Community Dental Program:

 
Services Offered:

• Adult Program
  Clients seeking services must have a current Healthcare or Pension card and be above the age of 18 years. A co-payment fee applies. To receive treatment clients need to be placed on a waitlist.
• Youth Dental Program:
  The Youth Dental Program provides dental care to secondary school children in years 7 – 12, or under the age of 18 years. To be eligible for treatment clients must have a concession card or dependants of concession card holders. The service is free.
• School Dental Program:
  The School Dental Program offers dental care to all primary school children from prep to year 6. To be eligible for treatment the patient or parent/guardian who has a valid concession card - the service is free.
  Non concession holders pay a co-payment fee per child per course of care.
• Early Childhood Oral Health Program:
  Early Childhood Oral Health Program provides dental care for all preschoolers between the ages 0-5 years. To be eligible for treatment the patient or parent/guardian who has a valid concession card - the service is free. Non concession holders pay a co-payment fee per child per course of care.
• Emergency Care:
  All emergencies undergo a triage assessment and are placed into one of five categories. The treatment time frame is dependant on the urgency of the dental problem. Treatment is provided to alleviate pain in cases of toothaches, dental swellings, broken teeth and fillings. 

Bendigo Health and La Trobe University Dental Teaching clinic.

The Dental Teaching Clinic is a 10 dental chair education facility for future dental professionals. Oral health and dentistry students will provide a full range of dental procedures for child adolescent and adult patients.

Dental treatment is free of charge and supervised by qualified dental professionals. The nature of the teaching clinic means that in addition to routine treatments, patients receive:

• Individualised dental care programs including disease risk assessment
• Oral health education and home care instruction
• Comprehensive preventive care based on individual needs
• Comprehensive treatment of common periodontal (gum) disease 

Also see:

• Diabetes and Gum Disease
• Oral Health for Older Adults