Dental
IOTA Community Schools offers a choice of dental plans through Aetna so you can select the level of coverage that best fits your needs.
2024-2025 Dental Plan Options:
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Aetna Dental HMO (DMO) Plan is only available if you reside in Tennessee.
Compare the plans and see your contribution rates for coverage.
DMO plan: you choose a primary care dentist and receive all of your care within the plan’s network — there is no out-of-network coverage. There is also no deductible or annual maximum benefit under the DMO plan.
High and Low plans: you can see any dentist you want, but you must first meet a deductible before coverage begins. These plans also include an annual maximum benefit. The differences between the High and Low plans is in the deductibles, annual maximums, out-of-network coverage, and orthodontic lifetime maximums.
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Compare the plans and see your contribution rates for coverage.
Key Features
All the dental plans include:
- Affordable coverage that helps you manage the cost of dental treatment
- Wide network of providers that have agreed to negotiated rates, which helps you save money (reminder: the DMO plan only pays benefits for care received in network)
- Choice of four coverage levels:
- Employee Only
- Employee Only + Spouse/Domestic Partner
- Employee + Children up to age 26
- Employee + Family
Use Your Dental Benefits Wisely
Here’s how to make the most of your dental benefits:
- Choose your provider – Each time you need dental care, you have a choice of providers. Selecting a participating dentist in the Aetna network will ensure you receive the highest benefits from your plan.
- If your service is expected to exceed $300, submit a request for a pretreatment estimate – (such as crowns, inlays, bridges, and periodontics). For more information about pretreatment estimates, call your dental carrier.
- Check your claim status and other information – on Aetna’s website. You can review Explanation of Benefits (EOB) statements, check if claims have been paid, and more.
Find a Network Dentist
You’ll generally pay less when you use a dentist in your carrier’s network.
- To find DMO plan providers, click “DMO®/DNO” within the DMO®/DNO/Managed Dental section.
- To find Low plan or High plan PPO providers, select “Dental PPO/PDN with PPO II” within the Dental PPO/PDN with PPO II network section.
| Plan Details | Aetna DMO Plan | Aetna Low Plan | Aetna High Plan | ||
| In-Network | In-Network | Out-of-Network | In-Network | Out-of-Network | |
| Primary Care Dentist | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Annual Deductible (Individual/Family) |
None | $50/$150 | $75/$225 | $25/$75 | $50/$150 |
| Annual Maximum Benefit | None | $1,500 | $1,000 | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| Diagnostic and Preventive Care Services | Fee schedule | Covered in full | You pay 20%, no deductible | Covered in full | Covered in full |
| Basic Services | Fee schedule | 20% after deductible | 50% after deductible | 20% after deductible | 20% after deductible |
| Major Services | Fee schedule | 50% after deductible | 50% after deductible | 50% after deductible | 50% after deductible |
| Orthodontics (adults and children) | Fee schedule | 40% after deductible | 40% after deductible | 40% after deductible | 40% after deductible |
| Orthodontic Lifetime Benefits (adults and children) | Fee schedule | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |