Graduate Student Dental Insurance

Eligible CU Boulder graduate students will be enrolled in the Graduate Student Dental Insurance, which provides dental coverage at no additional cost. This program provides additional dental coverage for students enrolled in the CU Anthem Gold Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) as well as basic dental coverage for students who have their own private health insurance.

If you have questions about your eligibility, please email graduate.fundadmin@colorado.edu

Dates, deadlines and costs

Fall 2023Spring 2024
Coverage period:
August 1 - December 31, 2023
Coverage period:
January 1 - July 31, 2024

Dental plan eligibility

The Graduate Student Dental Insurance Plan is available for students on fellowship or with a graduate appointment of 20% or greater regardless of their medical insurance plan (CU Anthem Gold SHIP or private insurance).

Dental plan enrollment

CU Boulder graduate students on fellowship or with a graduate appointment of 20% or greater are automatically enrolled in the Graduate Student Dental Insurance Plan once their tuition waiver is entered into Campus Solutions. 

Notification of enrollment will be sent directly to students within 5 business days of the tuition waiver being entered. If students do not receive notification of their enrollment, they should first check with their employer to make sure the tuition waiver has been entered correctly and they meet the criteria for eligibility.

  Please note: Students insured through the CU Anthem Gold Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) are entitled to one dental exam, cleaning and X-ray per policy year at no additional cost through PERFECT TEETH™. The Graduate Student Dental Insurance plan is available at no additional cost to eligible students. 

Dental plan benefits

The Graduate Student Dental Plan covers a variety of dental services. 

Detailed list of benefits 

Finding a provider

You can find an in-network dental provider by visiting . Here’s how:

Step 1: Enter your Member ID prefix (BKJ) into the search menu at . Click “Search”.

Step 2: Select your city, county or zip code in the top right search bar.

Step 3: Search for providers by:

  • Entering a specialty, name or National Provider Identifier (NPI) into the search bar
  • Selecting “Dental Professionals” option from the bottom menu

Step 4: Explore providers available in your city or county. Select “View Details” to view more information about a particular provider.

Dental claims

If you have claim questions, please contact Anthem Dental member services directly at 844-729-1565

  Please note: You will need to provide your Member ID number as shown on your Anthem Dental ID card. Do not include the 3-alpha prefix when providing the number to member services (e.g.1234567CB).