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Dentist means: • a person licensed to practice dentistry in the Jurisdiction where such services are performed; or • any other person whose services, according to applicable law, must be treated as Dentist's services for purposes of the group contract. Each such person must be licensed In the Jurisdiction where the services are performed and must act within the scope of that license. The person must also be certified and/or registered if required by such Jurisdiction. • For purposes of dental benefits, the term will include a physician who performs a Covered Service, The term does not include; • You; • Your spouse; or • any member of Your immediate famlly including Your and/or Your spouse's parents; children (natural, step or adopted); siblings; grandparents; or grandchildren. Dentures means fixed partial dentures (bridgework), removable partial dentures and removable full dentures. Directory of Participating Providers means the list of Selected General Dentists from whom You must select to receive Covered Services. Domestic Partner means each of two people, of the same or opposite sex, one of whom is an employee of Your Organization, who represent themselves publicly as each other's domestic partner and have: • registered as domestic partners with a government agency or office where such registration is available; or • submitted a domestic partner declaration to Your Organization. The domestic partner declaration must establish that: • each person Is 18 years of age or older; • neither person is married; • neither person hes had another domestic partner within 6 months prior to the date they enrolled for insurance for the Domestic Partner under the Group Policy; • they have shared the same residence for at least 6 months prior to the date they enrolled for insurance for the Domestic Partner under the Group Policy; • they are not related by blood in a manner that would bar their marriage in the jurisdiction in which they reside; • they have an exclusive mutual commitment to share the responsibility for each other's welfare and financial obligations which commitment existed for at least 6 months prior to the date they enrolled for insurance for the Domestic Partner under the Group Policy, and such commitment is expected to last indefinitely; and • 2 or more of the following exist as evidence of joint responsibility for basic financial obligations: • a joint mortgage or lease; • designation of the Domestic Partner as beneficiary for life insurance or retirement benefits; • joint wills or designation of the Domestic Partner as executor and/or primary beneficiary; • designation of the Domestic Partner as durable power of attorney or health care proxy; • ownership of a joint bank account, joint credit cards or other evidence of joint financial responsibility; or • other evidence of economic interdependence. Your Organization will review the declaration and determine whether to accept the request to insure the Domestic Partner, Your Organization will inform the employee of its decision. GCERT2011-DHMO-EOC 25C_34 20