clanwylie

Do you have to pay for your childs dental care?

Welshie

Yep but you can claim a percentage back via medicare

jad n rich

Yes you pay for childrens dental care, medicare does NOT cover dentists bills. You also pay for prescriptions again medicare does NOT cover that either.

Dental care in australia is staggeringly expensive however some states qld wa and vic anyway have basic filling and extraction service at some state primary schools, eg in qld its a caravan that comes round once a year.

You also pay for your kids to see a doctor unless you can find one who bulk bills, if not say you pay $50 you take the bill to medicare and they give you $28. Medicare only pay a portion of things eg a specialitst might charge $300 but you get back $68.

Welshie

[QUOTE=jad n rich]Yes you pay for childrens dental care, medicare does NOT cover dentists bills. You also pay for prescriptions again medicare does NOT cover that either.

Oh shit...it does NOT cover dentists?????

There is a thread on this somewhere that says its covered....Mmmmm darn!!

jad n rich

[QUOTE=Welshie] Yes I know I saw that thats why I answered, unfortunately medicare does not cover dentists not even for kids.

Siren & Brian

So dont let your kids eat to much sugar products etc.

jad n rich

Good point and check out if the water where your moving to has flouride in it, ours doesnt and its not uncommon to see kids at the dental van needing 6/8/13 :scared: fillings.

I dont even want to begin a flouride debate, its a personal choice and if you want it you can buy drops from your dentist.

janeyray

[QUOTE=jad n rich]

Dental care in australia is staggeringly expensive however some states qld wa and vic anyway have basic filling and extraction service at some state primary schools, eg in qld its a caravan that comes round once a year.

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I know that the cost of a child to have braces can be horrific, I think taking out insurance would be the best hing.

My daughter use to visit the school caravan..dentist!!! He looked at her teeth for the first time and said..'Oh yes, she'll need a brace in a few years time' MMmm $ signs.

woodyinoz

There is a school dental service.

They treat kids of school age for $20 regardless of the work. You do have to show your Medicare card! This in our suburb is carried out at a proper dentist surgery. All my kids have used this service with complete success. My youngest had a tooth rebuilt due to smashing it in a playground and the eldest had a paste put over her back teeth to protect them.

I understand that you do have to pay for braces as these are classed as cosmetic

Does anybody know where I can purchase fluoride for our water tank??

cranni

It must depend on which state you live in. Here in WA we have a Dentist at the school she is brill, did my kids fillings, they did not even feel the needle, and she fixed my sons tooth which he had chipped. all within the first few months we where here, FREE.
My kids love going to the dentist now, and theyhated it in the UK . Denise