Website for enrollment: www.mysmilecoverage.com/MSU

Fall 2025-26 MSU Student Dental Plan

Spring 2024-25 MSU Student Dental Plan

Eligibility for Students

• International students
• Medical students
• Veterinary students
• MSU College of Law students (who are actively attending classes on campus)
• Undergraduate and graduate students who are in a degree program or completing certification
• Fellowship students
• Lifelong Education students (taking one or more credits)
• English Language Program students

Eligible Dependents

Eligible dependents of students enrolled in the plan:

• Spouse/Other Eligible Individual (OEI)
• Children
• Stepchildren

Note:  Dependent children must be under age 26.

Qualifying Life Event changes are not available for the Student Delta Dental Plan.

Website for enrollment: www.mysmilecoverage.com/msuga

Fall 2025-26 MSU Graduate Assistant Dental Plan

Spring 2024-25 MSU Graduate Assistant Dental Plan

Eligibility for Graduate Assistants

• Graduate assistants with 1/4, 1/2, or 3/4 appointments (eligible for tuition waiver)
• Michigan State University pays 50% of the dental plan premiums for eligible MSU Graduate Assistants with active appointments. 

Please note there is a difference between being a graduate  student  and a graduate  assistant.  If you are a graduate student without a paid appointment as a graduate assistant, you do not qualify for the Graduate Assistant Dental Plan, but can enroll in the student dental plan.  

Eligible Dependents

Eligible dependents of graduate assistants enrolled in the plan:

• Spouse/Other Eligible Individual (OEI)
• Children
• Stepchildren

Note:  Dependent children must be under age 26.  

Qualifying Life Event changes are not available for the Graduate Assistant Delta Dental Plan.

To find a Delta Dental PPO participating dentist near you, call their customer service department toll-free at 1-800-971-4108. Delta Dental’s Automated Service Inquiry system is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and can provide you with the names of participating dentists. You also can access their online provider directories at www.deltadentalmi.com.

If your current dentist does not participate in Delta Dental PPO, you can recommend them for membership by completing an online referral form. You also may call Delta Dental's customer service department at 1-800-971-4108 to refer your dentist. Please note: it is each dentist’s decision whether or not to join, and each dentist accepted by Delta Dental must first meet the qualifying criteria established for each program.

As required under the Affordable Care Act, pediatric dental check-up and vision eye exam services are essential health benefits. Both the Aetna Student Health Insurance plan and the Aetna GA Health Insurance Plan provide coverage for these services for children up through age 19.

Aetna SHIP Pediatric Dental Benefits

Aetna GA Health Pediatric Dental Benefits