Child Dental Benefits Schedule

The Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) provides basic dental services to children aged between 2 and 17 years. The fee is bulk billed and paid directly by Medicare “conditions apply”

Eligibility

• Aged between 2 and 17 years on any one day of the calendar year.
• Entitled for government benefits such as Family Tax Benefit Part A.
• Eligible for Medicare.

The Benefits for basic dental services are capped at $1095 per child over 2 consecutive calendar years and are not available for Orthodontic or Cosmetic dental work.

Further information is available on the Government web site here

Children's Preventative Dentistry

Smiles 4 Miles Dental is dedicated to promote good oral health for childrens. We understand the importance of the baby dentition to the overall health and development. Early decay and loss of baby teeth may cause pain and distress to the child and long term compromises the health of the erupting adult teeth.

Important habits:

• Dental examination every year.
• Brushing twice daily. You can supervise and help your child up to the age of 8 . Children will not have the required skills to do it on their own.
• Limit the intake of sugary foods and drinks that cause decay and help your child to brush before going to bed.
• If you use a bottle as a pacifier to get your infant to sleep, Use only water inside the bottle to reduce the risk of early childhood caries. Do not use Milk or sugary drinks.