Cardinia Dental Surgery

 

Cardinia Dental accepts

Medicare Teen Dental Plan vouchers


These forms cover one annual preventative dental check consisting of an oral examination and, if required- x-rays, a scale and clean, fluoride treatment, oral hygiene instruction, dietary advice and/or fissure sealing.
Please note: Vouchers must be presented at the time of the appointment along with your Medicare card. An adult must also accompany the teenager.

 

What is the Medicare Teen Dental Plan?

    On 1 July 2008, the Australian Government introduced the Medicare Teen Dental Plan to help with the cost of an annual preventative dental check. The program aims to make it more affordable for eligible families to keep their teenagers’ teeth in good health.

Who is eligible under the Medicare Teen Dental Plan?
To be eligible under the Medicare Teen Dental Plan a teenager must be:

  • aged 12-17 years, and
  • eligible for Medicare, and
  • in a family receiving Family Tax Benefit Part A—this also includes payments received as a lump sum following a tax assessment for the previous financial year, or
  • in a family receiving at least one of the following government payments:
    ABSTUDY, Carer Payment, Disability Support Pension, Parenting Payment, Special Benefit, Youth Allowance, Double Orphan Pension, or
  • 16 years of age or older and receiving financial assistance under the Veterans’ Children Education Scheme or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Important: a teenager may still be eligible if the above conditions are met for a minimum of one day in the calendar year.

How will a teenager be advised of eligibility?

  • A letter and voucher advising of a teenager’s eligibility for a preventative dental check will be sent to the teenager, family or carer/guardian receiving the government payment. If the teenager is in equal shared care arrangements, a letter and voucher will be sent to each parent or carer/guardian. The first family to claim the service with Medicare Australia will be entitled to the full benefit payable.
    Note: if a teenager becomes eligible in November or December and has not received a voucher, call 132 011 or visit your local Medicare office to confirm whether there is an entitlement in that calendar year.

What is the voucher for?
A preventative dental check consists of an oral examination and if necessary, the dentist may:

  • take x-rays
  • provide a scale and clean
  • provide a fluoride treatment
  • give you oral hygiene instructions
  • provide dietary advice
  • seal pits or cracks in a tooth (fissure sealing).

How does an eligible teenager go about having a preventative dental check?
Once the eligible teenager has received their voucher:


Step 1—make an appointment with Cardinia Dental

  • When making an appointment with Cardinia Dental, please inform the receptionist that you have a Teen Dental Voucher so we can put aside enough time to treat you properly.
  • Cardinia Dental will give you treatment up to the value of $159.85 (benefit for 2011 calendar year)

Step 2—have the preventative dental check

  • The teenager and accompanying adult will need to bring the voucher and Medicare card to Cardinia Dental when having their preventative dental check. 

Step 3—claiming for the preventative dental check

  • After the preventative dental check, Cardinia Dental will bulk bill the service. An Assignment of benefit form must be signed —there is no cost as we will claim directly from Medicare Australia.

 

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