Dental and Vision for Small Businesses
Ameritas offers affordable dental and vision insurance benefits created specifically for small businesses with 3-100 eligible employees. You have the option to cover a percentage of the premium, or none at all.

Simple benefits
Offering dental and vision insurance is an easy way to increase employee satisfaction. Employees balance benefits and salary when deciding to accept a position or stay in their current job. A comprehensive benefits package helps you hire and retain the most qualified employees for your small business. Ameritas makes administering these benefits easy.
Plan options
Your employees can save on out-of-pocket costs by visiting a network provider. The Ameritas Dental Network is one of the largest in the nation and we partner with the two largest vision networks, VSP and EyeMed.
Group dental
Your broker can adjust variables such as deductibles, maximums, claim allowances and add-on benefits. Add-ons include benefits for vision, orthodontia, LASIK and hearing care. Many small business dental plans include a benefit rewards program to help benefits go further.
If you have at least 20 employees, consider offering more than one plan to fit your employees’ budgets and health needs.
Group vision
Vision plans are available with the VSP or EyeMed network, or no network. You can also choose frequency and allowance options.
If you have at least 20 employees, consider offering more than one plan, such as one VSP and one EyeMed network plan. You get the convenience of one carrier, one enrollment form, and one plan administration process.
Individual plans
If your small business only has a handful of employees, you can promote individual insurance. We handle the enrollment, billing and collecting so you have no administrative responsibilities. Your employees shop for and enroll in plans online, and they are solely responsible for the plan premium.
Simply share your broker’s shopping link with your employees. If you don’t have a broker, view individual plans at myplan.ameritas.com.
Plans not available in all states. See your broker for availability.
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How it works
At Ameritas, we’ve provided dental insurance since 1959, and will continue to do so for many years to come. We make the benefits process as simple as possible so you can focus on your business.
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Plan selection
Your benefits broker can help you find a plan that’s simple, straightforward and affordable. Choose from a basic plan or modify to fit your needs.
Your benefits broker can help you find a plan that’s simple, straightforward and affordable. Choose from a basic plan or modify to fit your needs.
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Enrollment
Your broker can quickly complete the enrollment process with an application and employee enrollment forms. There is no billing fee if you set up automatic payments.
Your broker can quickly complete the enrollment process with an application and employee enrollment forms. There is no billing fee if you set up automatic payments.
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Implementation
We offer secure online accounts for employers and employees. View plan documents, manage your plan members, access ID cards, and view your billing statements and payment history in your benefits administrator account. If there are questions on benefits or claims, we are a phone call away.
We offer secure online accounts for employers and employees. View plan documents, manage your plan members, access ID cards, and view your billing statements and payment history in your benefits administrator account. If there are questions on benefits or claims, we are a phone call away.
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Renewal
You will be notified before your renewal date if rates are staying the same or changing. Choose to keep your plan or adjust benefits to match changing needs.
You will be notified before your renewal date if rates are staying the same or changing. Choose to keep your plan or adjust benefits to match changing needs.
Member resources
Additional resources for members help them make the most of their benefits and reduce your support time.
Member account and app
Members have access to benefits information online or through the Ameritas Benefits app.
Dental cost estimator
Employees can find average dental procedure charges in their area.
Additional savings
Member discounts help reduce expenses for prescriptions, eyewear, and hearing care and materials.
Benefits and well-being blog
Ameritas Insights includes articles, whitepapers and videos about health, benefits and overall well-being.
Find competitive plans
Contact your benefits broker to find plans that fit your business goals and your employees’ needs.
If you don’t have a broker, read tips on how to choose a benefits broker.