Bupa UK reforms group protection dental insurance

Effective 1 September

Hemma Visavadia
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Bupa UK has reformed its dental insurance product offerings for businesses with group protection policies.

From 1 September this year, new and existing customers will be able to access oral cancer care from the start of the policy, be covered for hospital dental treatment and receive unlimited oral cancer treatment when using a fee-assured consultant in a partnership facility. The changes made by Bupa UK are in response to recent feedback in the Bupa Wellbeing Index, which found that one in four (25%) adults thought their dental health declined during the pandemic due to missed appointments and backlog delays. Richard Norris, director of specialist products at Bupa UK, commented: "The enha...

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