Dental Policy Framework - Erratum
Definitions
- Emergency Dental Services
- Emergency Dental Services in most instances can be forwarded directly
to First Canadian Health (FCH) for payment.
Emergency Dental Services consist of the following:
- diagnosis of specific acute dental problems including associated
examination and radiographs;
- procedures to arrest hemorrhage of dental origin including,
but not limited to, dressings, packing of tooth sockets and sutures,
if initial procedure was performed by another dentist;
- preliminary case of trauma to the mouth including treatment
in hospital under general anaesthesia/sedation (excluding provincial/territorial
insured services); and
- procedures for the immediate relief of pain and infection
of dental origin including, but not limited to prescriptions,
sedative fillings, incision/open and drainage, pulpectomy, pulpotomy
and dental extractions.
Routine procedures are not normally part of Emergency Dental Services.
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