Dental Fees and Payment

At SIA Dental, we offer fair price for quality dental care. Your dental fee schedule may vary depending on your eligibility for certain Government schemes and private health insurance. Please contact our reception staff to determine your specific dental fee schedule.

We accept payments by cash, EFTPOS or credit card. In addition, we have HICAPS facilities to electronically claim your health fund benefit at the completion of treatment. For claiming under specific Government Schemes (depending on eligibility), ensure you have a valid Medicare or Veteran’s Affairs Card at the time of your appointment. We require payment in full on the day of treatment.


Your health is so very important to us.

To make you dentist visits more accessible we have payment plans available. Take the stress of paying for your dental needs by using our interest free payment plans.

 

Give us a call on 9289 3999 to talk to one our friendly receptionists to find out more.

WHY DO DENTISTS CHARGE DIFFERENT PRICES?

The Dentist's Price is determined by 3 things.
1. Experience, background & chairside manner of the dentists.
2. Time allocated to your appointment & infection control policy.
3. Materials & Equipment Quality.

1. EXPERIENCE, BACKGROUND & CHAIRSIDE MANNER OF THE DENTISTS

The person who protects you & your family is very important. From catching oral diseases, oral cancers, jaw issues & sleep disorders early, to the quality of work (including surgical work) completed in your mouth, the dentist that you choose is very important.

We have a very rigorous recruitment process when it comes to hiring dentists.

SIA DENTAL GUARANTEE

  • Experienced dentists
  • Reputable University Degree
  • Great Communication Skills
  • Great Technical Skills
  • Patience & Compassion

Additional benefit only at SIA Dental. We also liaise with your local GP from SIA Medical as well as our network of dentists to ensure that the treatment is personalized
and optimized.

A team rather than one person behind you and your family’s oral health.’

Cheap Dentists

May include the following
  • Little to no experience
  • Non-reputable University Degree
  • Poor Communication & Technical Skills
  • Impatient & Lack Compassion
2. TIME ALLOCATED TO YOUR APPOINTMENT & INFECTION CONTROL POLICY.
We allocate just the right amount of time to allow us to comfortably get to know you & your concerns. We prioritize proper infection control being inside a reputable medical center to keep you and your family safe at all times. We do this by thoroughly sterilizing the equipment and the dental surgery that you visit between patients. However, this takes additional time to do. We do not compromise on this for the sake of seeing more patients.

SIA DENTAL GUARANTEE

  • Adequate time to get to know you
  • Dentists working comfortably with time
  • Proper infection control
  • Fully sterilized equipment

Cheap Dentists

May include the following
  • Too short appointments
  • You & your family are treated like a number rather than a person.
  • Dentists ‘churn’ through patients like you to make it work.
  • Performance under time constraints = higher stress, error rate and a decline in quality.
  • Shortcuts in infection control policy = potential infection risk.
3. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT QUALITY.
We maintain standards by only using reputable local Australian quality suppliers for everything, from the chair that you sit in, to the lighting, the Dental X-ray equipment, filling materials & ceramics. We use only reputable local dental laboratories for dental items such as dentures, crowns, veneers, mouthguards and splints etc. This results in more comfortable dental appointments and ensures that the treatment you receive lasts as long as possible.

SIA DENTAL GUARANTEE

  • Reputable local Australian suppliers 
  • Reputable local Australian Dental Laboratories
  •  Quality dental chair & equipment.

Cheap Dentists

May include the following
  • Sacrifices quality of supplies to save costs.
  • Dental work breaks down faster.
  • Forces you to spend more time visiting the dentist.
  • Results in more expensive treatment in the long run.
  • Dental chairs, equipment is cheap, old, unmaintained & uncomfortable.

Government Schemes:

  Child Dental Benefit Scheme (CDBS) – Your child (2-17 years old) may be eligible to receive

  $1000 worth of dental treatment, including dental checkups, cleaning, x-rays, fillings, 

  extractions and root canal treatment.· 

  Department of Veteran’s Affairs (DVA) – For Gold Card holders, DVA will fund all dental

  services, necessary to meet a clinical need. For White Card holders, dental treatment can

  only be provided in relation to your accepted disabilities.

Private Health Insurance

At SIA Dental, we accept all private health insurances with eligible Extras cover. We are a More for Teeth provider for HCF and a First Choice provider for NIB. At your completion of your dental treatment, we will claim any available health fund benefits. Any remaining gap payments are required on the day. Your level of cover will depend on your private health insurance policy.

Late cancellation / Failure to attend Policy

At SIA Dental, we appreciate at least 24 hours notice for any changes to your appointment time. As we allocate specific appointment time slots for each patient and do not double book, we require enough time to schedule and arrange another patient from the waitlist if any cancellations are made.

Any late cancellations may incur a $30 fee payable at the following appointment.

Failure to attend an appointment without a valid reason may incur a $30 fee payable at the following appointment. For consecutive broken appointments, we may decline to schedule further appointments to provide others an opportunity to utilise our services.

The team at SIA Dental look forward to working with you to achieve your ideal smile and dental health.

Book ONLINE instantly or contact one of our friendly team who will serve you by answering any questions you may have. Our state-of-the-art dental suites are located within the SIA Medical Centre in Essendon, just 20 minutes from the city, and easily accessible by public transport, with parking available on site.

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