Overview
Service Description
Our dental service is staffed by a team of dedicated dentists, dental nurses and reception staff. We can provide you with a range of dental services according to your individual needs,including:
- Emergency dental care (relief of pain)
- Check ups
- Preventative advice and treatments
- Cleaning
- Gum treatment
- Fillings
- Root canal treatments
- Extractions
- Full and partial dentures
Referrals to dental specialists can also be arranged if required. Waiting lists apply for general dental care and dentures.
Eligibility
To be eligible for our Community Dental Program you must be a resident of Victoria and possess a current Pensioner Concession Card or Health Care Card. Dependants of card holders are also eligible. School children in years 9-12
Why do we charge a fee?
The funding given to us to provide a service assumes that there will be payments made by you, the patient. This allows for more people to be treated across Victoria.
Despite this the cost to you is a fraction of the cost to attend a private dentist.
What is the fee?
Fees depend on the amount of work you have done on your teeth not the number of visits. At the end of this course of treatment your account will be finalised. In some cases this will mean a refund to you in other cases it will mean a final payment is still owed.
Dentures and other specialist appointments will cost more. For further information on fees please refer to our Dental Service brochure as listed below.
Duty of care
We have a duty of care to treat you in a proper manner and we apply the same high standards as private dentists.
Late for your appointment?
As you know it is difficult to get an appointment and the service is very busy. We cannot treat anyone who is more than 10 minutes late. Why?
A dentist has a duty of care to provide treatment to you and others in a manner that has your safety as its main aim. If you are late this compromises the ability to provide you with a safe treatment.
While we can empathize with why you are late we regret we cannot treat you. In these situations you will be asked to reschedule.
What to do if running late?
Ring the service 8587 0350 as soon as possible for advice.
Publications for Dental Service
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Dental Oral Surgery | 98 KB | English | 15/04/2008 |
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Dental Services | 75 KB | English | 02/09/2008 |
