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Child Dental Benefits Schedule Terminology Explained
Child Dental Benefits Schedule Terminology Explained
With the new medicare scheme, Child Dental Benefits Schedule, activating as of January 1st 2014, allsmiles Dental Centre, a bulk billing dentist for this scheme, has provided explanation on the terminology used to outline the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
Dental Benefit Cap
The amount of dental benefits available to eligible patients is capped at $1,000 per eligible patient over two consecutive calendar years. This maximum amount of dental benefits is known as the benefit cap.
Bulk billing
Is where the patient assigns the available benefit for the service to the dental practitioner and the dental practitioner accepts the benefit as full payment. As the dental practitioner accepts the available benefit as full payment, a co-payment cannot be charged to the patient.
Eligible patient
Is a person who is deemed eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
Eligible service
Is a service that can receive a benefit under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
Out-of-pocket/co-payment
The difference between the amount charged by the dental practitioner and the available Child Dental Benefits Schedule benefit for a provided service. This difference needs to be paid by the patient. This difference will be discussed by allsmiles Dental Centre in advance before proceeding with any treatment or service.
Private billing
Unlike bulk billing, private billing is where a dental practitioner charges the patient directly for services under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule. Any amount not covered by the benefit is known as an out‑of‑pocket expense. Allsmiles Dental Centre has bulk billing dentists for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule and any out of pocket expenses are discussed prior to proceeding with any treatment or service.
Private dental sector/clinic
A clinic that is not funded or operated by state or territory governments and operates independently. A dentist who works in this sector is a private dentist.
Public dental sector/clinics
A clinic funded and operated by a state or territory government to provide treatment to patients. Generally only certain patients can access public dental services and are charged little or no fee for these services. A dentist who works in this sector is a public dentist.
Relevant two year period
The amount of dental benefits available to eligible patients is capped at $1,000 per eligible patient over two consecutive calendar years. The two consecutive calendar years is known as the relevant two year period.
Treatment
For the purposes of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule, ‘treatment’ means the provision of any service in the Dental Benefits Schedule, including any examination, diagnostic or preventative service.
Contact us
Contact us online or phone today on 07 5572 8872 about our services and the Child Dental Benefits Schedule. We will return your enquiry as a priority and look forward to discussing in greater detail how allsmiles Dental Centre can care for your children’s dental care needs. We have a practice in Mermaid Waters.
Allsmiles Dental Centre is a bulk billing dentist for services provided that come under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule. Allsmiles will let you know exactly what services and treatments can and cannot come under this new medicare scheme.
Allsmiles Dental Centre now has an app for mobile, which can keep you up to date with news like the Child Dental Benefits Schedule and also exclusive offers for holders of the allsmiles mobile app. Here are two download links where you can retrieve the app from:
