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Dental Comparison Chart
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This chart is a summary of benefits. There may be additional restrictions or limitations.
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Preferred Choice
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Quality Dental
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Network 
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Non-Network
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| Maximum annual benefit per person |
$1,500
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$1,000
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$1,500
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Diagnostic and preventive
Oral examinations, prophylaxis (routine cleaning), bitewing
x-rays |
100%, two every plan year
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100% R&C, two every plan year
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100% R&C, two every plan year
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| Full mouth x-days once every 36 months |
100%
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100% R&C
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100% R&C
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Fluoride treatments
Up to age 19 or age 55 and older |
100%
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100% R&C
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100% R&C
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| Emergency palliative treatment (to relieve pain) |
100%
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100% R&C
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100% R&C
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Sealants for permanent molars only, once per tooth every 36 months
Up to age 19 |
100%
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100% R&C
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100% R&C
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You must meet your annual deductible of $25 per person before
benefits are paid for restorative, oral surgery, endodontic, periodontic and prosthetic services.
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You must meet your annual deductible of $25 per person before benefits are paid for restorative, oral surgery, endodontic, periodontic and prosthetic services.
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Restorative services
Fillings (amalgam, acrylic and silicate cement) |
100%
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65% R&C
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65% R&C
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Oral Surgery
routine extractions, surgical removal of tooth or root, removal of erupted or impacted tooth, alveolectomy |
100%
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65% R&C
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65% R&C
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Endodontics
Pulp capping, pulpotomy, root canal filling or therapy, apicoectomy |
100%
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65% R&C
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65% R&C
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The
network fee, a discounted fee negotiated by MetLife for service from network providers, applies to these benefits.
R&C - Reasonable and Customary: the prevailing and usual fee for services charged by dentists in your area.
Plan year - July 1 through June 30.
If you are married and your spouse has coverage through his or her
employer, coordinated benefits may apply. Contact the Trust for the non-duplication coordination of benefits policy.
Percentages in the chart reflect the amount that the plan pays for your
treatment or service. This chart is just a summary, and there are additional restrictions or limitations (in the plan booklets).
Updated April 2007
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