Dental Benefits
Posted on November 14, 2013
Current Pediatric Dental Benefit
- Covered to age 12
- Diagnostic
- Oral Exam
- Comprehensive Exam
- Bitewing x-rays
- Complete x-ray series and panoramic film
- Single x-rays
- Preventive
- Cleaning
- Fluoride treatment
Still Available for Large Group Customers
NEW Small Group ACA mandated Benefit
- Covered to age 19
- Diagnostic
- Oral Exam
- Comprehensive Exam
- Bitewing x-rays
- Complete x-ray series and panoramic film
- Single x-rays
- Preventive
- Cleaning
- Fluoride treatment
- Sealants Space maintainers
- Minor Restorative
- Amalgam (silver) fillings
- Composite (white) fillings
- Rebasing or relining of partial or complete dentures
- Recementing crowns and onlays
- Major Restorative
- Crowns (over natural teeth when teeth cannot be restored with regular fillings).
- Endodontics
- Root canal therapy on permanent teeth
- Vital pulpotomy
- Apicoectomy
- Periodontics Root planing and scaling
- Prosthodontics Partial and complete dentures
- Extractions and Oral Surgery
- Simple extractions not requiring surgery
- Surgical extractions and other routine oral surgery when not covered by a patient’s medical plan
- Orthodontics Medically necessary braces and related services
- Other Services
- Palliative treatment (minor procedures necessary to relieve acute pain)
- General anesthesia or intravenous (I.V.) sedation