Children’s Dentistry

At Dental Excellence, we believe that good oral hygiene is vital when starting your family on the path to a healthy mouth for life. That’s why our dental professionals are particularly interested in children’s oral health.

Regular check-ups at Dental Excellence are a fun and exciting visit for children. We work together with the help of your child, parents/guardians to ensure we develop and establish a good preventive program that includes correct brushing, flossing and a balanced diet as some of the most important things to build good oral health habits and healthy teeth and gums for life.

Child watching a video during dental treatment with a dentist

At Dental Excellence we offer state of the art in chair entertainment to help your child/ren be distracted whilst our team check their teeth, gums and have treatment if necessary after consent from the parent/guardian.

 

Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS)

What is CDBS?

Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) is a service that provides basic dental treatment to children aged between 2 and 17 years old. This means that no-out-of-pocket costs are required.

This Medicare Benefit covers up to $1,000 worth of dental treatment over 2 consecutive calendar years. The cover period starts when a child or teenager receives their first eligible dental treatment.

Which treatments does CDBS cover?

The CDBS covers the following dental services:

  • Examinations and X-rays
  • Cleaning and Fissure Sealing
  • Fillings
  • Root Canal Treatment
  • Extractions and Partial Dentures

The CDBS doesn’t cover orthodontic, cosmetic dental work, or dental services provided in hospital.

Patient Eligibility

In order to be eligible for CDBS, out patients must:

  • be aged between 2 to 17 years for at least 1 day of the calendar year
  • be eligible for Medicare on the day of service
  • get, or be part of a family getting, certain Australian Government payments

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