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Medimed Standard D:
dentistry, optometry and wellness (2025)

Contents:

This page has information on: Costs, Dentistry, Optometry, Wellness and Preventative and Other benefits for Medimed Standard D

Terminology:

  • PMBs: Prescribed Minimum Benefits. You can read more about PMBs, see a list of all PMB conditions or read more what "PMB only" benefit means.
  • DSPs: Designated Service Providers. Where stipulated, you must use 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.
  • All schemes have extensive exclusions. We've tried to list the non-common ones here, but please consult your scheme or broker to get the full list.

Monthly Costs (2026)

(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)

Medimed:Standard D (2025)
Main member: Adult member: Child member:
Total Cost pm:
  • R3,280
  • R3,280
  • R700
Savings:
  • R9,840
  • R9,840
  • R2,100
Extended Fund:
Extra funds from the scheme for (mostly) out of hospital claims, over and above any savings account
  • Main= R6,000
  • Main+1= R12,000
Children Rates:
  • Pay for all children
Income band:
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Dentistry benefits (2025):

(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)

Medimed: Standard D
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Main Member: Adult: Child:
Savings:
  • R9,840
  • R9,840
  • R2,100
Extended Fund:
Extra funds from the scheme for (mostly) out of hospital claims, over and above any savings account
  • Main= R6,000
  • Main+1= R12,000
Other Day-to-Day Funds:
Standard Dentistry:
  • From day-to-day benefit
Specialised Dentistry:
  • From day-to-day benefit
Gap Cover:
Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
In-Hospital Dentistry:
  • Impacted wisdom teeth and treatment for children under 12yrs: R12,000 per family
 Gap Cover:
Can cover most co-payments and increase sublimits
(Plans coming soon)
Orthodontics:
  • From day-to-day benefit

Optometry benefits (2025):

(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)

Medimed: Standard D
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Main Member: Adult: Child:
Savings:
  • R9,840
  • R9,840
  • R2,100
Extended Fund:
Extra funds from the scheme for (mostly) out of hospital claims, over and above any savings account
  • Main= R6,000
  • Main+1= R12,000
Other Day-to-Day Funds:
Optometry:
  • R3,800 per person and R7,600 per family, every 2 years
  • From day-to-day benefit
Note:
  • This section does not apply to ophthalmology benefits, which fall under "in-hospital" benefits. Some of those are PMBs, and are paid for in full by your scheme. You can read more about PMBs here.

Wellness/Preventative benefits (2025):

(Other benefits: Costs | Inhospital | Out of hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics)

Medimed: Standard D
Assume scheme pays all these costs, unless otherwise stated
Flu vaccination:
  • Covered
  • From overall R1,500 per person and R3,000 per family preventative benefit
Pneumonia vaccines:
  • No benefit
Biometric Screening:
  • Covered
  • From overall R1,500 per person and R3,000 per family preventative benefit
Child Immunisation:
  • From day to day benefit
Pap Smear:
  • Covered
  • From overall R1,500 per person and R3,000 per family preventative benefit
Mammogram:
  • Covered
  • From overall R1,500 per person and R3,000 per family preventative benefit
PAS Test:
  • Covered
  • From overall R1,500 per person and R3,000 per family preventative benefit
HIV Test:
  • Covered
  • From overall R1,500 per person and R3,000 per family preventative benefit
Other: .
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In-hospital | Out-of-hospital | Medication | Maternity | Cancer | Mental Health | Dentistry | Optometry | Other/Extra Benefits | Wellness | Prosthetics

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Other benefits for 2025:

Standard D
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    Important!
  • Unless specified, assume that all benefits are paid at 100% scheme rate.
  • No limits or co-payments can apply to treatment of PMBs, which is always unlimited, although subject to strict protocols and scheme rules.
  • "Unlimited" benefits are still subject to authorisation, protocols and sublimits.
  • Assume that all benefits need to be pre-authorised.
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