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Stainless steel crowns · Berala

Stainless steel crowns for children in Berala

A stainless steel crown, or silver cap, covers a baby molar that is too decayed for a filling and protects it until it falls out. At Berala Dental, 184 Woodburn Road, Berala, a stainless steel crown is $250, often fitted without drilling, and bulk-billed for children eligible for Medicare CDBS.

  • Often no drilling
  • Often no needle
  • Two short visits
  • CDBS bulk-billed
  • Since 2002
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Nadim Elhami, who fits stainless steel crowns at Berala Dental.
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Humzah Aly, who fits stainless steel crowns at Berala Dental.
Humzah Aly

Health funds

Medicare CDBS visits are bulk-billed for eligible children. Berala Dental is also a Bupa Members First Platinum and nib First Choice provider, and all Australian health funds are claimed on the spot through HICAPS.

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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, and has cared for more than 3,000 children. A stainless steel crown (silver cap) is a pre-shaped metal cover that fits over a whole baby molar too decayed or broken for a filling. At Berala Dental it is $250, or $550 together with a pulpotomy, and it is bulk-billed for children eligible for the Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule up to $1,158 over two calendar years. Crowns are often fitted with the Hall technique, without drilling and often without a needle, over two short visits, by Nadim Elhami and Humzah Aly. Berala Dental is a general dental practice providing children’s dentistry, with no specialist paediatric dentist on site. Children who need a specialist paediatric dentist are referred.

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

$250stainless steel crown
$550with a pulpotomy
2short visits
3,000+children cared for

In plain English

What is a stainless steel crown?

A stainless steel crown is a strong, pre-shaped metal cap that fits over a whole baby molar. It is used when decay is too large for a filling, when a filling keeps breaking, or after a pulpotomy.

Sealing the whole tooth shuts the decay off from the food it needs, so in most teeth the decay stops spreading. The tooth can then keep doing its job, and holding the space for the adult tooth, until it falls out naturally.

Diagram of a baby molar covered by a stainless steel crown, sealed over the whole tooth. SILVERCAP BABYMOLAR

Crown or filling

When does a child need a crown instead of a filling?

Large decay

Decay that is big, or spreads across more than one side of the tooth.

A filling that keeps failing

A large filling that chips or falls out.

After nerve treatment

A tooth that has had a pulpotomy is more fragile and needs covering.

Years left to go

A baby molar that still has several years before it is due to fall out.

For smaller cavities, a filling is usually enough. Children’s fillings →

The Hall technique

How is a stainless steel crown fitted without drilling?

  1. Visit one: a small blue spacerA small separator band goes between the teeth to open a hair’s width of space, often at a check-up.
  2. Visit two: choosing the crownThe band comes out and the crown that fits properly is chosen.
  3. Sealing it onThe crown is filled with cement and pressed over the tooth. With the space already made, there is no drilling and often no needle.
  4. Checking the biteThe bite can feel a little high for a few days while it settles.

Some teeth with deep decay need numbing or a different approach, and that is explained before anything starts.

The toy box at Berala Dental.
The toy box. A toy to finish every visit.

Comfort

Does a silver cap hurt, and is it safe?

Because there is usually no drilling and often no needle, the visits are short. Everything is shown and explained to your child first, and happy gas is available with Dr Mahnaz Khan at $120 for children who need extra help.

Stainless steel crowns have been used in children’s dentistry for decades and contain no mercury. The crown stays on the tooth and comes out with it when the adult tooth is ready. How long do silver caps last on children’s teeth? →

What it costs

How much is a stainless steel crown at Berala Dental?

Private fees assume your health fund contributes nothing.

Stainless steel crown

$250

A silver cap on a baby molar.

Pulpotomy and crown

$550

Nerve treatment on a baby tooth, finished with a crown.

CDBS-eligible children

Bulk-billed

No out-of-pocket cost, up to $1,158 over two calendar years.

Medicare CDBS

Are stainless steel crowns bulk-billed under CDBS?

For children eligible for the Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule, stainless steel crowns are bulk-billed at Berala Dental: Medicare pays the clinic directly and there is no out-of-pocket cost, up to the $1,158 cap over two calendar years. Children are generally eligible when the family receives Family Tax Benefit Part A or certain other government payments.

Check eligibility in your Medicare account on myGov, use the CDBS checker, or ask when you book. Eligibility is set by Services Australia and is confirmed with you before treatment.

The people in the room

Who fits stainless steel crowns at Berala Dental?

Stainless steel crowns at Berala Dental are fitted by Nadim Elhami and Humzah Aly, at 184 Woodburn Road, Berala NSW 2141.

Nadim Elhami at Berala Dental.
Nadim Elhami
Humzah Aly at Berala Dental.
Humzah Aly

Berala Dental is a general dental practice providing children’s dentistry, with no specialist paediatric dentist on site. Children who need a specialist paediatric dentist are referred.

Things people ask

What do parents ask about stainless steel crowns?

How much is a stainless steel crown at Berala Dental?

A stainless steel crown on a baby molar is $250 at Berala Dental. After a pulpotomy, the pulpotomy and crown together are $550. For children eligible for Medicare CDBS, stainless steel crowns are bulk-billed with no out-of-pocket cost.

What is a stainless steel crown?

A stainless steel crown, often called a silver cap, is a strong, pre-shaped metal cover that fits over a whole baby molar that is too decayed or broken for a filling. It seals and protects the tooth until it falls out naturally.

Does my child need a needle or drilling for a silver cap?

Often not. With the Hall technique the crown is sealed over the tooth without drilling, and in many cases without a needle. Some teeth with deep decay need numbing or a different approach, and you are told before anything starts.

What are the little blue bands for?

Small blue separator bands are placed between the teeth at the first visit to open a hair's width of space. That space lets the crown slide into place at the second visit without drilling.

How long does a stainless steel crown last?

A stainless steel crown is designed to stay on the baby tooth for the rest of that tooth's life. It comes out with the tooth when the adult tooth pushes it out.

Is a stainless steel crown safe?

Yes. Stainless steel crowns have been used in children's dentistry for decades and contain no mercury.

Who fits stainless steel crowns at Berala Dental?

Stainless steel crowns at Berala Dental are fitted by Nadim Elhami and Humzah Aly.

Getting here

Where do families travel from for children’s crowns?

Berala Dental is at 184 Woodburn Road, Berala NSW 2141, a 5-minute walk from Berala Station on the T3 line, with street parking available and opening hours six days a week including Saturday. Families come from nearby suburbs including Auburn, Lidcombe, Regents Park and Granville.

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Save the tooth until it is ready to go.

Two short visits, often with no drilling, explained to your child first. Bulk-billed for CDBS-eligible children.

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