$250 for the check-up, the X-rays and the clean — and nothing added at reception.
One inclusive fee at Berala Dental: 3 intraoral X-rays, an OPG for new patients, intraoral photos, a PSR gum screening, the clean itself and fluoride — without a separate examination fee, without paying per X-ray, without the OPG on its own invoice line, without learning the total at the front desk afterwards, and without being moved onto a deep clean you have not been shown the reason for.
- One number, said first. $250 is the whole visit for most adults, and it is the figure you are told up front.
- Imaging inside the fee. The OPG and the intraoral X-rays are part of the $250, not an extra line on the invoice.
- A screening allowed to say no. If the PSR gum screening is clear, the $250 visit is the whole visit and the whole cost.
- A written quote with item numbers. Anything beyond the clean is quoted in writing first, so your fund can confirm its own benefit.
4.9★ on Google · family practice since 2002 · open six days · English, Arabic, Urdu · Bupa Members First Platinum · nib First Choice
“I have seen a clean advertised for less.” Often you have — and it may be a perfectly good clean. Read what the number covers: many advertised prices exclude the imaging.
One item list, one fee. 3 intraoral X-rays, an OPG for new patients, photos, the PSR gum screening, the clean and fluoride — fluoride included.
Nothing is added at reception. Anything beyond the clean comes in writing with item numbers, and can be decided at a separate appointment.
4.9★ on Google. Same address since 2002, open six days, Bupa Members First Platinum and nib First Choice provider.
All Australian health funds accepted · HICAPS on the spot
What it costs — actual fees, not a range
What does a check-up, X-rays and clean cost at Berala Dental?
Every figure assumes your health fund contributes nothing. A written quote with item numbers comes before any treatment beyond the clean.
3 intraoral X-rays, an OPG for new patients then every 2 to 5 years, intraoral photos, the PSR gum screening, the clean and fluoride — included. If the screening is clear, this is the whole cost.
Book the $250 visit →A periodontal deep clean, all-inclusive, only if the gum screening and charting show pockets a general clean cannot reach. Plenty of people who expect one do not need one.
How a deep clean works →A child’s check-up, clean and X-rays where Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule does not apply. Eligible children are bulk-billed under CDBS instead.
Check CDBS eligibility →If a deep clean is needed, periodontal maintenance afterwards is $400 per appointment, the first at 3 to 4 months. Maintenance is not included in the $1,600 — said now, not afterwards. Also: a $120 consultation — the examination, any X-rays needed on the day, photos and a written plan. Holding a quote from another clinic? A second opinion is $120, no clean that visit.
Is there an examination fee on top of the $250?
No. At Berala Dental the $250 check-up, X-rays and clean is one inclusive fee: the examination, the 3 intraoral X-rays, the OPG for new patients, the intraoral photos, the PSR gum screening, the clean and the fluoride are all inside that figure, and nothing from that list is invoiced separately.
Will I be talked into a deep clean I don’t need?
The PSR gum screening inside the $250 visit decides it, and plenty of people who expect a deep clean do not need one. If the screening is clear you leave with the clean and a home-care plan, and nothing further is proposed. If it is not, you are shown the charting and the photos before any figure is discussed.
What will my health fund actually pay?
Berala Dental will not predict it — your fund sets it from your policy and your remaining annual limit. You are given item numbers in writing, and HICAPS runs at 184 Woodburn Road, Berala NSW 2141 on the day, so you see the exact figure before you pay.
Quick facts
Berala Dental is a family dental practice at 184 Woodburn Road, Berala NSW 2141, operating since 2002 and open six days a week including Saturday. A check-up, X-rays and clean is $250, one inclusive fee covering 3 intraoral X-rays, an OPG for new patients then every 2 to 5 years, intraoral photos, a PSR periodontal screening, the clean itself and fluoride treatment — fluoride is included in the $250. If the gum screening is clear, $250 is the whole visit and the whole cost; where deeper treatment is indicated a periodontal deep clean is $400 per quadrant or $1,600 full mouth, with maintenance afterwards at $400 per appointment, not included. Children are $150 under 10 and $250 from 10 where Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule does not apply. Check-ups and cleans are carried out by the practice’s dentists and oral health therapists. Berala Dental is a Bupa Members First Platinum and nib First Choice provider, accepts all Australian health funds, claims through HICAPS on the spot, and has no specialist on site — advanced cases are referred.
Page information current as of September 2026 · Berala Dental, 184 Woodburn Road, Berala NSW 2141 · (02) 9649 6468
What is in the fee
What is actually included in the $250?
Six things, all six inside the one figure at Berala Dental — the list to hold against any other clean you are comparing.
- 1 · Imaging3 intraoral X-rays, plus an OPG for new patients and then every 2 to 5 years.
- 2 · PhotosIntraoral photos, so you see what the clinician sees and next year has a comparison.
- 3 · Gum screeningA PSR periodontal screening, scoring each part of the mouth for pocket depth, bleeding and deposit.
- 4 · ExaminationEvery tooth, existing fillings and crowns, the gums, and anything you have noticed.
- 5 · The cleanScale and polish, plus tailored instruction for the spots your own brushing keeps missing.
- 6 · FluorideFluoride treatment, included in the $250 — part of the fee, not an add-on.
For reference. Berala Dental’s claim is inclusive value — one fee with the imaging inside it — not the lowest price. A less expensive clean elsewhere may be a perfectly good clean; read what its number covers.
The part most people are worried about
What gets added on at reception?
