Kids · Medicare CDBS

The first appointment is never treatment — and for eligible children, Medicare CDBS bulk-bills it.

A first visit at Berala Dental is a ride in the chair, a mirror and a count — without treatment on day one, without waiting until something hurts, without being told they are only baby teeth, without an out-of-pocket cost for what Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule covers for eligible children, and without a figure you had not already been told.

Nothing is done on the first visit. Show, tell, do — the mirror first, every instrument named before it is used, and most children leave with a toy and a high five.
Bulk-billed where CDBS applies. Up to $1,158 per eligible child over 2 calendar years, paid by Medicare directly to the clinic, so no out-of-pocket cost for what it covers.
A plain fee when CDBS does not apply. A check-up, clean and X-rays is $150 under 10 and $250 from 10, told to you before the appointment.
Happy gas for children who need it. Nitrous oxide is $120 and is administered by Dr Mahnaz Khan.

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Family practice since 2002 · open six days · English, Arabic, Urdu · CDBS bulk-billed for eligible children

Nadim Elhami at Berala Dental, in navy clinical scrubs with dental loupes. — **1 · Who sees your child** Nadim Elhami · Humzah Aly — the oral health therapists who look after children here.

Humzah Aly at Berala Dental, in navy clinical scrubs with dental loupes. — **1 · Who sees your child** Nadim Elhami · Humzah Aly — the oral health therapists who look after children here.

2 · What pays for it Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule — up to $1,158 per eligible child over 2 calendar years, bulk-billed here.

3 · The objection

“They are only baby teeth — they will fall out anyway.” The back baby teeth are usually still there at 10 to 12 years of age, and a child who believes they do not matter will not look after them.

4 · The mechanism

Show, tell, do. Mirror, then count, then tools — each shown and named before it goes near a tooth. The suction is the funny straw, the brush is the tickle brush, plaque is sugar bugs.

5 · The safety net

The first appointment is never treatment. If anything is found, you are shown it and given a written quote with item numbers, and it is booked as a separate visit.

6 · The proof

The same family practice at 184 Woodburn Road since 2002, open six days, English, Arabic and Urdu spoken.

All Australian health funds accepted · HICAPS on the spot

What it costs — actual fees, not a range

What does children’s dentistry cost at Berala Dental?

Every figure below assumes your health fund contributes nothing. A written quote with item numbers is given before any treatment is booked.

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$1,158per eligible child, 2 calendar years

Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule is bulk-billed here: Medicare pays the clinic directly, so there is no out-of-pocket cost for the services it covers while the balance lasts. Eligibility depends on the family receiving Family Tax Benefit Part A or another qualifying Services Australia payment. Children only.

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$150under 10

$250from 10

A check-up, clean and X-rays where CDBS does not apply. Fissure sealants are $80 per tooth where indicated, and happy gas is $120.

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from $250baby-tooth filling

$250stainless steel crown

Where treatment is needed and CDBS does not apply: a filling on an adult tooth in a child is from $350 and a pulpotomy is $300 plus the $250 crown, so $550.

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Medicare CDBS is for children only. It does not apply to adults.

If we are eligible for CDBS, is there anything to pay?

No, not for the services the Child Dental Benefits Schedule covers while your child still has balance left. Berala Dental bulk-bills CDBS, so Medicare pays the clinic directly and there is no out-of-pocket cost to you for those services. The balance is up to $1,158 per eligible child over 2 calendar years and is checked with Medicare before treatment starts.

What if our family is not eligible for CDBS?

Then the visit is charged at Berala Dental’s published children’s fees: a check-up, clean and X-rays is $150 under 10 and $250 from 10, and a baby-tooth filling starts from $250. Anything beyond the check-up is quoted in writing with item numbers first, and claimed through your fund on HICAPS on the day.

Does Medicare CDBS cover parents as well as children?

No. The Child Dental Benefits Schedule is a children-only scheme, so it does not apply to adults or to any adult treatment at Berala Dental. Adults are charged the practice’s ordinary fees and claim through their own health fund. The NSW Government dental voucher scheme is a separate state scheme, not Medicare, and Berala Dental accepts those vouchers too.

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. Children are seen from as young as 3 days old with a natal tooth, and routinely from teething onwards, because decay can begin the moment a tooth appears. Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule is bulk-billed here — up to $1,158 per eligible child over 2 calendar years, paid by Medicare directly to the clinic, so there is no out-of-pocket cost for the services it covers. Eligibility depends on the family receiving Family Tax Benefit Part A or another qualifying Services Australia payment, and the scheme is for children only. Where CDBS does not apply, a child’s check-up, clean and X-rays is $150 under 10 and $250 from 10, a baby-tooth filling starts from $250, a stainless steel crown is $250, fissure sealants are $80 per tooth and happy gas is $120. Children’s care is carried out by the practice’s 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 is a general dental practice with no specialist on site — children needing specialist care are referred.

Page information current as of September 2026 · Berala Dental, 184 Woodburn Road, Berala NSW 2141 · (02) 9649 6468

$1,158CDBS, per eligible child over 2 calendar years

$150check-up, clean & X-rays, under 10

2002family practice established

6 daysopen Monday to Saturday

First visits

When should a child first see a dentist?

Earlier than most parents expect. Berala Dental sees children from as young as 3 days old: a natal tooth, present at birth and loose enough to be a choking or breathing risk, sometimes has to come out. Rare, but real.

The ordinary answer is teething. Once a tooth is in the mouth it can decay, so the first look happens around the first teeth rather than years later — a look, a count, and a conversation with you about brushing, bottles and snacks.

