How Much Is a Periodontal Deep Cleaning?

If you've been told you need a deep clean and you're now searching for prices, you've probably noticed the numbers are all over the place — and half the websites won't give you one at all. So here's a straight answer.

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The straight answer

At Berala Dental, a complete periodontal deep clean (scaling and root planing) is $1,400 to $1,600, all-inclusive, with no hidden fees. Severity — and therefore how many visits you need, from 1 to 4 — decides where you land in that range. That range is the fee before any health-fund contribution; your policy may pay something toward periodontal treatment, but the amount is set by your fund, not by us.

All-inclusive means exactly that. Your fee covers:

• OPG and all relevant X-rays
• Full periodontal charting — pocket measurements at six points around every tooth
• Intraoral photos so you see what we see
• Local anaesthetic for every cleaning visit
• A personalised home-care plan and a 3-month follow-up review

Why quotes vary so much between clinics

Two reasons. First, severity genuinely differs — one person's deep clean is a single visit, another's is four quadrant-by-quadrant appointments. Second, clinics don't all include the same things in the figure they quote, so the only fair comparison is a like-for-like one. When you compare prices, ask what's in the number. At Berala Dental the $1,400–$1,600 initial phase is all-inclusive: full periodontal charting, valued at $150 in its own right, sits inside that fee rather than being added on top, along with the OPG, X-rays, intraoral photos and anaesthetic listed above.

What about after the deep clean?

Gum disease is managed, not just treated once. After your course, most patients move to perio maintenance visits at $400 each — typically every 3 months — and each one includes any relevant X-rays and an updated perio chart. No hidden fees there either. These recalls are just as important as the deep clean itself: they're how the result is kept, not lost. Once things have been stable for around 12 months, most patients step down to bi-annual recalls. The $400 is again quoted before any fund rebate.

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When is a specialist involved?

Berala Dental is a general dental practice with no specialists on site. Dentists and oral health therapists are trained to treat most cases of periodontal disease, and that is where the great majority of gum treatment is properly done. A referral to a periodontist — a dentist with additional specialist registration in gum disease — is considered if the condition has not stabilised after around 12 months of treatment and maintenance, or if it is clearly progressing despite it. Severe cases are referred straight away. The question is always which setting suits your case, never that one clinician is better than another.

Will your health fund help?

Every figure on this page is written as though your fund pays nothing, so nothing on your quote is a surprise. In practice many extras policies do contribute toward periodontal treatment — how much depends on your fund, your level of cover and your remaining annual limits, so it's worth asking them directly. We claim on the spot via HICAPS and are happy to prepare a written quote with item numbers against your specific policy before treatment starts. What we won't do is predict your rebate for you.

Not sure you actually need one?

Fair question — a deep clean is only right when your gums genuinely call for it. Bleeding when you brush, persistent bad breath, or a dentist mentioning "pockets" are the usual flags. Our deep cleaning page explains the whole process step by step, and our article on why proper gum assessment matters covers what thorough charting looks like. A second opinion is always welcome — bring your quote from elsewhere and we'll give you our honest read.

Deep cleans at Berala Dental are performed gently by our oral health therapists, with English, Arabic and Urdu spoken at the clinic — serving Berala, Auburn, Lidcombe and Sydney's Inner West.

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To weigh up your options, see what a periodontal deep clean involves, review our transparent fees, then book online.

This article is general information only and is not a substitute for personalised dental advice. Please see a dentist to discuss what's right for you.