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Benefit and Cost Summary
for Dental (Network Access Plan) has been prepared for the employees of :

SAMPLE COMPANY

Deductible- $50 individual 

                             
Percentage Paid Services                                                                        

Preventive Services*                                        100%         
Emergency Palliative Treatment  
Oral Examination - every six months  
X-Rays - four bitewings every twelve months full mouth series every five years  
Teeth Cleaning - every six months  
Fluoride Treatments for Children - every six months under age 14  
Space Maintainers for Children - under age 16
Topical Sealants for unrestored molar teeth  
 -one treatment for child(ren) under 16 in a three (3) year period

Basic Services                                                       80%
Laboratory Test
Diagnostic Consultation - one per year
Fillings & Crowns:  Amalgam, Silicate & Acrylic
Root Canal Therapy
Periodontal Services
Oral Surgery - extractions
Repairs of dentures, bridgework, crowns, etc.
General Anesthesia - surgical procedures only


Major Services                                                        
50%  
Fillings & Crowns: Gold and Porcelain
Bridges Installation - fixed and removable
Dentures - Full and Partial
Inlays
Onlays
Crowns and Posts

Orthodontic Services                                              50%  
$1,000 Lifetime Maximum for child(ren) under age 19

·        There is an $1,000 annual maximum for all Preventive, Basic and Major services combined.

·        Deductible is waived for Preventive services. 

      3 individual deductibles per family.

·        Children are covered up to age 20 or 26 if a full time student.

          There are no waiting periods for any services (unless Employee/Dependents are a Late Entrant1).

·        All out of network services are based on usual, reasonable, and customary rates for given area

·         Access to a network access plan - a listing of dentists contracted with Guardian to provide additional discounts off services and procedures to Guardian dental plan members. Locate these dentists on the web at www.glic.com.

·         Dental Claims - P. O. Box 2459, Spokane, WA 99210-2459, ph: 1-800-695-4542, fax: 509-468-4590.

·         Pre-determination Review - Guardian will gladly assist you and your dentist by determining what benefits could be payable for services and procedures over $300.  Have your dentist fax your treatment plan to Guardian, note that it is a pre-determination review and we will let your dentist know what benefits would be payable.  (This includes orthodontic treatment if your plan includes it)

·         Special Limitation: Teeth lost or missing before a covered person becomes insured by this plan.  A covered person may have one or more congenitally missing teeth or have lost one or more teeth before he became insured by this plan.  We won’t pay for a prosthetic device which replaces such teeth unless the device also replaces one or more natural teeth lost or extracted after the covered person became insured by this plan.     R3 - DG4

1 A late entrant is a person who becomes insured more than 31 days after he is eligible; or becomes insured again, after his coverage lapsed because he did not make required payments.  We won’t cover charges incurred by a late entrant for (1) Group II (basic) services until 6 months from the date he is insured by this plan; and (2) Group III  (major ) services until 12 months from the date he is insured by this plan and Group IV (orthodontics) services until 24 months from the date he is insured by this plan.

DentalGuard General Limitations and Exclusions: This policy provides dental insurance only.  Coverage is limited to those charges that are necessary to prevent, diagnose or treat dental disease, defect , or injury.  Deductibles apply.  The plan does not pay for: oral hygiene services (except as covered under preventive services), orthodontia (unless expressly provided for), cosmetic or experimental treatments, any treatments to the extent benefits are payable by any other payor or for which no charge is made, prosthetic devices unless certain conditions are met, and services ancillary to surgical treatment,  The plan limits benefits for diagnostic consultations and for preventive, restorative, endodontic, periodontic, and prosthodontic services.  The services, exclusions and limitations listed above do not constitute a contract and are a summary only.  The Guardian plan documents are the final arbiter of coverage.

Contract # GP-1-DNTL-90-1 et al.  

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