BULK BILLING BENEFIT FOR KIDS

As of the 1stof January 2014, Victorians can access dental services through the Australian Governments Child Dental Benefit Schedule. The schedule provides up to $1,000 in dental benefits over two years for children aged between 2 and 17 years in families that are eligible for Family Tax Benefit A.

If you are unsure whether your child is eligible for this dental scheme, please call Medicare and they will be able to inform you whether or not your child may be eligible.

BULK BILLING FOR ADULTS (PENSIONERS USUALLY)

We also accept Victorian Dental voucher Schemes:

Private dental clinicians provide care through three schemes

The Victorian Emergency Dental Scheme (VEDS)
The Victorian General Dental Scheme (VGDS)
The Victorian Denture Scheme (VDS)

In addition to dental services provided in local district clinics, public oral health services may also offer dental care to eligible patients through a voucher scheme called VGDS, VDS, VEDS.
Under this scheme patients can be issued with a voucher by the public oral health service to receive care from a registered private dental provider. This helps public oral health services to improve access to dental care and manage dental waiting lists.nThe vouchers that can be issued under the scheme cover emergency care, general dental care and dentures. The type of voucher issued is dependent on the dental needs of the patient as assessed by a public dental clinician. Eligible patients who receive a voucher will receive the same range of treatment services that are provided in a public oral health clinic.

Vouchers are not issued on the request of a patient. It is the responsibility of the public dental clinician who is providing the initial assessment to determine who will be issued with a voucher as well as the type of voucher.

The issuing of vouchers is also dependent on. The resources available to the local health district public oral health service, and this may vary over time.

IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A VOUCHER

If you have received a voucher from a public oral health clinic, a patient should do the following:

Contact the participating private dentist of your choice to arrange an appointment as soon as possible or within 10 days of the date on the Oral Health Treatment Voucher.
Inform the private dentist that you have been referred from a public dental clinic and require treatment under the Victorian Dental Scheme.
When attending appointment at the private dentist, the patient will need to
Provide proof of identity and eligibility
Give the practitioner the Oral Health treatment authority voucher
Certify that the required dental treatment has been satisfactorily completed by signing the oral health treatment voucher.
Pay the minimal fee depending on treatment. This is usually $28 and will only differ if voucher is for treatment of a denture.

Please Note: At St Mark Dental Clinic, if any additional treatment is needed outside what has been authorised on the voucher, given by the public dental clinic our private dentist will discuss thoroughly and clearly before any more treatment is completed so that the patient will not incur any additional fees unless further treatment is accepted by patient.