Prior approval timescales
Published on 29 October 2024
Within our Prior Approval team, the turnaround period for Approval requests are 2 months for General Dentistry and 3 months for Orthodontics.
Valid payment claims are processed in the first available schedule. Rejections within MIDAS are dealt within 20 working days, however they normally clear at the end of each schedule.
The information below details the submission dates we are currently reviewing for prior approvals.
General prior approval
- Awaiting Dental Adviser review: 19 September 2024
- Awaiting Prior Approval Officer review: 25 October 2024
Orthodontic prior approval cases
- Awaiting Dental Adviser review: 06 September 2024
- Awaiting Prior Approval Officer (PAO) review: 07 October 2024
- Awaiting Physical evidence: 09 September 2024