Medicare Child Dental Benefits Scheme

What is the Medicare Child Dental Benefits Scheme?

The Child Dental Benefits Scheme covers part or the full cost of some basic dental services for children if you get certain payments from Medicare.

This scheme is bulk-billed at our practice (provided you are eligible) and is processed via our Hicaps terminals.

Please note, if you have gone over your limit, you may be required to pay a gap payment to the clinic.

 

 

How to check eligibility for Child Dental Benefits

Just a gentle reminder to all our patients to check with us whether your kids are eligible for the Medicare Scheme.

 

To get this your child must be all of the following:

  • 0 to 17 years old for at least one day that calendar year
  • Eligible for Medicare
  • Getting a payment from Medicare at least once a year, or have a parent, carer or guardian getting a payment from Medicare at least once a year.

 

All we need is their Medicare Card number, Reference and Name and we can check this online for you!

medicarecard-reference

 

If they are eligible, they will have up to $1,132 of FREE DENTAL (2025) to use over a 2 year period. Do not miss this chance to use it these holidays!

 

Give us a CALL or EMAIL us to find out more. You can also contact us here.

Dental at Keys

We are a modern dental practice that wants to change the way you think about your teeth. We offer general dental, cosmetic dental, implants and orthodontics. We want to provide the best dental care for our community by not rushing you in and out but instead, making sure you’re in control every step of the way, doing quality work and upholding the best infection control. We do this by having a great team of highly trained and empathetic staff and clinicians to support you in your dental health. We have a keen focus on treating your oral health as a whole, not just focusing on your teeth. This includes assessing everything that can affect your oral health- your breathing (airway), your dental history, your habits, your smile, your goals to name a few. That’s our comprehensive care promise to you.

We also pride ourselves on keeping up to date with latest technology in dental, including an intra-oral mouth scanner. We even have TVs on the ceiling to try to keep you entertained during those long (and fun?) dental appointments!

We would love to meet you and find out more about you. We understand that your mouth is a very important and a very personal space and we thank you for trusting us with your care.

Dental at Keys is located on the first floor in the Medical Centre at the Woolworths Keysborough South Shopping Centre which is conveniently located at the corner of Chapel Road and Hutton/Greens Road. We service nearby surrounding suburbs such as Waterways, Dingley Village, Aspendale, Aspendale Gardens, Braeside, Chelsea, Springvale, Springvale South, Noble Park and Dandenong.

All major health funds are accepted with on-the-spot claiming through HICAPS. Eligible children are bulk-billed under the Medicare Child Benefits Schedule (up to $1132) and all Veterans Affair’s patients.

Dental at Keys is a proud member of the HCF Teeth for Life program, CBHS Choice Network and the Westfund Choice Network.

We are a certified Invisalign™ provider and have digital 3D scanning available in-house.

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