Emergency Dental Services definition

Emergency Dental Services means those services which are required immediately due to an injury or unforeseen condition, and which provide for the relief of pain or prevent worsening of any condition that would be caused by delay. Refer also to the definition of Acute Emergency.

Emergency Dental Services means Covered Services provided after the sudden onset of a dental condition involving the teeth and supporting tissues with symptoms severe enough to cause a prudent person to believe that there is an immediate need to be treated by a relevant professional.

Emergency Dental Services means Covered Services provided after the sudden onset of a dental condition with symptoms severe enough to cause a prudent person to believe that lack of immediate medical attention could result in serious:  jeopardy to his health;  jeopardy to the health of an unborn child;  impairment of a bodily function; or  dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.

Examples of Emergency Dental Services in a sentence

• The Contractor must pay for Emergency Dental Services obtained by an Enrollee when the Enrollee had an Emergency Medical or Dental Condition but such condition did not result in the three outcomes specified in the definition of an Emergency Medical or Dental Condition.

• Absence of a Clinical Emergency The Contractor must pay for Emergency Dental Services obtained by an Enrollee when the Enrollee had an Emergency Medical or Dental Condition but such condition did not result in the three outcomes specified in the definition of an Emergency Medical or Dental Condition.

• Contractor will resolve a Complaint or Appeal involving Emergency Dental Services (involving emergency care denials, denials of care for life-threatening conditions, and denials of continued stays for hospitalization) within 24 hours after Contractor's receipt.

• Complaints or Appeals that do not involve Emergency Dental Services will be resolved within 30 calendar days after receipt.

More Definitions of Emergency Dental Services

Emergency Dental Services means Covered Services provided after the sudden onset of a dental condition with symptoms severe enough to cause a prudent person to believe that lack of immediate medical attention could result in serious:

Emergency Dental Services means dental services intended to evaluate and stabilize dental conditions of recent onset, control bleeding, and relieve pain, and includes provision of local anesthesia, and elimination of acute infection, but does not mean medications that may be prescribed by the dentist, but must be obtained through a pharmacy.

Emergency Dental Services means Covered Services performed on Pediatric Enrollees that are necessary for the immediate relief of a specific condition of the oral cavity and/or contiguous tissues which causes severe and/or intractable pain and/or could compromise the life, health, or safety of the beneficiary unless treated immediately. For example: pain or acute infection from a restorable or non-restorable tooth.

Emergency Dental Services means service required for immediate alleviation of severe pain or bleeding associated with dental problems and/or immediate diagnosis and treatment of dental conditions which a reasonable person under the circumstances believes if not given immediate attention, may lead to disability, dysfunction or death. Emergency dental services are a covered benefit.

Emergency Dental Services means those services required for alleviation of severe pain, bleeding and swelling, or immediate diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen dental conditions which, if not treated, would jeopardize or impair the dental health of the Member.

Emergency Dental Services means Covered Services provided after the sudden onset of a dental condition involving the teeth and supporting tissues with symptoms severe enough to cause a prudent person to believe that there is an immediate need to be treated by a relevant professional. 

Emergency Dental Services means treatment which is provided pursuant to arrangements made under regulation 17;