{"id":1791,"date":"2023-02-23T11:28:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareireland.ie\/nidm\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:46:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:46:26","slug":"prsi-dental-entitlements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareireland.ie\/nidm\/blog\/prsi-dental-entitlements\/","title":{"rendered":"PRSI Dental Entitlements: All You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northumberland Dental Care is pleased to offer a dental examination, scale and polish for only \u20ac15 to all those who qualify for PRSI dental entitlements, including self-employed individuals. This includes small business owners, farmers, tradespeople, freelancers, contractors, and professionals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unsure how to claim your PRSI dental entitlements? No problem, we have answered your more frequently asked questions below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Who can claim PRSI dental entitlements?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Treatment Benefit Scheme is available to insured workers, the self-employed and retired people who have the required number of social insurance (PRSI) contributions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To qualify, you must have paid class A, E, P, H or S social insurance (PRSI) contributions. The amount of social insurance you need depends on your age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant does not have enough social insurance contributions, he\/she may still qualify for Treatment Benefit on your social insurance record. To do this, you must qualify for Treatment Benefit and your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant must be dependent on you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more detailed information, contact the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on 074 91 64480, or visit www.welfare.ie<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>How do I check if I am eligible?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Call or email our reception team who will check your eligibility on your behalf. We will require your consent to do so, your PPSN and date of birth.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your claim is \u201capproved \u201c, you will be eligible for an Exam, Scale &amp; Polish within the calendar year for only \u20ac15.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your claim is \u201cpending \u201c, it may mean that a large volume of checks are being processed by the site at the time, or that your eligibility requires further checks by a welfare administrator. In this case, we will be obliged to charge full private fees on the day of your appointment. If\/when we receive confirmation of your eligibility, we will reimburse the excess, so that you can still avail of an Exam, Scale &amp; Polish for \u20ac15.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your claim is \u201cnot approved \u201c, you can still choose to make an appointment privately.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>I didn\u2019t claim my entitlements last year, can I claim twice this year?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, it is not possible to claim twice in one year. These benefits are only available once per calendar year, from January to December.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>I\u2019m eligible for PRSI dental entitlements, what do I receive?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following dental benefits are available to insured workers, the self-employed and retired people who have the required number of social insurance (PRSI) contributions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A full oral examination once a calendar year<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A subsidised scale &amp; polish (capped cost of \u20ac15)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OR alternatively, a part-subsidised \u201cProtracted Periodontal Treatment\u201d. This is a deep cleaning, often carried out under local anaesthetic, where a regular scale &amp; polish would not be sufficient to restore optimum gum health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These entitlements are available to those eligible once per calendar year. This means that you may claim once between 1st January and 31st December each year, not once every twelve months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you would like to book an appointment to avail of your 2023 PRSI dental entitlements, you can book online <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/NDC_Appointment\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northumberland Dental Care is pleased to offer a dental examination, scale and polish for only \u20ac15 to all those who qualify for PRSI dental entitlements, including self-employed individuals. 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