2026 benefit guide · confirm your current option with the scheme
Bestmed dental benefits, in plain language
Bestmed’s 2026 schedule includes preventative dentistry on Beat2, Beat3, Beat3 Plus, Beat4 and the Pace options. It allows one full-mouth examination yearly from age 12 and two yearly under 12, with separate limits for cleaning, fluoride and X-rays. These are benefit limits, not a guarantee of a free visit or a recommended clinical schedule.
Beyond prevention, Beat2 and Beat3 mainly use savings for dentistry. Beat4 and Pace1–3 use savings first and then applicable day-to-day limits; Pace4 provides risk-funded day-to-day benefits before available savings. Hospital oral-surgery limits are separate from ordinary treatment in the dental chair.
Beat1 has no ordinary out-of-hospital dental or preventative-dentistry benefit. Rhythm1 and Rhythm2 use the Bestmed Rhythm Dental Network for basic care, with no ordinary specialised-dentistry benefit in the published table.
AIM Dental is at AIM Healthcare Centre in Malanshof, Randburg. Reception can help with a treatment quote; your scheme confirms cover for your option.
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We claim directly from medical aids. Bring your card and option name, ask for a written treatment quote, and confirm current benefits, authorisation requirements and any expected co-payment with your scheme. A benefit check does not guarantee final claim payment; you remain responsible for amounts your scheme does not pay. We quote before we treat. If a network rule applies, ask your scheme to confirm this practice’s eligibility for your option and treatment.
Option by option
Reference first compiled on 2026-07-29 for the 2026 benefit year. Reference reconciled 2026-11-03. Source review: 2026-11-03. Details and available benefits depend on your exact option. Confirm your personal cover before treatment.
Beat1 / Beat1 Network
No routine benefit- Routine check-up
- No out-of-hospital routine benefit
- What that includes
- The 2026 table lists no basic, specialised or preventative dentistry benefit for Beat1.
- Paid from
- Routine out-of-hospital dentistry is not funded.
- 2026 limits
- Dental/oral surgery: PMBs only at DSP day hospitals under the stated hospital benefit.
- Network rule
- Beat1 Network uses network hospitals. The guide lists a maximum R15,025 co-payment for voluntary non-network hospital use.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Routine visits generally require self-payment; assess qualifying PMB care separately.
Beat2 / Beat2 Network
Benefit listed — rules apply- Routine check-up
- Yes — preventative schedule applies
- What that includes
- Full-mouth exam once yearly from age 12, twice yearly under 12; scale/polish and fluoride twice yearly, six months apart. Two intraoral radiographs yearly; full-mouth intraoral radiographs once in 36 months. Sealants through age 21 follow protocol.
- Paid from
- Preventative benefit or savings for basic dentistry; other specialised dentistry from savings.
- 2026 limits
- Non-preventative out-of-hospital care is limited by savings. R6,642 per family for beneficiaries aged seven and younger; older beneficiaries’ dental surgical procedures in rooms use savings. Hospital dental/oral surgery is otherwise PMB-only at DSP day hospitals.
- Network rule
- Provider/DSP and clinical rules apply. A hospital-network option is not proof of dental-network membership; confirm the proposed dentist and procedure.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Tariff and available-benefit limits can leave a shortfall. Planned procedures and orthodontics require the scheme’s applicable authorisation; PMBs follow separate rules.
Beat3 / Beat3 Network / Beat3 Plus
Benefit listed — rules apply- Routine check-up
- Yes — preventative schedule applies
- What that includes
- Full-mouth exam once yearly from age 12, twice yearly under 12; scale/polish and fluoride twice yearly, six months apart. Two intraoral radiographs yearly; full-mouth intraoral radiographs once in 36 months. Sealants through age 21 follow protocol.
- Paid from
- Preventative benefit or savings for basic dentistry; other specialised dentistry from savings.
- 2026 limits
- Non-preventative out-of-hospital care is limited by savings. R10,217 per family per year for dental/oral surgery.
- Network rule
- Provider/DSP and clinical rules apply. A hospital-network option is not proof of dental-network membership; confirm the proposed dentist and procedure.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Tariff and available-benefit limits can leave a shortfall. Planned procedures and orthodontics require the scheme’s applicable authorisation; PMBs follow separate rules.
Beat4
Benefit listed — rules apply- Routine check-up
- Yes — preventative schedule applies
- What that includes
- Full-mouth exam once yearly from age 12, twice yearly under 12; scale/polish and fluoride twice yearly, six months apart. Two intraoral radiographs yearly; full-mouth intraoral radiographs once in 36 months. Sealants through age 21 follow protocol.
- Paid from
- Preventative benefit; other dental treatment uses savings first, then the insured day-to-day dental limit.
- 2026 limits
- Dental limit R7,149 member-only / R14,359 family, within overall day-to-day R16,227 / R32,452. R12,772 per family per year for dental/oral surgery.
- Network rule
- Provider/DSP and clinical rules apply. A hospital-network option is not proof of dental-network membership; confirm the proposed dentist and procedure.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Tariff and available-benefit limits can leave a shortfall. Planned procedures and orthodontics require the scheme’s applicable authorisation; PMBs follow separate rules.
Pace1
Benefit listed — rules apply- Routine check-up
- Yes — preventative schedule applies
- What that includes
- Full-mouth exam once yearly from age 12, twice yearly under 12; scale/polish and fluoride twice yearly, six months apart. Two intraoral radiographs yearly; full-mouth intraoral radiographs once in 36 months. Sealants through age 21 follow protocol.
