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This dental comparison chart (below) presents a summary of benefits. There may be additional restrictions or limitations.

  
Preferred Choice
Quality Dental
  
Network
Non-Network
  
Maximum annual benefit per person
$1,500
$1,000
$1,500
Diagnostic and preventive
Oral examinations, prophylaxis (routine cleaning), bitewing x-rays
100%, two every plan year
100% R&C, two every plan year
100% R&C, two every plan year
Full mouth x-days once every 36 months
100%
100% R&C
100% R&C
Fluoride treatments
Up to age 19 or age 55 and older
100%
100% R&C
100% R&C
Emergency palliative treatment (to relieve pain)
100%
100% R&C
100% R&C
Sealants for permanent molars only, once per tooth every 36 months
Up to age 19
100%
100% R&C
100% R&C
  
You must meet your annual deductible of $25 per person before benefits are paid for restorative, oral surgery, endodontic, periodontic and prosthetic services.
You must meet your annual deductible of $25 per person before benefits are paid for restorative, oral surgery, endodontic, periodontic and prosthetic services.
Restorative services
Fillings (amalgam, acrylic and silicate cement)
100%
65% R&C
65% R&C
Oral Surgery
routine extractions, surgical removal of tooth or root, removal of erupted or impacted tooth, alveolectomy
100%
65% R&C
65% R&C
Endodontics
Pulp capping, pulpotomy, root canal filling or therapy, apicoectomy
100%
65% R&C
65% R&C

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 August 2008