| DENTAL SERVICES | ||||
| Notes | ||||
| The categories of patients eligible for dental treatment at Government dental clinics and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Clinics in Hospital Authority hospitals are as follows: | ||||
| (1) | Persons in need of emergency treatment | |||
| (2) | Patients requiring dental treatment as an essential part of their medical treatment | |||
| (A) | Eligible Persons: |
Charge ($)
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| (a) |
Emergency treatment
(includes extractions and other oral surgical emergencies) |
No charge
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| (b) | Prosthetic appliances |
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| (i) | Acrylic denture, per tooth ** |
43
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| (Maximum for one jaw denture of more than 5 teeth) |
375
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| (Minimum for one jaw denture of one to five teeth) |
190
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| (ii) | Remodelling of denture |
80
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| (iii) | Repairing / Relining of denture |
73
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| (iv) | Addition of teeth, per tooth |
43
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| (Maximum for one jaw denture) |
80
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| (v) | Obturator ** |
43 per tooth
plus 125 |
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| (vi) | Maxillo-facial prostheses |
280 - 545
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| (vii) |
Other maxillo-facial appliances
(Splints; applicators for radiotherapy; occlusion appliances, etc.) |
No charge
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| ** For chrome-cobalt appliances, the charges are doubled. | ||||
| (c) | Other treatment including conservative treatment, periodontal treatment and oral surgical treatment considered to be essential to the treatment of the patient by the attending dental officer |
No charge
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| (B) | Non-eligible Persons: |
Charge ($)
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| (a) |
Emergency treatment
(includes extractions and other oral surgical emergencies) |
1,190
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Note: The above charge includes, where appropriate, the costs of prescriptions, X-ray and laboratory investigations.
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| (b) | Prosthetic appliances |
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| (i) | Fixed Appliance | ||||
| Gold - (Crown / Inlay / Onlay / Bridge) per unit |
1,430
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| Porcelain - (Crown / Bridge) per unit |
1,840
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| Maryland Bridge |
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| - per porcelain unit |
1,840
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| - per metal unit |
520
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| (ii) | Removable Appliance |
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| Chrome-Cobalt Denture - Metal Frame |
2,420
plus 50 per tooth |
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| Acrylic Denture - Base |
1,060
plus 50 per tooth |
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| Obturators - Base |
1,260
plus 50 per tooth |
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| Repair / Reline / Addition |
255
plus 50 per tooth |
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| (iii) | Implantology |
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| Infrastructure - per implant |
2,100
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| Suprastructure |
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| - per crown unit |
2,540
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| - per denture |
4,180
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| (iv) | Maxillo-facial prostheses and other maxillo-facial appliances |
At cost as
determined by the dental officers attending the patient |
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| (c) | Other treatment including conservative treatment, periodontal treatment and oral surgical treatment considered to be essential to the treatment of the patient by the attending dental officer | ||||