- Paid from
- Preventative benefit; other dental treatment uses savings first and then the stated day-to-day dental benefit.
- 2026 limits
- Dental R5,228 member-only / R10,609 family, within overall day-to-day R13,794 / R27,586. Dental/oral surgery R10,217 per family yearly.
- Network rule
- Provider/DSP and clinical rules apply. A hospital-network option is not proof of dental-network membership; confirm the proposed dentist and procedure.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Tariff and available-benefit limits can leave a shortfall. Planned procedures and orthodontics require the scheme’s applicable authorisation; PMBs follow separate rules.
Pace2
Benefit listed — rules apply- Routine check-up
- Yes — preventative schedule applies
- What that includes
- Full-mouth exam once yearly from age 12, twice yearly under 12; scale/polish and fluoride twice yearly, six months apart. Two intraoral radiographs yearly; full-mouth intraoral radiographs once in 36 months. Sealants through age 21 follow protocol.
- Paid from
- Preventative benefit; other dental treatment uses savings first and then the stated day-to-day dental benefit.
- 2026 limits
- Dental R8,762 member-only / R17,527 family, within overall day-to-day R17,233 / R34,465. Dental/oral surgery R16,979 per family yearly.
- Network rule
- Provider/DSP and clinical rules apply. A hospital-network option is not proof of dental-network membership; confirm the proposed dentist and procedure.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Tariff and available-benefit limits can leave a shortfall. Planned procedures and orthodontics require the scheme’s applicable authorisation; PMBs follow separate rules.
Pace3
Benefit listed — rules apply- Routine check-up
- Yes — preventative schedule applies
- What that includes
- Full-mouth exam once yearly from age 12, twice yearly under 12; scale/polish and fluoride twice yearly, six months apart. Two intraoral radiographs yearly; full-mouth intraoral radiographs once in 36 months. Sealants through age 21 follow protocol.
- Paid from
- Preventative benefit; other dental treatment uses savings first and then the stated day-to-day dental benefit.
- 2026 limits
- Dental R9,442 member-only / R17,603 family, within overall day-to-day R23,028 / R47,590. Dental/oral surgery R21,335 per family yearly.
- Network rule
- Provider/DSP and clinical rules apply. A hospital-network option is not proof of dental-network membership; confirm the proposed dentist and procedure.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Tariff and available-benefit limits can leave a shortfall. Planned procedures and orthodontics require the scheme’s applicable authorisation; PMBs follow separate rules.
Pace4
Benefit listed — rules apply- Routine check-up
- Yes — preventative schedule applies
- What that includes
- Full-mouth exam once yearly from age 12, twice yearly under 12; scale/polish and fluoride twice yearly, six months apart. Two intraoral radiographs yearly; full-mouth intraoral radiographs once in 36 months. Sealants through age 21 follow protocol.
- Paid from
- Preventative and day-to-day benefits from scheme risk; further claims may use available savings after risk benefits are depleted.
- 2026 limits
- Dental R15,759 member-only / R26,598 family, within overall day-to-day R45,375 / R73,172. Dental/oral surgery R25,542 per family yearly.
- Network rule
- Provider/DSP and clinical rules apply. A hospital-network option is not proof of dental-network membership; confirm the proposed dentist and procedure.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Tariff and available-benefit limits can leave a shortfall. Planned procedures and orthodontics require the scheme’s applicable authorisation; PMBs follow separate rules.
Rhythm1
Limited / conditional- Routine check-up
- Basic dentistry through the Rhythm Dental Network
- What that includes
- The guide provides basic dentistry under the Rhythm Dental Network’s procedure-code and clinical rules; it does not establish an unrestricted visit allowance.
- Paid from
- Network primary-care dental benefit.
- 2026 limits
- Network procedure codes and protocols determine ordinary cover; no scheme-paid (tariff and option rules apply) or unlimited dental promise is made.
- Network rule
- Bestmed Rhythm Dental Network providers.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Confirm network participation and the proposed procedure before the visit. Qualifying PMB care follows separate rules.
Rhythm2
Limited / conditional- Routine check-up
- Basic dentistry through the Rhythm Dental Network
- What that includes
- The guide provides basic dentistry under the Rhythm Dental Network’s procedure-code and clinical rules; it does not establish an unrestricted visit allowance.
- Paid from
- Network primary-care dental benefit.
- 2026 limits
- Network procedure codes and protocols determine ordinary cover; no scheme-paid (tariff and option rules apply) or unlimited dental promise is made.
- Network rule
- Bestmed Rhythm Dental Network providers.
- Co-payments & gaps
- Confirm network participation and the proposed procedure before the visit. Qualifying PMB care follows separate rules.
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Worth knowing before you book
- Check the exact option, available savings and shared day-to-day limits before larger treatment.
- Rhythm basic dentistry requires the specified dental network; a hospital network and a dental network are different requirements.
- Orthodontics requires authorisation and its age/limit rules differ by Pace option.
- Scheme tariffs and benefit limits may leave a shortfall; qualifying PMBs require their own assessment.
Have your scheme and option name ready when you contact reception.
This guide helps you discuss dental cover; it isn’t financial advice or confirmation of personal cover. Confirm current benefits with your scheme and get a written treatment quote. Final payment depends on the claim assessment.