PPO Advisors Blog

Guardian & Principal Network Lease Agreement: What It Means for Your Practice

September 29th, 2025 by Shelley DeGroff

As of December 1, 2025, Guardian and Principal will enter into a new network sharing arrangement. Guardian providers who participate in the DentalGuard Preferred Select (DGPS) network will automatically become participating providers for Principal’s PPO plan members. This means your office will soon be able to see Principal members under the same Guardian fee schedules ...

Update: DHA & MetLife Lease Share Now Reciprocal

September 23rd, 2025 by Shelley DeGroff

In our last blog, we shared the news that Dental Health Alliance (DHA) had entered into a lease share with MetLife. At that time, the agreement was one-way only: MetLife PPO members could access DHA providers in-network, but the reverse wasn’t true. That’s now changed. The arrangement has been updated to be reciprocal, which means ...

Another New Lease Share: DHA & MetLife

September 19th, 2025 by Shelley DeGroff

Here we go again—another lease share has hit the market. This time, it’s between Dental Health Alliance (DHA) and MetLife. Starting October 18, 2025, MetLife PPO members will gain access to DHA’s network in most states, with a few exceptions rolling out later (CA, IL, VA on Nov 17, 2025; NC, NJ, WA pending approval). ...