Hickman v. IASD Health Services Corp.

STREIT, Judge.

A parent appeals the denial of insurance coverage for dental treatment rendered more than seventy-two hours after his son’s mouth was struck by a baseball. Plaintiff Kenneth Hickman’s son, Kent, had several teeth displaced, lost, and fractured in a sporting accident on May 26, 199B. Within seventy-two hours of the accident, Kent was treated for soft tissue lacerations. Misalignment of his teeth prevented immediate dental treatment. Treatment to Kent’s mouth, jaw, and teeth began on June 9, 1993, after the pain and inflammation had subsided.

Hickman appeals the trial court’s grant…