Practice Plan

Whether you are a new or an existing patient, we would like to thank you for choosing our practice. At Bushey Heath Dental Centre we provide high-quality treatment in a friendly environment. We are committed to continuing dental education and keeping abreast of the changes in modern dentistry. We encourage preventive techniques – helping you to understand how to maintain the health of your mouth and keep it free of tooth decay and gum disease.

We are delighted to offer the Membership Plan – our own membership scheme, which enables us to provide you with the treatment and support necessary to control dental disease and restore your mouth to full fitness. Our modern health-promoting approach with continuing care means:

• Fewer fillings
• Less dental decay
• Less likelihood of toothache
• More attractive teeth
• More choice
• Reduced costs
• Helping to keep your own teeth for life

Your Choice for Dental Care With Us

As individuals, we are having to make more and more provision for our own health needs. We at Bushey Heath Dental Centre believe that the best way of making treatment affordable, without compromising our high quality of care, is to offer you membership of our own Membership Plan which provide the following benefits:

• A convenient payment scheme for routine treatment
• Greater choice of treatment and materials
• More time to help prevent decay and gum disease
• A fair and equitable system where everybody pays the same
• Substantial discounts on additional treatments
• Worldwide Trauma and Emergency Call out Insurance
• Redundancy Protection

Dental Care Plan £15.61 Per Month

• Regular dental appointments (two per year) to provide:
  • Clinical examination
  • Checking for signs of oral cancer
  • X-rays where clinically necessary
• Two Hygienist visits to provide:
  • Scale and polish
  • Periodontal advice
  • Preventive techniques to reduce decay and gum disease
• Assessment of emergencies and dental pain with any temporary treatment required, carried out at the practice during normal surgery hours
• All treatment planning for your future dental needs
• 10% reduction off any laboratory-based treatments required, i.e. crowns, bridges and dentures
• 20% reduction off any fillings
• 20% reduction off other dental work (extractions etc.)
• Worldwide Trauma Insurance to protect against the cost of large unforeseen accidental damage
• Emergency call out Insurance, should you need a dentist in an emergency, anywhere in the world
• Redundancy Protection for up to 12 months

Enhanced Plan £24.57 Per Month

• Regular dental appointments (two per year) to provide:
  • Clinical examination
  • Checking for signs of oral cancer
  • X-rays where clinically necessary
• Two Hygiene visits to provide:
  • Scale and polish with the dentist only
• Include points 3 – 10 as seen above with the Care Plan.

Please note these plans are for a one year period, and not just until treatment has been completed.

Childrens Plan £7.35 Per Month

We believe in helping you to maintain your child’s oral health, whilst enabling you to spread the cost of their routine dental care. That’s why we have introduced our own dental membership options to ensure healthy teeth and gums for life.

Just look at what they can gain from becoming a member!

• 2 dental appointments per year
• 1 x 15 minute hygiene appointment per year, if needed*
• Concessionary rates on treatment
• Eligibility to request assistance from the Worldwide Dental
• Emergency Assistance Scheme**
• Routine x-rays
• Emergency assessment
• Flexible appointment times
• Treatment planning to promote good oral health for life
• A warranty on any dental work at the practice
• Special promotions at the practice

Please speak to any member of the team if you would like more information or for details on how to register.

* The provision of routine examinations is subject to receipt of the required consecutive monthly payments.
** The Worldwide Dental Emergency Assistance Scheme is a scheme established to offer support and assistance to dental plan patients who request treatment following a dental trauma and/or dental emergency or oral cancer. The Scheme responds to requests for assistance on a wholly discretionary basis. This means that, whilst the Scheme aims to provide benefits in most cases, it has no obligation to provide any benefit unless it first decides (in its sole and absolute discretion) that it should provide
a benefit. There are some circumstances in which the Scheme is not designed to help and these are explained in more detail in the Scheme Handbook. Each request will be looked at individually to assess the request for benefit. Certain restrictions and limitations may apply in the event that the request is accepted and it is possible that the Scheme will decide to provide no benefit.

Worldwide Trauma and Emergency Callout Insurance

Emergency Call out – cover can be provided by any dentist worldwide who agrees to treat you. You simply pay the emergency call out charge to the dentist concerned and collect a receipted invoice. This will then be processed through the practice for reimbursement from the insurers and you will be refunded the call out fee, minus the excess, up to the policy limits. This cover is to provide immediate pain relief only; no additional or restorative treatment fees can be claimed. You should return to the practice in normal hours for any further treatment required.

Dental Trauma – cover is provided should you be unfortunate enough to suffer a dental trauma, for example as a result of a road traffic accident or an accident at home or at work. The insurers will settle the claim up to the policy limits and you will need to pay any relevant excess.

Hospitalisation – benefit is provided should you have to stay in hospital as a result of dental trauma.

Permanent Facial Disfigurement – benefit is provided should you be scarred on the neck or face as a result of the accident.

Oral Cancer – a payment will be paid upon diagnosis of oral cancer.

Redundancy Protection – (not included in the Registration and Insurance Scheme) – Plan premiums paid for up to one year.
A leaflet giving details of the insurance cover, limits excess and exclusions is available at the practice.

Statement of price
A total premium of £0.52 per month and for the initial period, as defined in the Certificate of Insurance (0.49 plus Insurance Premium Tax of £0.02) for Dental Plan patients of a total of premium of £9.25 per annum (8.81 plus Insurance Premium Tax of £0.44) for Registration and Insurance Scheme patients is payable for the Worldwide Dental Trauma and Emergency call out Insurance. There may be other taxes that will not be payable through us. Patients wishing to join a Dental Plan or a Registration and Insurance scheme are required to take out Worldwide and Emergency Call out Insurance.
Premiums can be changed by providing you with 30 days’ notice.

Practice staff are permitted to provide you with information about the insurance that is included in your plan on behalf of Practice Plan Ltd, the Plan Administrator. However practice staff are not permitted to give advice about the insurance e.g. to compare this insurance with other dental insurance in the market. If you have any questions about this insurance then please call Practice Plan Ltd on 01691 684128.

Registration and Insurance Scheme

If you would prefer to pay on a fee-per-item basis, we strongly recommend that you use our Registration and Insurance Scheme. Registration with the practice costs £36.94 per year and will include the insurance cover described previously (except Redundancy Protection). It is, however, conditional upon you attending the practice at least once a year for a check-up and having any remedial work undertaken as soon as possible, payment for which is not covered. Please ask a member of the team for further details.

Emergencies

In case of an emergency during practice hours, please contact the practice immediately. We will always endeavour to see a patient in pain on the same day.

If you require emergency treatment outside surgery hours, please telephone the practice where you will hear a message detailing the specific arrangements for that day.

Safety

We take all necessary precautions to safeguard you and our staff. We follow recommended guidelines with regard to sterilisation of instruments and the use of disposable items e.g. gloves and needles.

We are happy to answer any questions you may have.

How do I register?

Please call in at the practice where an agreement will be completed. This will require your signature and bank account details for the Direct Debit instruction. Direct Debits are collected from your account on the 8th of every month. Benefit from cover will commence from the 1st of the month (Effective month on the dentist/patient Agreement).

If you have any queries, please ask a member of staff.