How much you pay for public dental care depends of your dental problem and your circumstances. You may be able to get treatment for free or there may be a cost involved.
Fees are effective from 1 October 2019. Fees are subject to change.
Emergency Dental Care
Adult
- $29 per visit if you hold a Pensioner Concession Card or Healthcare Card. The most you will need to pay for a complete general course of care is $116.
- Health Care Card Issued by Centrelink or
- Pensioner Concession Card issued by Centrelink or
- Pensioner Concession Card Issued by Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)
- $244 if you do not hold a Concession Card. Payment is required before you begin treatment.
Children age 0-12 years
Free for children aged between 0-12
Young People aged 13-17 years
- Free if you or your parent hold a Pensioner Concession card
- $244 if you or your parent do not hold a Pensioner Concession Card. Payment is required before you begin treatment.
General Dental Care
Adult
$29 per visit if you hold a Pensioner Concession Card. The most you will need to pay for a complete general course of care is $116.
Children aged 0-12 years
- Free if you or your parent hold a Concession card
- Free if you are eligible for Child Dental Benefit Schedule
- $34 per child if you or your parents do not hold a Pensioner Concession card. The most your family will pay is $136 per course of care.
Young People age 13-17 years
- Free if you or your parent hold a Concession card
- Free if you are eligible for Child Dental Benefit Schedule
Dentures
$69.50 per denture. The most you will pay for full dentures is $139.
Specialist Dental Care
The fee is dependent on the treatment provided. The most you will pay is $350 for a course of care.
Dental Teaching Clinic
Adult
Free if you hold a Pensioner Concession card.
Children aged 0-12 years
Free. No Pensioner Concession cards are needed.
Young People aged 13-17 years
Free if you or your parent holds a Pensioner Concession card.
Services for homebound patients (Domiciliary)
Free if you hold one of the following cards:
- Pensioner Concession Card (issued by Centrelink) or
- Pensioner Concession Card Issued by Department of Veterans’ Affairs(DVA) Gold Card or
- Health Care Card Issued by Centrelink
If you are not a Government card holder, fees are payable for this service.
People who do not pay fees for dental treatment
- Refugees
- Asylum Seekers
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples except for Specialist treatment
- Homeless people and people at risk of homelessness
- Children and young people up to 18 years of age, who are in out-of-home care provided by the Children Youth and Families Division of the Department of Human Services
- All youth justice clients up to 18 years of age in custodial care
- Registered clients of mental health and disability services with a letter from their case manager or special developmental schools
- People experiencing financial hardship
- Children and young people aged 0-17 years who are health care or pensioner concession card holders or dependents of concession card holders except for specialist dental services.