The idea worth changing

Are they only baby teeth if they are going to fall out anyway?

They fall out on a schedule, and it is later than most people think: the back baby teeth are usually still in the mouth at 10 to 12 years of age, doing the chewing and holding space for the adult teeth behind them.

Genetics play a part in how strong a child’s teeth are. Action plays the biggest part, and neglect is the biggest action of all. The practical problem with “it is only a baby tooth” is what it does to the child: one who is told a tooth does not matter will not look after it, and teeth that could have been saved get lost.

That is why a filling on a baby tooth from $250 is worth doing, and why a $250 stainless steel crown is used to keep a heavily decayed baby molar in place until it is due to come out on its own.

The appointment itself

What actually happens at your child’s first appointment?

Show, tell, do — in that order, every time. The first appointment at Berala Dental is never treatment, so nothing on the list below comes as a surprise to the child.

The chair, not the dentist

Your child sits in the chair, often on a parent’s lap for the little ones, and rides it up and down. Many pick a toy now rather than at the end.

The mirror first

Nothing goes in the mouth before the mirror does. Your child holds it, looks at their own teeth, and counts them out loud.

Every tool is shown and named

The suction is the funny straw, tried on a finger first. The polishing brush is the tickle brush, run on a fingernail before a tooth. Plaque is sugar bugs.

The look itself

A count of the teeth, a check of the gums, and a look for early decay, which can start the moment a tooth appears. X-rays only where needed to see between or under teeth.

The plan, given to you

You are told what was found and what it costs before anything is booked. Treatment, if any is needed, is a separate appointment.

The one thing to take from this page

Never treatment. Not on day one.

The first appointment is a look, a count and a conversation. Anything found is explained to you, quoted in writing, and booked separately.

For eligible children, Medicare CDBS is bulk-billed here — up to $1,158 over 2 calendar years, with no out-of-pocket cost for the services it covers.

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Nervous children

What if your child is nervous, or has had a bad visit before?

Then the pace changes, and nothing else does. Nothing is forced, every instrument is shown before it is used, and the appointment stops when your child asks. A dental visit is meant to be fun — the easiest thing in the calendar, not the hardest — and children who arrive nervous almost always leave with a high five and a smile, and come back for the toys.

Where a child needs more help than that, happy gas — nitrous oxide — is available at $120 and is administered by Dr Mahnaz Khan. It is discussed with you first, and it is never the starting point.

Berala Dental is a general dental practice with no specialist on site, and a child whose needs go beyond what a general practice should be doing is referred.

Medicare

Who qualifies for the Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule?

The Child Dental Benefits Schedule is a Medicare scheme for children only, providing up to $1,158 per eligible child over 2 calendar years. Eligibility depends on the family receiving Family Tax Benefit Part A or another qualifying Services Australia payment. Your child needs a Medicare card, and the balance is confirmed with Medicare before treatment starts.

CoveredCheck-ups and cleansThe examination, the scale and polish, and fluoride.

CoveredX-raysWhere they are needed to see between or under teeth.

CoveredFillings and sealantsIncluding fissure sealants, which keep decay out of new adult molars.

Not coveredOrthodonticsBraces and aligners sit outside the schedule entirely.

Not coveredCosmetic workOutside the schedule, and not offered to children here.

Not coveredAdultsCDBS is children only and does not apply to a parent’s own treatment.

Berala Dental bulk-bills CDBS. Medicare pays the clinic directly for what the schedule covers, so there is no out-of-pocket cost to you while your child’s balance lasts. If the balance runs out mid-way through a plan, you are told before the next appointment, not afterwards. Check whether your child is eligible →

The people in the room

Who looks after your child at Berala Dental?

Children’s care at Berala Dental is carried out by the practice’s oral health therapists, at 184 Woodburn Road since 2002, with English, Arabic and Urdu spoken. Happy gas is administered by Dr Mahnaz Khan.

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 Platinum provider. Opens the Bupa provider finder.

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 Network provider. Opens the Berala Dental nib provider 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 →

Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule, bulk-billed at Berala Dental for eligible children.

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. NSW Government dental vouchers are accepted as well; that is a state scheme, separate from Medicare.

Things parents ask

What do parents most often ask about children’s dentistry?

How young is too young for a first dental visit?

There is no lower limit. Berala Dental routinely sees children from teething onwards, and newborns where a natal tooth is a concern. Decay can begin the moment a tooth appears, so the first visit is timed to the first teeth, not to a birthday.

Will my child have treatment at the first appointment?

No. The first appointment at Berala Dental is never treatment. It is show, tell, do — the mirror first, then a count of the teeth and a look at the gums, with every instrument named before it is used. Anything that needs doing is explained to you, quoted in writing with item numbers, and booked as a separate visit.

Is happy gas available for children, and what does it cost?

Yes. Happy gas, or nitrous oxide, is $120 at Berala Dental and is administered by Dr Mahnaz Khan. It is discussed with you first, and it is not where a nervous child starts — the pace of the appointment, the mirror and the naming of every instrument come first.

Do I need a referral to bring my child to Berala Dental?

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, with street parking, open six days a week including Saturday.

Where families travel from

Which suburbs do Berala Dental’s young patients come from?

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.

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Book your child’s first visit.

A look, a count and a high five — bulk-billed under Medicare CDBS for eligible children, or $150 under 10 and $250 from 10 where it does not apply.

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No referral needed · written quote with item numbers before treatment · HICAPS on the day

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