Bringing Beautiful Smiles to Hervey Bay With Aura Dental Centre

Department of Veterans Affairs patients (DVA)

Aura Dental and our dentists take pride in supporting the veteran community and offer high-quality dental services to veterans who hold a Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Gold healthcare card.

DVA Gold card holders are entitled to high-quality dental care with no out-of-pocket fees. We bulk bill DVA directly so there is no need for paperwork or payments from card holders.

White card holders may also be entitled to some dental services, which require prior approval from DVA before treatment commences, and some restrictions may apply.



Please contact our friendly team for more information.

Why Is It Important to Choose an Accredited Practice?

When you see the QIP Accreditation logo, it is a sign that the practice displaying it is committed to:

• Providing you with high-quality services and support in a safe environment
• Strengthening engagement with you, the consumer, and the organisation’s community
• Embracing diversity—being respectful and understanding of differences, and
• Constantly improving to create positive outcomes. For Australian dental practices, accreditation is voluntary. It is a comprehensive process that requires a commitment to meet all the requirements.

Child Dental Benefits Schedule

At Aura Dental we are proud to participate in the Child Dental Benefits Scheme and choose to bulk bill Medicare, so generally there is no out of pocket expense for these services.

The Child Dental Benefits Schedule, or CDBS, is an Australian Government initiative that was introduced to make dental care accessible to families who are on Medicare or receive other government benefits. It provides benefits for general dental services to children aged between two and seventeen.

The total dental benefit is currently capped at $1,095 per child over two years and in order to access the benefits, certain eligibility criteria need to be met. If the full amount is not spent in the first year, it is carried over into the second year. Any funds not used by the end of the second year are forfeited.

Eligibility Check

Medicare check eligibility each year and usually send eligible families a letter informing them of their eligibility. This can also be checked through MYGOV If you experience any difficulty checking eligibility, please call our friendly team with your Medicare card details and we will happily help by checking for you.

How does it work?

If your child is eligible, there is no waiting period, and you can make an appointment immediately.

What treatments are included?

The Child Dental Benefit Scheme covers a range of basic dental services including routine checks, fillings, fissure sealing, x-rays, root canal treatments and extractions.