Fees
How much you pay for public dental care depends of your dental problem and your circumstances. You may be able to get treatment for free or there may be a cost involved.
Fees are effective from October 2024. Fees are subject to change.
Emergency Dental Care
Adult
- $31.50 flat fee for an emergency course of care
- Health Care Card Issued by Centrelink or
- Pensioner Concession Card issued by Centrelink or
- Pensioner Concession Card Issued by Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)
- $266 if you do not hold a Concession Card. Payment is required before you begin treatment.
Children age 0-12 years
Free for children aged between 0-12 if they hold a Medicare card.
Young People aged 13-17 years
- Free if you or your parent hold a Concession Card
- $266 if you or your parent do not hold a Concession Card. Payment is required before you begin treatment.
General Dental Care
Adult
$31.50 per visit if you hold a Concession Card. The most you will need to pay for a complete general course of care is $126.
Children aged 0-12 years
- Free if you or your parent hold a Concession card
- Free if you are eligible for Child Dental Benefit Schedule
- $38 per child if you or your parents do not hold a Concession card. The most your family will pay is $152.
Young People age 13-17 years
- Free if you or your parent hold a Concession card
- Free if you are eligible for Child Dental Benefit Schedule
Dentures
The cost of dentures depends on the type of denture you need.
$76 per denture. The most you will pay for full dentures is $152.
Specialist Dental Care
If you hold a Pensioner Concession Card or Healthcare Card the fee is dependent on the treatment provided but the most you will pay is $386 for a course of care.
Dental Teaching Clinic
Adult
Free if you hold a Concession Card.
Children aged 0-12 years
Free for children aged between 0-12 if they hold a Medicare card.
Young People aged 13-17 years
Free if you or your parent holds a Concession Card.
People who do not pay fees for dental treatment
- Refugees
- Asylum Seekers
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples except for Specialist treatment
- Homeless people and people at risk of homelessness
- Children and young people up to 18 years of age, who are in out-of-home care provided by the Children Youth and Families Division of the Department of Human Services
- All youth justice clients (regardless of age)
- Eligible people registered with mental health or disability services, who have a letter of recommendation from their case manager or a special developmental school
- Eligible people experiencing financial hardship (as assessed by a qualified staff member)
- Children and young people aged 0-17 years who are health care or pensioner concession card holders or dependents of concession card holders except for specialist dental services.
Financial hardship
The Royal Dental Hospital will support access to dental treatment with payment plans for patients experiencing financial hardship. Patients may apply for a payment plan and at times a payment exemption following a written application, supporting documentation and assessment by a qualified staff member.
The assessment of payment ability will consider the person’s overall capacity to pay, other health service costs the person may have, and whether the person receives all available financial assistance (for example, Centrelink statements, rent assistance, carer’s allowance).