Nothing. The $250 quoted for a check-up, X-rays and clean at Berala Dental is the figure at the front desk when you leave, and no item from the included list reappears as an extra charge.
If the examination finds something beyond the clean — a filling, a worn crown, gum pockets a general clean cannot reach — you are shown the photo or the X-ray and given a written quote with the item numbers on it. Nothing is started that visit unless you have agreed to the price; take the quote away, give the item numbers to your fund, and book the work separately.
The decision point
How is it decided whether you need more than a clean?
By measurement, inside the $250 visit. The PSR periodontal screening scores each part of the mouth for pocket depth, bleeding and deposit, while the X-rays show the bone level underneath. A healthy pocket is 1 to 3mm.
Screening clear
Firm gums, 1–3mm pockets, no bleeding. The $250 check-up, X-rays and clean is the whole visit and the whole cost, and most adults booking a routine visit land here.
Read: 3 spots most adults miss →
Gingivitis
Red, puffy margins and build-up at the gumline, bone still intact. Reversible — for most people still the $250 clean plus better daily home care.
Read: the reversible stage →
Deeper pockets
Pockets consistently past 3mm with bleeding. Six-point charting follows and you see the numbers first. This is the $400-a-quadrant deep clean, proposed only when the charting shows it.
Read: how a deep clean works →The screening is allowed to come back clear, and often does. A deep clean at Berala Dental is $400 per quadrant or $1,600 full mouth, recommended from charting rather than from a hunch. Maintenance afterwards is $400 per appointment and is not included in the $1,600.
The one thing to take from this page
One number.
$250 covers the check-up, the 3 intraoral X-rays, the OPG for new patients, the photos, the gum screening, the clean and the fluoride.
Anything else is quoted in writing, with item numbers, before it starts.
Timing
How often should you have a check-up and clean?
Six months suits most adults, and that interval is what keeps the visit a $250 check-up, X-rays and clean rather than something larger: hardened deposit builds back within months, and decay found small is a composite filling from $350 rather than a $1,800 to $2,200 root canal.
Some people are asked back at three or four months, and at Berala Dental that is explained with the charting in front of you rather than simply booked in. Allow about an hour; if it has been several years, the clean takes longer than the check.
Children
What does a check-up and clean cost for children?
For eligible children, Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule is bulk-billed at Berala Dental — up to $1,158 per eligible child over 2 calendar years, so no out-of-pocket cost for the services it covers. The CDBS is for children only and does not apply to adults.
Where a child is not CDBS-eligible, a check-up, clean and X-rays is $150 under 10 and $250 from 10. Fissure sealants, where indicated, are $80 per tooth.
The people in the room
Who does your check-up and clean at Berala Dental?
Check-ups and cleans at Berala Dental are carried out by the practice’s oral health therapists and dentists, and the appointment is booked for the clean itself rather than added to the end of something else. A family practice at 184 Woodburn Road since 2002, with English, Arabic and Urdu spoken.
Health funds
What happens if you are with Bupa or nib?
Berala Dental is a Bupa Members First Platinum and nib First Choice provider — agreed rates between the fund and the practice. What comes back to you is set by your fund and your policy, so check your own benefit with your fund.
Bupa Members First PlatinumA contracted provider, so the fee is what Bupa and the practice have agreed. The benefit is set by your fund.See our Bupa listing →
nib First Choice NetworkA contracted provider, so the fee is what nib and the practice have agreed. The benefit is set by your fund.See our nib listing →
Bulk-billed for eligible childrenMedicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule covers up to $1,158 per eligible child over 2 calendar years, bulk-billed here, so no out-of-pocket cost. Children only.Check eligibility →All Australian health funds are accepted and claimed on the spot through HICAPS, so you see the exact figure before you pay. Berala Dental does not predict a rebate — your fund does.
Things people ask
What do people most often ask about a check-up and clean?
Why is an OPG included when other places charge for it separately?
Because at Berala Dental it is part of what the $250 check-up, X-rays and clean is for. An OPG is a single wide image of both jaws showing bone levels, wisdom teeth and anything below the roots that intraoral X-rays do not reach. New patients have one, then every 2 to 5 years.
Do I need a referral for a check-up and clean?
No. Berala Dental is a general dental practice at 184 Woodburn Road, Berala NSW 2141, and you can book directly on (02) 9649 6468, on WhatsApp, or online. It is a 5-minute walk from Berala Station on the T3 line, street parking, open six days including Saturday.
What if I have not been to a dentist in years?
The visit is the same $250 check-up, X-rays and clean; the clean itself simply takes longer. The examination, the imaging and the PSR gum screening establish where things actually stand, and anything found beyond the clean is put in writing with item numbers before it is booked.
Is the fluoride treatment an extra?
No. Fluoride treatment is included in Berala Dental’s $250 check-up, X-rays and clean. It is part of the fee rather than an optional add-on, and it is not billed separately at the end of the appointment.
Where patients travel from
Which suburbs does Berala Dental see for check-ups and cleans?
184 Woodburn Road, Berala NSW 2141 — a 5-minute walk from Berala Station on the T3 line, street parking, open six days a week including Saturday.
Next step
Book the $250 visit.
Check-up, 3 intraoral X-rays, an OPG for new patients, photos, the PSR gum screening, the clean and fluoride — one fee, told to you first.
No referral needed · written quote with item numbers before treatment · HICAPS on the day
184 Woodburn Road, Berala NSW 2141
(02) 9649 6468 · Mon–Fri 9–6 · Sat 9–4
English · Arabic · Urdu