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Doral Wins Contract for South Carolina Medicaid Dental Program Encompassing 772,000 Lives -- 9/1/2009

Mequon, WI – September 1, 2009 – Doral Dental USA, the nation’s leading multi-state administrator of government dental programs, today announced that it has received a contract award from the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to serve as its Dental Administrative Service Organization.

“Doral’s goal is to expand access to high quality dental care for government program recipients,” said Doral President Steven J. Pollock. “We are honored that the State of South Carolina has entrusted us with this important role.”

Doral was selected as the winning bidder for a multi-year contract to manage the dental program. The implementation period of the South Carolina program is currently underway in preparation for a start date of April 1, 2010. Doral will be responsible for maintaining an adequate dental provider network, adjudicating provider claims and providing outreach services for more than 772,000 beneficiaries enrolled in the program. In addition, Doral will be charged with reducing the administrative burden on dental providers, improving utilization management and implementing fraud and abuse prevention procedures.

“We look forward to partnering with the Department of Health and Human Services to improve the oral health of South Carolina residents,” said Pollock.

Serving more than 11 million recipients in 24 states and the District of Columbia, Doral directly administers statewide dental programs in Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Idaho and Maryland. Doral also administers dental benefits on behalf of more than 50 managed care organizations nationwide. In addition to the administration of dental benefits, Doral administers vision benefits through its business unit, eyeQuest.

Doral Dental USA is a subsidiary of DentaQuest, Inc., one of the nation’s largest dental benefits administrators.

For more information about Doral and its efforts to improve oral health nationwide, please contact Amy Nelson, Communications Manager, at 262.834.3727.

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