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Plan Guidelines
MESSA Dental Plans
MESSA dental plans are underwritten and administered by Delta Dental of Michigan, a non-profit dental care corporation known for its high quality dental programs. Delta Dental contracts with dentists throughout the U.S. to provide high quality care and 90% of Michigan dentists are in the Delta Dental provider network. MESSA members can easily locate Delta Dental contracting providers by visiting www.messa.org and using the provider directory search provided by Delta Dental. The following chart describes the four classes of dental benefits and provides guidelines to assist in designing a group’s dental benefit program:
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• Necessary treatment and procedures required for the correctionofabnormalbite.
•Orthodonticexam,radiographs andextractionsarecovered underDiagnostic&PreventiveServicesandBasicServices.
RiderAdultorthodontics:removestheage19restrictiononOrthodonticscoverage.
Foracompletelistingofexclusionsandlimitationsthatapplytotheplan,refertotheDeltaDentalofMichigancertificatebooklet.
Must have both Diagnostic & Preventive Services and Basic Services benefits
Major Services percentage cannot exceed Diagnostic & Preventive Services and Basic Services
Orthodontics percentage cannot exceed Diagnostic & Preventive Services and Basic Services. Must have Diagnostic & Preventive Services, Basic Services, and Major Services benefits
Diagnostic & Preventive Services50 percent up to 100 percentin increments of 5 percent______ percent
Basic Services 50 percent up to 100 percentin increments of 5 percent______ percent
Major Services 50 percent up to 100 percentin increments of 5 percent______ percent
Orthodontics50 percent up to 100 percentin increments of 5 percent______ percent
•Oralexamination•Prophylaxes•Topicalfluoride•Brushbiopsy•Emergencypalliative•Twocleaningsin12monthsRiderThreeorfourcleaningsevery12months.
•Radiographs(X-rays)*•Restorative•Crowns**•Oralsurgery•Endodonticservices— treatment for diseased or damagednerves.• Periodonticservices— treatment for diseases of thegumandteeth-supporting structures.*BitewingX-raysarepayableonceinanyperiodof12consecutivemonths.Fullmouthpanographispayableonceinfiveyears.
**Payableonceinanyfive-yearperiodonthesametooth.
RiderSealants:payableonocclusalsurfaceoffirstpermanentmolarsforpatientsuptoage9andforsecondpermanentmolarsforpatientsuptoage14thatarefreefromcariesandrestorations.
•Proceduresfortheconstructionoffixedbridgework,endostealimplants,partialandcompletedentures.
•Payableonceinanyfive-year period for the same appliances.
Diagnostic & Preventive Services, Basic Services, and Major Serviceshaveacombinedannualmaximum,whichcanbe$1,000ormoreinincrementsof$100uptotheamountbargained.
Orthodontics hasalifetimemaximumperperson,whichcanbe$500ormoreinincrementsof$100uptotheamountbargained.
Examples: CopaymentDiagnostic & Preventive Services, Basic Services, and Major Services
100/90S/90(includessealant)OR80/80/80
MaximumDiagnostic & Preventive Services, Basic Services, and Major Services
$1,500
$1,500
CopaymentOrthodontics
90
80
OrthoMaximum
$4,000A(includesadultortho)
$3,000