Dental Plan
Duke has partnered with Aetna Student Health to provide an enhanced dental plan for students. The Aetna dental plan provides 100% coverage (up to the policy limits) at Campus Smiles and all In-network providers. This plan can be used nationwide. Review plan features here.
Enrollment in the university's dental plan occurs during the same annual enrollment / waiver period as the medical plan, so students interested in enrolling in the Duke University dental plan must ensure they complete this voluntary enrollment before the deadline.
The Duke Student Dental Plan year runs from August 1 to July 31 each year.
The annual cost of coverage for the 2025-2026 Dental Plan is $353 per subscriber.
The Duke University dental plan is also available for dependents. In order to enroll dependents, you must be enrolled in the dental insurance plan as well. Students who are interested in enrolling their dependents must directly enroll them via the Gallagher portal. Payment for the insurance premium for dependents is made straight to Gallagher for this coverage.
When enrolling dependents in the plan, you will submit their information through the student insurance portal. The first time you enroll your dependents, you will also need to provide documentation of your relationship. Gallagher will review the submission. Once your submission and documentation has been approved, you will receive a link to your email to pay for the premium and activate their coverage.
For students enrolled in the Dental Insurance Plan, navigate to the Gallagher Student Insurance Portal and select “Get an ID Card” in either the SMIP or Dental section of the webpage.
You can also register on the Aetna member website, download the Aetna Health app from App Store or Google Play, or text “STUDENT” to 90156 for a link to download the app and register. When accessing the website/app, you will be able to access the provider directory, look at claim payment details, and retrieve an image of your ID card.