Effective October 31, 2025, ForwardHealth will primarily use orthodontic automatic qualifiers (AQs) to identify medically necessary orthodontic care. These qualifiers replace the existing Salzmann scoring system as the primary way to identify severe handicapping malocclusion that requires medical or dental intervention.
Refer to ForwardHealth Update 2025-29, “Severe Malocclusion Policy Clarification,” for more details on the new AQs and the ForwardHealth Online Handbook Severe Malocclusion topics #2909 and #23883.
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