How CDBS bulk billing works at Align

Bring your child's Medicare card. Reception checks their eligibility and remaining balance with Medicare before treatment, and a parent or guardian signs Medicare's consent form. We then bill Medicare directly for the covered care, so there is no gap to pay and no claim to make afterwards.

If your child needs anything the scheme doesn't cover, we tell you what it is and what it costs first. Nothing outside the scheme goes ahead without your OK.

Who is eligible

  • Your child is aged 0 to 17 for at least one day of the calendar year
  • Your child is eligible for Medicare
  • Your family receives Family Tax Benefit Part A, or another eligible government payment, at some point in the year

Services Australia usually writes to eligible families, but you don't need the letter. We can check with your Medicare card in a couple of minutes.

Is my child eligible for CDBS bulk billing?

Three quick questions. This is a guide only; we confirm eligibility with Medicare before your visit.

Is your child aged 17 or under at any point this calendar year?

Is your child eligible for Medicare?

Does your family receive Family Tax Benefit Part A (or another eligible government payment)?

Good news: your child is likely eligible. That's up to $1,132 of bulk-billed dental care over two years. Call (02) 9723 5757 with your Medicare card handy and we'll confirm the balance in minutes.
Book a bulk-billed check-up
You may still qualify. Several payments besides Family Tax Benefit A count, and Services Australia reassesses each January. Call (02) 9723 5757 with your Medicare card and we'll check for you. It takes two minutes.
Call and check
CDBS probably isn't available this year, but children's check-ups are well covered by health fund extras, and we'll always quote before anything happens. Worth a call to talk through options.
About children's dentistry

What the CDBS covers

  • Check-ups and examinations
  • X-rays
  • Cleans and fluoride
  • Fissure sealants for newly arrived adult molars
  • Fillings
  • Root canal treatment on baby teeth
  • Extractions

It doesn't cover orthodontics such as braces or Invisalign®, cosmetic work such as whitening, or treatment in hospital. The $1,132 is per child, shared across two consecutive calendar years, and any balance left at the end of the second year lapses. The CDBS guide for parents explains the scheme in full.

Children’s care at Align

  • Senior dental and oral health therapists, including clinicians with more than 25 years of paediatric experience
  • Unhurried first visits for nervous children, at your child’s pace
  • After-school times on weekdays, and Saturday mornings from 9am to 2pm
  • Free parking at the door, in the Chipping Norton shopping village, a short drive from Moorebank, Liverpool and Casula
  • Brothers, sisters and parents seen at the same practice, with a family GP next door

More on how we look after younger patients: children’s dentistry at Align.

Not sure whether you qualify? Call (02) 9723 5757 with your child’s Medicare card handy and we’ll check while you’re on the phone.