Oral Health eligibility

For adults to be eligible for free public oral health services they must:
Be Queensland residents; and,

• Be eligible for Medicare*; and,
• Be receiving benefits from one of the following concession cards:
  • Pensioner Concession Card issued by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs;
  • Pensioner Concession Card issued by Centrelink;
  • Health Care Card;
  • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card; or,
  • Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold Health Card
  • Queensland Seniors Card.

For eligible adults, eligibility is extended to dependants named on their concession card.

Adults that reside in states or territories other than Queensland who are eligible for Medicare and hold a valid concession card are eligible if their closest public oral health facility is in Queensland.

All other adults from interstate who are eligible for Medicare and hold a valid concession card are eligible for emergency care only.

*Eligibility for Medicare includes holders of green or blue Medicare cards but excludes yellow Medicare cards which are issued to visitors from countries with reciprocal health card agreements

For children to be eligible for free public oral health services they must:

• be Queensland residents or attended a Queensland school,
• be eligible for Medicare and,
• meet at least one of the following criteria:
  • be aged four years or older and have not completed Year 10, or
  • be eligible for the Medicare Child Dental Benefits Schedule, or
  • be referred by community child health nurse (Lift the Lip Program) or
  • hold, or be listed as a dependent on, a valid Centrelink concession card
  • Children in Out of Home care

Children that reside in states or territories other than Queensland but attend a Queensland school and meet the other criteria listed above, are eligible for free public oral health services.

You can contact us at 1300 300 850