December 2, 1999 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Dental care benefits in medium and large private establishments
In 1997, about 59
percent of all full-time employees in medium and large private
establishments were offered some type of dental care benefit from their
employers.
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The percentage of full-time employees offered dental care benefits was
higher for professional, technical, and related employees (64 percent)
than it was for either clerical and sales employees (59 percent) or
blue-collar and service employees (56 percent).
Among those with dental care benefits, 81 percent received care from
traditional fee for service plans, 11 percent from preferred provider
organizations, and 8 percent from health maintenance organizations.
Irrespective of the type of plan under which employees receive dental
care, the following procedures are covered in 98 percent or more of plans:
exams, x-rays, surgery, fillings, periodontal care, endodontics, crowns,
and prosthetics. For each of those procedures, more than three-quarters of
those covered received a percentage of the usual,
customary and reasonable charge for the procedure as the benefit.
These data are a product of the BLS Employee
Benefits Survey program. Find out
more in "Employee Benefits in Medium and Large Private
Establishments, 1997," Bulletin 2517 (PDF
804 K).
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