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Bupa - Bupa DentalChoice Plan - Classic

Bupa DentalChoice

This scheme aims to give members control over their dental health and treatment options. In addition to routine treatment for fillings and extractions, employees and their dependants could benefit from preventive dental care which could help keep more serious dental problems at bay.

Three levels of benefit limit are available - the highest offering up to £1,800† for routine treatment. All three options include cover for dental emergencies in the UK and abroad as well as contributions towards the cost of dental accidents and some sports injuries². Reassuringly, cover for members and their dependants includes £10,000 towards the treatment of oral cancer.††
Bupa DentalChoice includes:

* an affordable subscription, offering three levels of extensive benefit limit - Classic, Premier and Platinum
* payment towards eligible treatment from any UK registered dentist plus a 20 percent increase in benefit limit when members visit a Bupa accredited dental practice
* preventive treatment (e.g. scaling)
* remedial and restorative treatment for fillings, extractions, root canal treatment, dentures, crowns and bridgework
* cover for accidents and some sports injuries²
* worldwide emergency dental treatment

Benefits schedule

With Bupa DentalChoice you can choose from three levels of benefit limit:

* Classic - provides a basic level of reimbursement towards NHS charges
* Premier - a higher level of cover, aimed at reimbursing a good proportion of private dental charges
* Platinum - the most extensive cover available with higher reimbursement levels

The benefit table outlines the maximum benefit available for each treatment.

is available to corporate groups covering 100 employees or more. Membership provides cover for preventative remedial and restorative treatment from any UK registered dentist and up to £10,000 for treatment of oral cancer¹. We also offer a 20 percent increase in benefit limits when members visit a Bupa accredited dental practice.

Benefits

Dental

Examinations
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Examination (up to a max of 2 per year) £5.84 £7.01
Examination (new patient) (up to a max of 1 per year) £18.24 £21.89
X-rays
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Small X-ray (up to a max of 4 per year) £3.62 £4.34
Medium X-ray (per film) (up to a max of 4 per year) £3.80 £4.56
Panoral (up to a max of 1 per year) £8.92 £10.70
Scale & Polish
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Scaling
Simple (up to a max of 4 per year)
£9.20 £11.04
Fillings
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Amalgam:    
1 surface £10.14 £12.17
2 surfaces £13.34 £16.01
3 surfaces or more £19.85 £23.82
Composite anterior:    
1 surface £15.73 £18.88
2 surfaces or more £22.01 £26.41
Composite posterior:    
1 surface £17.60 £21.12
2 surfaces or more £22.41 £26.89
Root canal treatment
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Single root £25.72 £30.86
Two roots £37.92 £45.50
Multiple roots £62.48 £74.98
Surgical treatment
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Extraction (per tooth) £10.40 £12.48
Surgical extraction (flap raised) £39.64 £47.57
Apicectomy £48.24 £57.89
Incising of abscess £7.39 £8.87
Crowns, bridges etc
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Inlay (per tooth) £90.36 £122.30
Veneer (per tooth) £74.28 £90.23
Full gold crown £82.84 £99.41
Porcelain crown £60.64 £72.76
Porcelain bonded to metal crown £92.28 £110.74
Bridge per unit £97.64 £117.17
Adhesive bridge £106.97 £128.36
Cast post and core £25.64 £30.77
Prefabricated post and core £13.40 £16.08
Refix or re-cement existing crown £7.68 £9.22
Re-cement adhesive bridge £11.74 £14.09
Re-cement any other bridge £11.74 £14.09
Dentures
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Acrylic partial upper or lower £78.00 £93.60
Acrylic partial upper and lower £156.91 £188.29
Metal partial upper or lower £139.92 £167.90
Metal partial upper and lower £279.85 £335.82
Acrylic full upper or lower £78.92 £94.70
Acrylic full upper and lower £126.48 £151.78
Reline denture £28.32 £33.98
Addition of tooth £19.76 £23.71
Repair of denture £8.40 £10.08
Occlusal splint £68.27 £81.92
Other treatments
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Chronic periodontal per visit:
   
1-4 teeth £28.32 £33.98
5-9 teeth £34.60 £41.52
10-16 teeth £40.88 £49.06
17 or more teeth £45.88 £55.06
Frequency of Treatment (limits per year)
No limit
Annual maximums
Description
Non-network
dentist
Network
dentist
Dental treatment (other than dental injury treatment and emergency dental treatment) £450.00 £540.00
Dental injury treatment £300.00 £360.00
Emergency dental treatment £150.00 £180.00
 
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