Oral health services

Our Oral Health Services team provides emergency, general, denture and specialist dental care across the Grampians region. We also support dental education and training for students.  

Who we care for

We provide dental care through the public dental system. To be eligible for treatment you must meet the eligibility criteria.  

What you can expect

We aim to provide a high standard of care in a safe and relaxed environment. Through a comprehensive evaluation, we help educate and guide each patient through the steps and options available. We will work with you to create a treatment plan to suit your oral health care needs and achieve your desired outcome (within the services we can provide).  

Public dental services are provided by dentists, oral health therapists, oral health, Prosthetists, educators, students and dental assistants.  

Please bring to your appointment: 

  • your concession card / Health Care card / Pension card 
  • a list of current medications 

Patient co-payments may apply. There are no fees if you see a student. Please contact the clinic for details. 

Eligibility

Adults

You are eligible for public dental services if you: 

Children and young people

You are eligible for public dental services if you: 

  • live in Victoria and 
  • are aged 0-12 years of age, irrespective of family income or 
  • are aged between 0–17 and are eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule or 
  • are aged between 13-17 with a Health Care card or Pension Card or whose parents hold a Health Care card or Pension Card or 
  • are a youth justice client in custodial care, regardless of age, or 
  • are aged up to 18 years of age and are in out-of-home care, provided by the Children Youth and Families Division of the Department of Human Services 

Priority care access groups

If you are eligible for public dental services, you may also have priority access.  

The following groups have priority access to public dental services: 

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 
  • children (0-12 years) and young people 
  • homeless people and people at risk of homelessness 
  • pregnant people 
  • refugees and asylum seekers 
  • people registered with mental health or disability services, who have a letter of recommendation from their case manager or a special developmental school 

Education and training

We are a teaching clinic. We support dental education and training for students who are becoming dentists, oral health therapists, oral health educators and dental assistants. 

Our Dental School provides treatment by dental students as part of our teaching clinic, supervised by qualified oral health professionals. Treatment is free in the dental teaching clinic, which is currently available at our Ballarat and Horsham clinics. 

As part of our community education, we provide Oral Health Programs to promote lifelong dental health through prevention and education. 

Oral health services