alkristensen

just looking thru searches, cant find the answers, and amnm wondering, from peoples experiences, who are only on medicare and no private health ins what is covered.

are check ups

are fillings

are removal of teeth

dont care about anything else as thats all id have done in the future anyway.

if not how much for the above.... on average please.

and is this how it all works, same as uk,

are there nhs style dentists as well as private#

any figures for above treatments great, no matter where you live in oz, thanks

al

woogle

All I know is, hubby went last week, 1 temp filling,1 x-ray & check up was about $180. He will need to go back in about 6 months for a route canal & that will be about $900 :scared:
I went yesterday, had check-up, polish & 2 x-rays, mine was $185. I need to go back for 2 fillings, which will be approx $120 each
We don't have private health cover & as far as I know, we can't claim any of this back from Medicare.
Don't know much else on the subject, but personally I think it's not that much more than it would have been in UK, only bad thing is when we take the kids, we will pay for them, whereas in UK think it's still free til you're 16.
But hey, would rather live here any day

ianandhelena

see here

alkristensen

some surgical procedures performed by approved dentists

that s all it says, i read that earlier, but its non specific

thanks

al

alkristensen

yes i see they are the same-ish as uk

thankyou.

alkristensen

and we dont have kids yet.:scared:

Ozzidoc

For MOST people, medicare does not cover ANY dental treatment. ie You pay in full as you go, or get private dental cover which covers some but not all of the cost.

68MEVY

Hi, I had one wisdom tooth pulled out in the dentists and it cost $130, a check up was $40, a pain relief impant was $50 then a further 2 wisdom teeth out in hospital was a whopping $1800 of which I could claim $125 back through medicare.