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— Soft tissue grafts (two sites per quadrant) are covered once in a 3-year period; — Periodontal surgery and localized delivery of antimicrobial agents must be preceded by scaling and root planing a minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of 6 months, or the patient must have been in active supportive periodontal therapy, prior to such treatment; — One periodontal maintenance therapy treatment, specifically periodontal prophylaxis, is covered once in a 6-month period and is to be charged at the applicable copayment level. Periodontal prophylaxis treatments over one in a 6-month period will be a benefit if in the professional judgment of the DeltaCare primary care dentist the services are necessary for the oral health of the patient. Limited to one cleaning every three months. — Full-mouth debridement is covered once in a 3-year period; Endodontics — Root canal treatment on the same tooth is covered only once in a 2-year period; Prosthodontics — Full upper and/or lower dentures are not to exceed one each in any 5-year period and only then if it is unserviceable and cannot be made serviceable; — Partial dentures are not to be replaced within any 5-year period from initial placement unless necessary due to natural tooth loss where the addition or replacement of teeth to the existing partial is not feasible: — Denture relines are limited to one per denture during any 12 consecutive months except in the case of an immediate denture then a reline is a benefit 6 months after the initial placement; Accidental Injury — Accidental injury. Accidental injury is defined as damage to the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity resulting from forces external to the mouth. Damages to the hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity from normal masticatory (chewing) function will be covered at the normal schedule of benefits; — Accidental injury benefits are payable at 100% for an eligible person up to a maximum of $1,600 per patient per benefit period. Dental accidental injury benefits shall be limited to services provided to an eligible person when evaluation of treatment and development of a written treatment plan is performed within 30 days from the date of injury and shall not include any services for conditions caused by an accident occurring prior to the patient’s eligibility date. — Accidental injury. This program does not provide benefits for services or supplies to the extent that benefits are payable for them under any motor vehicle medical, motor vehicle no-fault, uninsured motorist, underinsured motorist, personal injury protection (PIP), commercial liability, homeowner’s policy, or other similar type of coverage; Implant Limitations — This benefit is limited to surgical placement of implants where the bone and soft tissues are sound and healthy. — Additional surgery required to improve the site in order to support an implant is not covered. — This benefit includes restoration of implants to replace single missing teeth and implants placed to support full or removable partial dentures and the full or partial denture that attaches to the implant. — This benefit does not include an implant-supported bridge to replace multiple missing teeth. — Implant services will only be covered if the entire implant procedure (including surgery and prosthetics) is performed while a Member or Dependent is covered under the Contract. 2024-01-03100-BB 18 DCL 20240101

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