Check-up, clean, and bitewing X-rays when clinically indicated.
Cost guide
Know what the check-up price covers.
A routine appointment should separate examination, preventive care, clinically indicated imaging, and any additional treatment. This guide shows the published starting prices and the questions that prevent billing surprises.
For a suitable routine recall appointment after prior care at Ivy.
Your policy and remaining benefit determine the actual gap.
Additional imaging, periodontal treatment, restorations, fluoride, or other care is not assumed. Findings and costs should be discussed before optional or non-urgent work proceeds.
Published starting prices
Routine care and problem-focused care are different appointments.
A comprehensive visit looks broadly at oral health. A focused examination investigates a specific concern. Imaging and treatment depend on what the clinician needs to diagnose safely.
The starting price is not a promise that every person needs the same X-rays or cleaning.
Comprehensive check-up, clean, and bitewings when indicated
For a standard adult appointment. The examination determines the imaging and preventive care required.
Recall check-up and clean
For an existing patient when a routine recall appointment is clinically appropriate.
Focused examination
A limited assessment of a specific symptom or problem. Treatment and imaging are separate.
Deep cleaning
For selected gum disease cases after periodontal assessment, not a routine scale and clean.
Standard appointment scope
Included, indicated, and separate are not the same.
Included in the published figure
- Examination of teeth, gums, bite, and oral soft tissues
- A professional scale and clean within the standard appointment scope
- Bitewing X-rays when clinically indicated
- Discussion of findings, priorities, alternatives, and proposed next steps
- A written or explained treatment plan when further care is recommended
May be quoted separately
- OPG, CBCT, or additional focused X-rays when needed
- Periodontal charting or deep cleaning for gum disease
- Fluoride or fissure sealants when indicated
- Fillings, extractions, emergency treatment, or other procedures
- Specialist referral or external imaging where required
Imaging prices
X-rays should answer a clinical question.
Imaging frequency is individual. Age, symptoms, decay risk, gum and bone health, previous images, pregnancy status, and the treatment being considered all matter.
Focused film
From $40
A periapical or bitewing image used for selected teeth, roots, bone, or decay assessment.
Panoramic
From $100
An OPG provides a broad two-dimensional view for selected wisdom tooth, development, jaw, or treatment questions.
Three-dimensional
From $150
A CBCT may be used for implant planning, complex anatomy, or other questions where three-dimensional detail is justified.
No image
When not indicated
Imaging is not automatic at every visit. Existing recent images and current risk can affect the decision.
Health funds and CDBS
The advertised fee and your gap are different numbers.
Private health funds
All major Australian health funds accepted. Eligible claims can be processed through HICAPS, but the policy controls the benefit and gap.
Preferred providers
Everton Park is an HCF Preferred Provider. Nundah is a Medibank Preferred Provider. Network status does not guarantee a zero gap.
CDBS
Eligibility is not automatic. Eligible children can access up to $1,158 over two calendar years, with covered planned items bulk billed at $0 out of pocket while sufficient benefit remains.
Before treatment starts
Four billing questions worth asking.
- 01
What is included in today's appointment?
Confirm examination, cleaning, clinically indicated bitewings, and whether any additional imaging is proposed.
- 02
Is this preventive care or treatment of a diagnosed problem?
Deep cleaning, restorations, and emergency procedures are separate from a standard routine visit.
- 03
What will my health fund pay today?
HICAPS can confirm the claim, but annual limits and policy rules determine the gap.
- 04
Can non-urgent treatment be staged?
Ask which findings are urgent, which can be monitored, and how cost changes if treatment is staged.
Related information
Understand the visit around the price.
Common questions
Check-up cost, with the conditions included.
How much does a dental check-up cost without insurance?
A comprehensive check-up, clean, and bitewing X-rays when clinically indicated starts from $220 at Ivy Dental. Additional imaging or treatment is discussed and quoted separately before proceeding.
What does a standard check-up include?
The standard appointment includes examination of teeth, gums, bite, and oral soft tissues, a professional scale and clean, bitewing X-rays when clinically indicated, and discussion of findings and next steps. The exact imaging and cleaning needs vary.
How much will I pay with private health insurance?
The gap depends on your fund, policy, waiting periods, annual limits, item numbers, and the benefit remaining. Ivy can process eligible claims through HICAPS so the confirmed gap is paid at the clinic.
Is a dental check-up covered by Medicare?
Routine adult dental care is not generally covered by Medicare. Eligible children aged 0 to 17 may receive up to $1,158 over two consecutive calendar years through the Child Dental Benefits Schedule. Eligibility is not automatic. At Ivy Dental, planned CDBS-covered items are bulk billed at $0 out of pocket while the child has sufficient remaining benefit.
How often should I have a check-up?
The interval should reflect your decay risk, gum health, age, medical factors, symptoms, and existing dental work. Six-monthly review is common, but some people need more frequent care and others may be reviewed less often after assessment.
When are dental X-rays needed?
X-rays are taken when the expected diagnostic value justifies them. Bitewings are included in the standard comprehensive visit when clinically indicated. Other or additional focused dental X-rays start from $40 per film, an OPG starts from $100, and a CBCT starts from $150 when three-dimensional imaging is needed.
A considered first step
Book the assessment, then decide on anything extra.
A standard check-up can clarify current health, imaging needs, priorities, and costs at either of our open 7 days in brisbane.