Splash77 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Ive just got off the phone to dentist...cant believe how much they want to charge me for a clean and a check up for my 14 year old son...come on now are they having a laugh or what?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JK2510 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 We're in WA and Medicare has sent us a teen voucher....by what I can make out its for a check up...not looked at the finer details yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash77 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 We're in WA and Medicare has sent us a teen voucher....by what I can make out its for a check up...not looked at the finer details yet! hi we had that last year...but now we are told we are not entitiled to owt..even though hes only 14 in full time education hes still not entitiled to the voucher...I will pay for my sons teeth of course but come on,,thats taking the P...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 We have that covered on the extras of the private medical insurance. Its certainly worth getting in IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JK2510 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 That's odd my daughter is 15 and she got one...have they got a FAQs on their website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash77 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 We have that covered on the extras of the private medical insurance. Its certainly worth getting in IMO. we dont have health insurance too expensive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash77 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 That's odd my daughter is 15 and she got one...have they got a FAQs on their website yeah its coz we dont get any help from the goverment i:e dole or family tax ....not too worry..im hopeing to win the lottery on satarday....then we can all have a nice set ov knasher's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 We're in WA and my children get free dental from the school dentist until they're 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash77 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 We're in WA and my children get free dental from the school dentist until they're 16 oh ok...i will have to have a word with the schoool ..ive not heard owt like that certainly not in my son's school.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byrned Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Ive just got off the phone to dentist...cant believe how much they want to charge me for a clean and a check up for my 14 year old son...come on now are they having a laugh or what?? be lucky he does not need a filling mind you when you take him the dentist may say he needs a few fillings or even a brace, i was told that for both my kids they needed braces 14 thousand dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petals Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 The school dental van does come to the schools in Victoria but only remember once when my children were at primary school. The price sounds about right to me that is what they charge. Community health have a dental service but its for low income and pensioners. You can always use the dental hospital if you are prepared to wait a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash77 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Dentists here are robbing @#%## be lucky he does not need a filling mind you when you take him the dentist may say he needs a few fillings or even a brace, i was told that for both my kids they needed braces 14 thousand dollars. jesus thats bad...why is it so expensive.i cant believe how much thy charge...when i go back to england i might just get one for laugh seem as though there free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellathedog Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 At the NHS dentist I worked at until recently, checkups were free until the 'child' was 18, but cleanups (hygienist appt) were private and cost £50 for half an hour, whether for a child or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash77 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 At the NHS dentist I worked at until recently, checkups were free until the 'child' was 18, but cleanups (hygienist appt) were private and cost £50 for half an hour, whether for a child or not ...im sorry but ive never paid anything...i dont no what dentist you worked at but if your on working tax credit all dentististry is free.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurls Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Dentistry is incredibly expensive here. It's best to get an extras Private Health Insurance I think as a minimum. I just had a wisdom tooth out and it cost us $990. Admittedly I had intravenous sedation and the PHI didn't even cover this...we only got about $250 back...the gap was huge!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabo Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 We pay about that before we get our insurance to pay 2/3. Yes, it is expensive. Dentists in the UK are paid quite well too - out of our taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairystar32 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 We have extras insurance which costs around $52 for the entire family a month. They get a free checkup yearly. It been worth it. The school dentist is used when they need work done. DD will be too old this year for the school dentist, as she is grade 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonPetal Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 We're in WA and my children get free dental from the school dentist until they're 16 Yup, this is true for us too. I had to sign a form right at the start of school to say I allowed it. We also have private cover, we're not rolling in it either but we consider it an essential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boganbear Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 $150 sounds cheap to me. Dentists aren't on Medicare so get used to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash77 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 $150 sounds cheap to me. Dentists aren't on Medicare so get used to it WHATEVER....( get used to it ) why should I...im outta ere as soon as possible, will never get used to paying that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest31881 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I think the biggest problem we face as migrants from the Uk to Australia is that the vast majority of us would have used NHS dentists in the UK and got cheap if not free dental work, To come here and realise just how expensive dentistry is without the back up of insurance or the NHS is a shock to the system. If you paid to go private in Th UK then it would probably be a comparable cost. But I went to dentist before leaving the UK and paid £ 190 for a full course of work, That was the maximum cost under the NHS. I came here and after a few months needed an extraction. it cost over $100.... if they had told me the cost first they would not have had to give me anaesthetic, they could have done it while I was passed out from the shock of the cost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpo1971 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I couldn't get in an NHS dentist in the UK, they didn't accept new NHS patients in my area. So I used to pay a lot over there as well. Not as much as here I don't think, but not cheap either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucysdream Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Well....we better all keep away from the sweets and fizzy drinks then! :wideeyed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpot Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I think the biggest problem we face as migrants from the Uk to Australia is that the vast majority of us would have used NHS dentists in the UK and got cheap if not free dental work, That I've not been on the NHS in the UK for years due to moving around a fair bit, so have had to pay directly for private dentists. I don't find the costs very different here to be honest, they're probably a bit higher but only because of the exchange rate - $ cost for a treatment is about 2x the GBP value, so a crown here cost me $900, it would easily have been 450 GBP or more at home So I don't think it's that dentists here are that expensive - it's just that most of you are probably used to not paying real dentistry prices I think insurance is an absolute must if you have kids approaching teenage years, when braces and/or wisdom teeth issues may start arising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Has anyone ever used Noble Dentist? http://www.nobledentist.com.au/ - I am sure I read about them on here several years ago, looked at the website and thought how good a deal it looked - at the time I'd just finished paying for some root canal work so it was too late for me to save anything at the time, but I'd love to know if anyone has any personal experience of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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