All full-time Concord Hospital employees are elligible for dental insurance as of the first of the month following 45 days completion of continuous, full-time service. Individuals with eligible dependents may elect to include them in coverage. The following summarizes the Core Dental benefit.

• Evaluations - twice in a calendar year X-rays (Complete series or panoramic film) once in a 3-year period
• Bitewing x-rays once in a 12-month period
• X-rays of individual teeth as necessary

• Cleanings - twice in a calendar year
• Fluoride once in a 12- month period to age 19
• Space maintainers to age 16
• Sealant application to permanent molars, once in a lifetime per tooth, for children to age 15

Diagnostic and preventative services are covered at 100%.

• Amalgam (silver) fillings
• Composite (white) fillings (anterior teeth only)

• Surgical and routine extractions

• Root canal therapy

• Periodontal cleaning (maintenance procedures)
  Only two cleaning are covered in a calendar year; this can be routine (Coverage A) or Periodontal (Coverage B), but not both.
• Treatment of gum disease

• Repair of a removable denture to its original condition
• Emergency Palliative Treatment Covered at 60%

• Removable and fixed partial dentures (bridge)
• Complete dentures Rebase and reline (dentures)
• Crowns Onlays Implants Covered at 50%

Calendar year maximum: $1,000 per person (Coverage A, B, and C combined)

For more information about this benefit, inquire at the time of interview.