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Applicant a~rees to bear the expenses of such payments without withholding or otherwise charging the EliElbie Employees for coverage of themselves or their dependents, Paragraph q.03 is amended to readt LIMITATIONS ON DIAGNOSTIC AND PREVENTIVE BENEFITS-' The following limitations apply to Diagnostic and Preventive Benefltst a) Routine oral examinations and prophylaxis treatment shall not be provided more than twice each in any twelve mo~th period while the patient ts an Eligible Person under any CPS program. b) Unless special need is shown, full mouth x-rays are provided only alter three years have elapsed following any prior provision of full mouth x-rays under any CPS proiram. Supplementary bite-wing (individual) x-rays are provided on request by the Dentist~ but not more than once every six montfls while the patient is an Eligible Person under any CPS pro,ram. Paragraph ~.0§ Is amended to readi CDS shall pay or otherwise discharge 80% of the Dentists~ Usual~ Customary and Reasonable fees or the fees actually charged~ whichever is less, for the following Crowns~ 3ackets and Gold or Cast tlestorations Benefits-. Crowns~ 3ackets and Gold or Cast Restorations for treatment of carious lesions ivislble destruction of hard tooth structure resulting from the process o! dental decay) which cannot be restored with amalgam~ synthetic porcelain or plastic restorations. Paragraph ¢,08 id) is amended to reads id) CPS will Pay the applicable percentage of the Dentist's fee for a standard cast chrome or acrylic partial denture or a standard complete denture~ up to a maximum fee allowance which is at least the Prevailing Fee for a standard denture, iA "standard" complete or partial denture is defined as removable prosthetic appliance provided to replace missing natural~ permanent teeth and which is constructed usln~ accepted and conventional procedures and materials.) The maximum allowance is revised periodically as dental fees change. Any denture and/or related service for which a charge is made which exceeds this allowance is considered an optional servlce~ and the Patient is responsible for the portion of the Dentist~ fee in eXcess of the CIDS allowance.