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Claiming for wisdom tooth "surgical extraction"

  • 14-06-2010 3:29pm
    #1
    SueWho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭


    Can anyone help me out?

    I got a wisdom tooth pulled a while ago- just pulled by a dentist and I didn't have to be knocked out for it. VHI wouldn't cover it cos my dentist isn't on some list of VHI specially super duper approved dentists. Now I can't figure out if I can claim for it through PRSI.

    On the form Med2 it says

    "Surgical Extraction of Impacted Wisdom Teeth:

    Relief is allowable when undertaken in a hospital or by a dentist in a dental surgery"

    So I wonder does that cover me or does "surgical" refer to being knocked out?


Comments

  • #2
    davo10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭davo10


    Sue you are mixing up PRSI benefit and tax relief. You cannot claim anything on the PRSI, this scheme pays the dentist for work done under the scheme and it was scrapped at end of last year, the patient does not claim back anything from dept of social welfare. On the other hand the Med2 form is a way of claiming tax relief for certain dental expenses. "Surgical" refers to the procedure of cutting the gum, removing surrounding bone and lifting the tooth as opposed to a forceps extraction which is where the tooth is lifted out of the socket without any cutting.
    You fill out a Med1 form which can be gotten from local revenue office and submit the recipts for treatment, revenue then refund you 20% less an excess of €127.00.


  • #3
    SueWho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭SueWho


    Thanks for the response! Well mine was just yanked out like a normal tooth would be pulled so I suppose that doesn't count for the tax relief.


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