Payment of dental benefits is based on the General Practitioners Dental Association suggested fee guide or the Insurance Reimbursement Rate set by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA) when a fee guide is not available. For services provided by a dental specialist, payment is based upon the General Practitioners Dental Association suggested fee guide.
Alternate Benefit - When there are two or more courses of treatment available to adequately correct a dental condition, reimbursement may be based on the cost of the least expensive treatment, which provides adequate care to the Insured.
IMPORTANT! Please submit a pre-determination/pre-authorization to the insurance carrier prior to treatment of specialist services and any treatment plan exceeding $500.
Your plan covers up to a maximum of $750 per benefit year.
Diagnostic & Preventative
Your plan covers 80% for diagnostic and preventative procedures including:
• recall examination, 1 per benefit year
• initial or complete exams, once every 36 months
• specific or emergency exams
• complete series of x-rays (not eligible for dependents under 12) and periapical, up to 16 films including bitewings, 1 in any period of 36 months
• bitewings, not more than 4 films per benefit year
• panoramic, 1 in any period of 36 months
• polishing, 1 unit per benefit year
• scaling, 2 units per benefit year
• fluoride, under 19 years of age, 1 treatment per benefit year
• oral hygiene instruction, 1 treatment per lifetime
• pit and fissure sealants, under 19 years of age, 1 per molar in any period of 36 months
• anaesthesia, eligible when done in conjunction with a covered dental procedure
Minor Restorative
Your plan covers 70% for services associated with dental health restoration, including:
• space maintainers and maintenance, under 15 years of age
• amalgam and tooth coloured fillings, 1 per tooth in any period of 24 months
• stainless steel and plastic full coverage restorations, under 15 years of age, 1 per tooth in any period of 36 months
• recementation of existing restorations
• denture adjustments and repairs
• relining, rebasing and tissue conditioning, one treatment in any period of 36 months
Oral Surgery
Your plan covers 50% for services associated with surgical extractions, including:
• extractions, not more than 2 wisdom teeth per benefit year
• anaesthesia, eligible when done in conjunction with Oral Surgery
Endodontic
Your plan covers 50% for endodontic services including:
• root canal therapy