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ARTICLE 8 - OTHER DELTA DENTAL OBLIGATIONS 8.1 Delta Dental shall encourage Delta Dental Dentists to submit a standardized claim form before providing service, showing the Enrollee's dental needs and the treatment necessary in the professional judgment of the Dentist. Delta Dental shall predetermine, from the claim and other data, what would be payable by Delta Dental and an Enrollee for the proposed service under the terms of this plan as of the date of predetermination. Such predetermination shall not constitute a guaranty or autharizatlon of Benefits under this Contract, and any actual payment by Delta Dental will depend upon the Enrollee's ellglbllity and remaining annual maximum when completed services are reported to Delta Dental. Delta Dental shall advise Delta Dental Dentists to notify the Enrollee of all Information provided by Delta Dental In the predetermination. 8.2 A Dentist may file a statement before treatment, showing the services to be provided to an Enrollee. Delta Dental will predetermine the amount of Benefits payable under this Contract for the listed services. A predetermination will become Invalid at the end of the Contract Term or the date the Enrollee's eligibility ends. 8.3 Delta Dental will not make any payment for services provided to an Enrollee who Is not reported to Delta Dental as an Enrollee under this Contract when the service Is provided. Delta Dental shall not be obligated to recover claims paid to a Dentist as a result of Cc ntracthol der's retroactive eligibility adjustments to eligibility reports. The Contractholder agrees to reimburse Delta Dental for any erroneous claim payments made by Delta Dental as a result of Incorrect eligibility reporting by the Contractholder. 8.4 Delta Dental will provide professional review of the adequacy of service provided by Delta Dental Dentists, 8.5 Delta Dental, with the assistance of Participating Plans, agrees to furnish to the Contractholder on the effective date, and at reasonable times thereafter, a directory of Delta Dental Dentists and Delta Dental PPO Dentists who have agreed to provide the services described in this Contract. It Is understood that the Dentists listed in that directory may change from time to time and Delta Dental reserves the right to update the directory without prior notice to the Contractholder. However, Delta Dental agrees to give notice to the Contractholder within a reasonable time of any Delta Dental Dentist's termination or breach of Contract, or inability to perform, which will materially and adversely affect the Contractholder. Current information concerning the Delta Dental Dentist status of any Dentist may be obtained by telephoning the Delta Dental Customer Service department at 800-765-6003. The Dentists providing or contracting to provide dental services under this Contract are solely responsible for those dental services, and in no case will Delta Dental or the Contractholder be liable for any act or omission by such Dentists, their agents or employees. 8.6 Delta Dental agrees to give to the Contractholder, and the Contractholder agrees to make available to each Primary Enrollee, an Evidence of Coverage summarizing Benefits to which the Enrollee Is entitled and other provisions of this Contract. If an amendment to this Contract materially affects any Benefits described in such Evidence of Coverage, Delta Dental will Issue a corrected Evidence of Coverage, rider or inserts. 26d-67