Just wondering what health inurance co mean when they say they cover emergency dental cover - would you be covered if you wake up with a sore tooth and have to rush to dentist or is it more complicated than that?
treatment urgently required in order to alleviate pain, inability to eat or any acute dental condition caused by an accidental external impact to the mouth and which presents an immediate and serious threat to a person’s general health."
VHI's Plan B, it appears, no longer covers emergency dental treatment (couldn't find it in their table of benefits). Their Lifestage plans don't mention it either, but they do cover dental visits in general so it could be claimed as part of that.
Hibernian's definition is similar to Quinn's:
"Emergency
dental care must be medically necessary and provided immediately after an accident. The restorative dental treatment provided must alleviate pain, alleviate inability to eat, or treat any acute dental condition which represents an immediate and serious threat to the Hibernian Aviva Health member’s general health."
Yep, and even then only related to the treatment immediately after the accident. Hibernian has a 48 hour time limit in the definition for emergency and I think Quinn have a time limit as well, but not sure what it is.