KeyHealth
Your Dental Benefits
DENIS manages sustainable dental benefits on behalf of KeyHealth Medical Scheme.
Dental benefits are divided into Conservative Dentistry, Specialised Dentistry, and Hospitalisation/Anaesthetics.
Please refer to the KeyHealth dental benefit tables below for a summary of the dental benefits offered by your selected benefit option.
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Conservative dentistry is also known as basic or routine dentistry. It involves the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of tooth and gum diseases as well as the repair of defective teeth.
The following treatments and procedures form part of conservative dentistry:
• Consultations
• Oral hygiene, i.e. scale and polish
• Fillings
• Intra-oral and extra-oral X-rays
• Root canal treatment
• Extractions
• Plastic dentures (*Pre-authorisation is required)Please refer to the KeyHealth dental benefit table below for the specific conservative dental benefits offered by KeyHealth Medical Scheme.
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Specialised dentistry (also known as advanced dentistry) involves the replacement of teeth or the repair of badly damaged teeth in cases where a filling (conservative dentistry) would not be adequate.
The following form part of specialised dentistry in general:
• Partial chrome cobalt frame dentures (*Pre-authorisation required)
• Crowns & bridgework (*Pre-authorisation required)
• Implants (*Pre-authorisation required)
• Orthodontics (*Pre-authorisation required)
• Periodontics (*Pre-authorisation required)
• Maxillo-facial surgery
• Oral pathologyAuthorisation is required before treatment starts.
Please refer to the KeyHealth dental benefit table below for the specific specialised dental benefits offered by KeyHealth Medical Scheme.
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Certain dental procedures (e.g. removal of impacted teeth or extensive dental treatment) might require moderate/deep sedation at your dentist or even general anaesthetics (GA) in hospital.
Authorisation is required before treatment.
Please refer to the KeyHealth dental benefit table below for the specific dental benefits offered by KeyHealth Medical Scheme.