits industry.	April	Closed
Oct/Nov	In Review

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