A:Press 2 then 0, then say "Yes", then "Something else". For California members. All other members ask to be transferred.Our free phone can also navigate phone menus to get a live human at Delta Dental for you.
Q:
Does Delta Dental offer 24 hour customer service?
A:Yes! This call center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.The least busy day is Sunday, and the most busy day is Monday.Schedule a call when it's convenient for you.
Q:
How long will I wait on hold?
A:The average hold time is 1 minute and 27 seconds.The longest hold times are on Friday, and the shortest are on Wednesday.You can skip the hold time for free.
Toll-free · 24 hours, 7 days · Calling this Delta Dental number should go right to a real human being · · Free tools available: Talk for me, Skip the wait, Schedule my call
Toll-free · 24 hours, 7 days · Press 1 at 1st prompt, press 1 at 2nd prompt, and press 0 for representative · · Free tools available: Talk for me, Skip the wait, Schedule my call
How do I get through the phone menu to a live person?
Consider using our free service that calls and talks to customer service for you, then sends you a report. Or use our free service that waits on hold and tells you when a human rep is on the line. But if those options don't appeal to you, our team has also documented the phone menu for Delta Dental below.
Our AI powered phone can dial, navigate the phone menu, wait on hold, and even talk to customer service for you, for free. You don't even need to learn about the path through the various phone options.
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GetHuman researchers routinely call this Delta Dental phone number to document the phone system.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest:Press 2 then 0, then say "Yes", then "Something else". For California members. All other members ask to be transferred.
Below are some clips we've found from Delta Dental's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:
Heard when the phone system first answers
"Thank you for calling Delta Dental.
To get started, please say I'm a dental provider or I'm an insured member.
To get started, what's the date of birth of the person you're calling about?
That was September twenty second nineteen eighty.
Is that right?
My mistake.
What's the date of birth of the person you're calling about?
That was September twenty second nineteen seventy two.
Is that right?
Please tell me the member ID of the primary member.
Or enter it on your phone's keypad. If it contains letters, just press the corresponding number on your keypad."
Excerpt from a call with Delta Dental
Thursday, January 11, 2024 12:51 AM
They may ask you to enter information with the dial pad
"Thank you for calling Delta Dental.
To get started, please say, I'm a dental provider or I'm an insured member.
To get started, what's the date of birth of the person you're calling about?
Please enter the full eight digits of the date of birth."
Excerpt from a call with Delta Dental
Monday, June 3, 2024 10:49 PM
They may ask you to say or enter information
"Thank you for calling Delta Dental.
To get started, please say I'm a dental provider or I'm an insured member.
To get started, what's the date of birth of the person you're calling about?
What's the date of birth of the person you're calling about?
I didn't hear you. Please say or enter the two digit month two digit day, and four digit year of the birth date of the family member you're calling about."
Excerpt from a call with Delta Dental
Friday, April 5, 2024 1:26 PM
The first phone menu
"Thank you for calling Delta Dental.
To get started, please say, I'm a dental provider or I'm an insured member.
I still didn't get that. If you're calling from a dental office, press one.
Or if you already have coverage under a Delta Dental policy, press two."
Excerpt from a call with Delta Dental
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 4:12 PM
After you press 2
"To get started, what's the date of birth of the person you're calling about?
You'd like to speak with a representative. Is that right?
If you need to update your name, address, email, phone number, or make changes to covered members, please say yes.
Otherwise, say no.
Okay. Which of the following would you like to discuss with a representative?
Say eligibility and sorry.
To discuss eligibility which of the following would you like to discuss with a representative?
Say eligibility and benefits, claims, or something That was claims.
Is that right?
Thanks.
Please hold while we transfer you to a representative.
Please note that your call may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance purposes.
In order to better serve you, please stay on the line after the call to complete a short survey.
Please say eligibility and benefits or press one.
Claims or press two, or something else or I still didn't get that."
Excerpt from a call with Delta Dental
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 9:45 PM
What are the hours and when should I call?
Delta Dental operates the call center for this 888-335-8227 phone number 24 hours, 7 days.The short answer is that you should call on a Wednesday.This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 2,988 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).
Call when they- and you- are open
When you use our free AI-powered phone to call and talk, wait on hold, or navigate for you, you can also schedule the call with Delta Dental at a time when they are open and when it works for you. We will confirm you are ready before placing the call, just in case. That means you can "set it and forget it" ahead of time.
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this Delta Dental phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like Delta Dental staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.
The least busy time to call
The least busy day to call Delta Dental is Sunday.The most busy day to call is Monday, which averages 1181% more phone calls by comparison.Again, this is based on a sample of 2,988 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
Sun
Quietest
Mon
Busiest
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
The shortest wait on hold
We measured the shortest hold times to be on Wednesday.The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Friday, which is 1345% longer than the minimum.As you can see, there is more fluctuation in hold time over the course of the week than there is in call volume.
In summation, the best day to call Delta Dental is Wednesday.It isn't the least busy day, but the fact that hold times are shortest combined with it being on the busy side tells us that Delta Dental staffs up on Wednesday to handle the higher call volume, and that makes it the best time to call.
Why Customers Call Delta Dental
If you have time to do a bit of reading before you call Delta Dental, we recommend you read over some of our problem-specific articles.
Click the link above to get answers to just about any Delta Dental customer service question, including step by step guides for the most complex issues. You can also detail a new issue and get answers instantly.
Below is a sample of recent calls to Delta Dental, and their purpose. Are any of these similar to the reason you are trying to call?
Requesting reference number: "I was trying to see if I can get the reference number for the call where I asked that."
- From a call lasting 9m 20s , Mar 20, 2025 9:29 PM
Invisalign coverage inquiry: "I'm calling to see if it will be covered."
- From a call lasting 8m 23s , Mar 20, 2025 4:07 PM
Inquiry about a claim: "Could you provide more details on the February twenty seventh claim?"
- From a call lasting 2m 57s , Mar 8, 2025 2:19 PM
Information about why customers call Delta Dental is extracted from issues that customers have reported to GetHuman.
Corresponding with a customer service department by email may not be your first choice, especially if your issue is urgent or time-sensitive. But email is a nearly ubiquitous form of communication, and Delta Dental will reply our your email.
As a last, sometimes only, resort- Delta Dental customer service can be accessed through their website. This can entail digging through help articles before finding a form and "being allowed" to submit a problem to their team, and rarely leads to a real-time conversation, which is why GetHuman does not recommend this unless it's the only way.
Conclusion and closing notes
This is Delta Dental's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a Delta Dental agent. This phone number is Delta Dental's best phone number because 8,670 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 888-335-8227 include Cancel my plan, Payments, Referrals, Find a provider, Billing Inquiry and other customer service issues. Rather than trying to call Delta Dental first, consider describing your issue first; from that we may be able to recommend an optimal way to contact them via phone or web or email. In total, Delta Dental has 6 phone numbers. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to Delta Dental representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.
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