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Monthly Costs:
Dentistry benefits (2024):
(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
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Standard Dentistry: |
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Specialised Dentistry: |
- R21,500 per person from day-to-day benefit
- Includes claims for orthognathic surgery, orthodontic treatment, dental appliances and their placements
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In-Hospital Dentistry: |
- For severe dental and oral surgery, a defined list of procedures is included, with no upfront payment and no overall limit
- Dental Trauma Benefit: Paid for sudden and unanticipated injury to teeth and mouth that requires urgent dental treatment after an accident or trauma injury. R65,150 per person
- Otherwise,
- <13 yrs: R3,200 co-payment for admission to hospital, or R1,450 co-payment for admission to a day-clinic
- 13yrs+: R8,250 co-payment for admission to hospital, or R5,300 c0-payment for admission to day-clinic
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Orthodontics: |
- See "Specialised dentistry", above
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- PMBs: Prescribed Minimum Benfits. To read more about PMBs click here
- DSPs: Designated Service Provders. Where stipulated, you must use specific specific providers to get full benefit.
- Co-payment: Paid out of pocket, or out of savings account. Sometimes this is refundable to you if you have a gap product
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Optometry benefits (2024):
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Wellness/Preventative benefits (2024):
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Flu vaccination: |
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Pneumonia vaccines: |
- Every five years, or once per lifetime for persons over the age of 65
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Biometric Screening: |
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Child Immunisation: |
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Pap Smear: |
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Mammogram: |
- Covered , every 2 years
- If you qualify, you can get Breast MRI and once-off BRCA test for breast screening
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PAS Test: |
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HIV Test: |
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Other: |
- Kids' assessment, including height, weight, head circumference and health and milestone tracking
- Bowel cancer screening
- Access to the WELLTH Fund. You get up to R10,000 per family for various out of hospital expenses including GP, eye, dental, hearing screenings and medical devices. Find out more .
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Out of hospital |
Medication |
Maternity |
Cancer |
Mental Health |
Dentistry |
Optometry |
Other/Extra Benefits |
Wellness |
Prosthetics
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Other benefits for 2024:
(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)
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