NIHB Handbook - First Nations Health Council

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Implants (e.g. punctual occlusion procedure)Refractive laser surgeryTreatments with investigational/experimental statusVision trainingFor additional informationReview the Vision Care Framework at the website address below.http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fnih-spni/pubs/eye-yeux/2005_vision-vue_frame-cadre/index_e.htmlCall your First Nations & Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) regional office or a designatedFirst Nations health authority. Please refer to the contact list included on the page 32of this handbook.5
2. DENTAL BENEFITSWhat is covered?Payment for treatment is made to the provider for the services listed below.DiagnosticUp to four examinations per 12 month period for a person underservices:17 years old.Exams andUp to three examinations (complete, recall, specific, emergency) perradiographsyear for a person 17 years old and over and provided they are within( x-rays) NIHB Program guidelines.Radiographs (x-ray):6 Intraoral x-rays in a 12 month period.Temporo Mandibular Joint (TMJ) requires predetermination.Panoramic x-ray, 1 every 120 months without predetermination andthe 2 nd one after 120 months without predetermination. More than 2in a lifetime require predetermination.Cephalometric (side shot) requires predetermination.Preventative services Scaling (cleaning) in combination with root planing (scraping/cleaning(cleanings)below the gum line) to a maximum of 4 units per year for people 12 yearsof age and older, and only 1 unit per year for people under 12 years of age.Topical fluoride: under 17 years of age, twice per year. 2 per 12 monthperiod.Sealants or preventive resins for eligible people under 14 years of ageon permanent molars and maxillary anterior incisors.Polishing: 17 and older, 1 per 12 month period. Under 17, 2 per12 month period.Restorative services The maximum allowable for amalgam and tooth coloured fillings is(fillings)five surfaces per tooth.The maximum allowable on primary/baby teeth is up to the cost ofa stainless steel crown.Bonded amalgam fillings are funded at a rate of a non-bonded equivalent.Replacement fillings within a two year period are subject to question.Retentive Pins: cores and posts, 1 every 36 months, predeterminationis required.EndodonticsRoot canals may be completed on the front or anterior teeth without(root canal treatment) predetermination.Predetermination is required for all other teeth (bicuspids and molars)and must meet FNIHB’s Endodontic policy criteria.Pulpotomies and pulpectomies (open and drain) are not eligible onprimary or baby incisor teeth (four front teeth, top and bottom).6
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