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Blue Shield of California Smile Dental PPO for California

The NEW Stand Alone Smile Dental Plans now available...

Blue Shield Dental PlanBlue Shield Dental PlansBlue Shield of California now offers a range of affordable and comprehensive dental plans available to residents of California with or without a Blue Shield health plan. With Blue Shield's broad dental network including nearly 20,000 dental PPO providers and more than 8,600 HMO providers in California it is easy to access one of the largest networks in California.

Blue Shield offers two new PPO dental plans to choose from. The new Smile PPO and the Value Smile PPO dental plans both provide you affordable options to help you stay healthy now and avoid costly dental expenses in the future. The savings you will receive with the Smile PPO plan keep the cost of dental work from taking a deep bite our of your wallet later. The Value Smile PPO plan provides preventive, diagnostic, and some minor restorative services designed to aid in reduction of future costly services.

The Smile Dental PPO Plan Features

  • Wide range of dental benefits, including most diagnostic and preventive services at no additional cost when using a network provider.
  • Coverage even when you use a non-network dentist. The plan reimburses members up to an allowed amount for covered services and members pay the remaining balance of the total billed charges
  • No waiting period for diagnostic or preventive services (there's a 3-month waitng period for minor services and 12-month waiting period for major restorative and orthodontic services)
  • Affordable copayments for basic and major services
  • Orthodontic benefits are available for both children and adults
  • A $50 deductible per member, per calendar year
  • A $1,000 per member per calendar-year benefit maximum, of which $500 per member per year can be used for non-network benefits

Anthem Medicare SupplementsThe Value Smile PPO Features

  • No charge for preventive and diagnostic services when using network provider
  • Coverage even when you uses a non-network dentist. The plan reimburses members up to an allowed amount for covered services and members pay the remaining balance of the total billed charges
  • No waiting periods
  • Affordable copayment for basic services
  • A $25 deductible per member, per calendar year
  • A $500 calendar year benefit maximum per member

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

Blue Shield dental plans - Smile PPO and Value Smile PPO plans
Monthly Rates
April 2009
Smile PPO - provides comprehensive dental benefits at an attractive rate. Value Smile PPO - provides preventive and diagnostic dental care, plus some minor restorative
Adult/child $39.70 $21.40
Adult and spouse/domestic partner $83.90 $45.30
Adult and child $60.10 $32.40
Adult and children $89.50 $48.40
Family $139.50 $75.30
 

Blue Shield of California Dental Application Process

HOW TO APPLY:Credit Card Authorization Form

To the right are two color brochures and links to the applications for the Individual Smile Dental plans from Blue Shield of California. To apply for coverage simply download, print, complete and FAX both forms with payment information FAX # (415) 651-8696.:

  1. Select Dental Plan of choice
  2. Download & Print the application file - You cannot apply for a STAND ALONE Dental plan online - you must print, complete and FAX the application to us.
  3. Complete the applications and FAX to (415) 651-8696

MAILING ADDRESS

Application Processing
P O Box 6374
Jackson Hole, WY 83002

FAX # (415) 651-8696

IMPORTANT APPLICATION NOTE

You can apply for the Smile PPO dental plan as a STAND ALONE (by itself) product. You may also request any date as your effective date as long as it is in the future from your signature date. To request a specific date simply write it in at the top margin of the application ("REQUESTED EFFECTIVE DATE XX/XX/09"). All applications must be faxed to us at the FAX number above and the processing time is typically 3-5 business days. Once you are enrolled in the Dental plan you will receive a policy with ID cards in the mail. You may make changes to your billing or account type by calling Blue Shield of California Membership at (800) 431-2809.


left corner Blue Shield of California Smile PPO Dental Plans at a Glance right corner
Covered Services Smile PPO Value Smile PPO
Calendar year deductible $50 $25
Calendar year maximum
$1,000
($500 max may be used for non-network dentists)
$500
Diagnostic & preventive services
Service With network dentist - you pay: With non-network dentists - they pay: With network dentist - you pay: With non-network dentists - they pay:
Comprehensive oral exams $0 $40 $0 $40
Periodic oral exams $0 $16 $0 $16
Complete X-Rays $0 $56 $0 $56
Prophylaxis (cleanings, one every 6 months)
Adult $0 $48 $0 $48
Child $0 $34 $0 $34
Sealant/per tooth (covered to age 16) $0 $22 $0 $22
Enahnced dental benefit for pregnant women $0 100% of charge $0 $48
Routine Services
One-surface composite (filling) $37 $30 $37 $30
Two-surface composite (filing) $56 $44 $56 $44
Anterior root canal $156 $125 Not Covered Not Covered
Molar root canal $234 $187 Not Covered Not Covered
Periodontal root planing / per quadrant $65 $52 Not Covered Not Covered
Extraction (single tooth) $40 $32 Not Covered Not Covered
Major Services
Crown (porcelain fused to noble metal) $320 $256 Not Covered Not Covered
Osseous surgery / per quadrant $263 $210 Not Covered Not Covered
Bridge pontic/false tooth - high noble metal (per unit) $293 $234 Not Covered Not Covered
Bridge retainer - porcelain fused to high noble metal (per unit) $313 $250 Not Covered Not Covered
Complete denture (upper or lower) $388 $310 Not Covered Not Covered
Removal of impacted tooth (complete bony) $113 $90 Not Covered Not Covered
 
Fully banded (two year) case - child $2,350 Not Covered Not Covered Not Covered
Fully banded (two Year) case - adult $2,650 Not Covered Not Covered Not Covered

NOTE: Diagnostic and preventive services are not subject to plan deductibles

P O Box 6374 Jackson Hole, WY 83002-6374
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