Getting help with your child's health care costs
Health care and medicines
Find out what is available to help you pay for your GP or specialist or medicines through the PBS.
Dental services
Child Dental Benefit Services
If you get certain payments from Services Australia, you may be eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS). Eligible payments include:
- Family Tax Benefit – Part A
- Parenting Payment
- Carer Payment
- Youth Allowance.
The CDBS covers part or the full cost for some basic dental services for your child. You don’t need to apply or register. If your child is eligible, Services Australia will send you a letter.
Find out what’s covered and eligible payments for CDBS on the Services Australia website.
Find out more about the CDBS on the Services Australia website.
Dental services in your state or territory
You may be able to access public dental services in your state or territory. These links will take you away from myGov.
| State or territory | Resource |
|---|---|
| ACT | Dental services |
| NSW | NSW public dental services |
| NT | Dental services |
| Qld | Public dental services |
| SA | SA dental |
| Tas | Dental health services |
| Vic | Dental services |
| WA | Dental services |
Hearing services
If you notice problems with your child’s hearing, you should see your GP. They can refer you to an audiologist for a hearing test to measure any hearing loss.
If your child has been diagnosed with permanent hearing loss, you may get help from the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to pay for:
- hearing assessments
- hearing aids and devices
- education, advice and support.
Find out more if your child has been diagnosed with a hearing loss on the NDIS website.
If your child is 4 years or older, you can use the Sound Scouts app to help identify if your child has hearing loss. Find out more on the Sound Scouts website.