Save Money on Your Child's Dental Care with the Child Dental Benefits Schedule in Karrinyup

The dental benefits for children in Karrinyup cover basic dental services, including any of the following:

• Dental checkups
• Dental X-rays
• Teeth cleaning
• Fissure sealing
• Tooth fillings
• Root canal therapy
• Tooth extractions

It is important to keep in mind that there may be restrictions on some basic dental services, so before starting any of these dental treatments, we recommend consulting with your dentist.

Under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, the cap amount for dental services is subsidised and set at $1,052 as of 1 January 2023. This upper limit amount is indexed annually and restarts every time a child or adolescent gets an eligible dental service.

Therefore, keeping track of each dental service is important, as it contributes to the cap covered by the benefits schedule plan.

Each child qualified in the Child Dental Benefits Schedule can receive the benefits over two consecutive years. This period begins at the start of the calendar year in which your child becomes eligible and gets their initial dental service.

During this period, you can use up the full amount of $1,052 in the first calendar year. However, this means no funds will be left for the second year.

The processing time for a claim under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) can vary depending on various factors, such as the completeness of the application, the accuracy of the information provided, and how you submitted the claim. However, most claims are processed within a few weeks, and your reimbursement will be transferred to your bank account.

At Karrinyup Dental Centre, you can simply bring your Medicare Card and sign a consent form agreeing to the services and costs. If your child is eligible for cover under the CDBS, we will handle the claim process, and there will be no upfront fee for covered services. However, it is important to note that there may be an out-of-pocket cost or gap fee for certain services not covered by the CDBS.