Anyone else get EXCITED about new gadgets (such as our Dental X-ray Machine)?! ‘Cos we certainly do 🙋🏻♂️
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Meet our brand new Dental X-ray Machine – the Vistascan Ultra by Duerr Dental — a big THANK YOU to Henry Schein Halas for supplying us with our X-ray scanner & updating our software to the latest version!
Always ensuring that our patients are always seen with the best equipment 🤩🙌🏽
Dental X-rays can help your dentist detect oral health issues, like cavities and gum disease, before they worsen. There are many different types of dental X-rays, including intraoral (taken inside your mouth) and extraoral (taken outside your mouth). Dental X-rays are essential to proper oral health and maintenance.
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Hello to our beloved community,
We have taken the difficult but necessary step to move to Level 3 Dental restrictions which means we are restricted to emergency/essential treatment only. This is mandated by the State Government under the current Level 4 Business Restrictions and is done in the best interest of our team and patients’ health and safety.
If you do have a dental emergency, please call or email our team and they can assist you accordingly. We will be here for you when this all settles to provide you with exceptional dental care and to nag you about flossing and brushing your teeth!
Thank you for your support and understanding as we navigate these tough times and hope we can count on your support when we return. Until then, stay safe and do your bit to flatten the curve!
– The team at Dental at Keys
T: 03 8899 6331
E: info@dentalatkeys.com.au
Hello to our beloved community,
We have taken the difficult but necessary decision to move to emergency/essential treatment only. We hope you understand that this is not a decision we have taken lightly and is done in the best interest of our team and patients’ health and safety.
If you do have a dental emergency, please call or email our team and they can assist you accordingly. We will be here for you when this all settles to provide you with exceptional dental care and to nag you about flossing and brushing your teeth!
Thank you for your support and understanding as we navigate these tough times and hope we can count on your support when we return. Until then, stay safe and do your bit to flatten the curve!
– The team at Dental at Keys
T: 03 8899 6331
E: info@dentalatkeys.com.au
We often get asked – ‘What health funds should I choose?’. Unfortunately there is no simple answer to this but hopefully the information below will help!
There are a plethora of things to consider, but we suggest doing your own research as everyone’s position is different.
First, check your tax implications. You might find that if you are earning above a certain wage – a Medicare levy will apply unless you get private health insurance. Please check with your accountant/ATO about this for more information.
Firstly, there are two kinds of private health cover – Hospital cover and Extras. Dental cover falls under Extras. Now you need to decide if it is worth for you to get extras with your private hospital cover (if you are getting it). Many patients will spend $500+ a year on extras alone. So if you are not claiming that amount back from the health insurance – it may be best to consider doing without extras and paying for your treatment.
There are numerous health funds available now compared to before. It really pays to do your research and check some of the smaller, not-for-profit (run to benefit members) type funds. These generally tend to pay back more to you as opposed to a for-profit health fund. There are also some restricted health funds e.g. Defense Health, Teachers Health, Doctor’s Health Fund that are only for those in that profession and family members.
Health funds have an annual limit on most items. Dental items fall into Minor and Major Dental. Minor dental may include items such as general cleaning whereas major dental includes crowns and any complex treatment. For example, if you have an annual limit of $500 on Minor Dental, it doesn’t necessary mean that you will get $500 for $500 worth of treatment. This is a common misconception. You will receive a portion of the amount back from private health and your annual limit on money received will be a total of $500.
You would have heard the term ‘Preferred Providers’ by now. These practitioners aren’t chosen by any particular system. The health fund will approve some practices and not others, mainly depending on location and if the health funds itself owns a clinic nearby! It has nothing to do with any actual treatment information or skills or facilities of the practice. So it is a very complicated practice and not always best for the patient.
Lastly, beware of waiting periods and also restrictions on some “pre-existing conditions”! Always best to check these things with the health fund before switching/signing up.
There are comparison websites (google search) to help you with your search, but again, be careful as these websites never display the full range of health funds or products that are on offer!
Most funds increase prices on April 1st every year. If you can manage to pay for the entire upcoming year in advance, you can pay at the old price! If you ever switch/cancel later, they will refund the money to you (again best to double check this!)
Happy Searching!
PS. Even if you are looking at a Health Fund to help with payments for your dental work – it may be worthwhile to consider our payment plans which may be of greater benefit (zero deposit and zero interest).
