Medicare (Child Dental Benefit Scheme)

The Australian Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) aims to facilitate optimal oral health outcomes for children. Under this program, children aged between 0 and 17 years who meet Medicare eligibility criteria are entitled to receive essential dental services without charge. The CDBS provides a benefit entitlement of $1,132 over two consecutive years, and eligibility continues until the child's 18th birthday. (Means tested by the government.)