Student Health and Wellness! mystudentplan provides health, prescriptions, dental, mental health care plus additional benefits for eligible students.

 

Dental Benefits

The student dental plan can ease the costs of regular check ups, cleanings and a variety of dental procedures to make a plan for your oral health.

In order to receive dental coverage for eligible services, students on the Undergraduate Student Dental Plan must visit one of the indicated dental service providers. Managed Dental Providers are experienced practitioners who provide quality dental care to students at a preferred rate. Please confirm you are enrolled on the plan prior to contacting the Managed Dental Centre.

The following is the coverage for your Dental Plan:

Dental Benefits Coverage
Diagnostic & Preventative 100%
  • Examination, 1 per benefit year
  • Bitewings, not more than 4 films per benefit year
  • Polishing, 1 unit per benefit year
  • Scaling, 2 units per benefit year
  • Fluoride, under 15 years of age, 1 treatment per benefit year
  • Additional or elected treatments or services may not included
Minor Restorative 80%
  • Space maintainers and maintenance
    under 15 years of age
  • Amalgam and tooth coloured fillings
    1 per tooth in any period of 24 months
  • Stainless steel and plastic full coverage restorations
    under 15 years of age, 1 per tooth in any period of 24 months
  • Pit and fissure sealants
    under 16 years of age, 1 replacement per tooth, per lifetime, on permanent molars
Other Restorative 50%
  • Denture adjustments and repairs
  • Denture relining, rebasing and tissue conditioning, 1 treatment in any period of 36 months
  • Recementation of fixed prosthesis
Oral Surgery 50%
  • Wisdom teeth, limited to 2 teeth per patient, per benefit year
  • Periapical x-rays
  • General anaesthesia, eligible when done in conjunction with Oral Surgery
  • Panoramic, 1 in any period of 36 months
Endodontic & Periodontic 50%
  • Root canal therapy
  • Additional scaling and/or root planing, maximum 2 units per benefit year
Major Restorative 15%
  • Crowns
  • Bridges
  • Dentures

Replacement of an existing crown, bridge or dentures is an eligible expense if the replacement is required to replace an existing crown, bridge or denture which was installed less than 5 years before the replacement.

Payment of dental benefits is based on the General Practitioners Dental Association suggested fee guide or the Insurance Reimbursement Rate set by the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA) when a fee guide is not available. For services provided by a dental specialist, payment is based upon the General Practitioners Dental Association suggested fee guide.

Alternate Benefit - When there are two or more courses of treatment available to adequately correct a dental condition, reimbursement may be based on the cost of the least expensive treatment, which provides adequate care to the Insured.

Limitations and Exclusions to Dental Benefits

An exclusion is a condition or instance that is not covered by the Health Plan. It's important to review and understand exclusions to the plan before using your benefits.