Dental Care for Sunbury and the Macedon Ranges

We provide a wide range of essential and quality dental care to Sunbury, the Macedon Ranges and the surrounding community. We pride ourselves on our professionalism and quality of work with a passionate team who is welcoming to everyone they meet.

We can help with:

  • General dental care including check-ups, cleaning, fillings
  • Emergency treatment for pain relief
  • Education and information for good oral health
  • Dentures
  • Referral to the specialist services at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne

Opening Times

Our clinic is open from 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.  We are closed on public holidays.

If you require emergency treatment and our clinic is closed, please contact the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne or present to the emergency department at your nearest hospital.

Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne
720 Swanston St, Carlton VIC 3053
(03) 9341 1000

Emergency dental care is available at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne at these times:
8.15am to 9.15pm, Monday to Friday
8.45am to 9.15pm, weekends and public holidays

Outside of the above times, contact the emergency department of a hospital near you.

Waiting time

Changes to communications for patients on the dental waiting list

Dental Health Services Victoria is changing the way patients are contacted and offered care.  If you have been waiting for general dental care at Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health, and have become eligible, you may receive a SMS/text message from “VicDental” on your mobile phone.  This is not spam.  To accept the offer of dental services you must follow the link in the message to the questionnaire.  If you have any questions or need help to fill in the questionnaire call the direct phone number in the SMS/text message.  Please do not contact our reception directly as staff will not be able to transfer your call.

There is a waiting time for adults to receive general dental and/or dentures due to high demand:

General dental wait – approximately 18 months

Denture wait – approximately 1 to 6 months

If you are an eligible adult with dental pain or a dental emergency, you can call us for an emergency appointment to relieve pain.

Please note that we are working on shortening the waiting time for adults.  Call us to put your name on the list.

Who is it for?

Adults 18 years of age and over, who have a Health Care Card or a Pensioner Concession Card.

Priority Groups

If you are able to use public dental services you may also be able to get priority access.  This means you will get the next available appointment.  You must hold a current concession card.  If you are in a priority group (see below list), tell our staff when you call to make an appointment.

The following people have priority access to public dental services:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  • Children and young people
  • People who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
  • Pregnant women
  • Refugees and asylum seekers
  • People registered with mental health and disability services (with a letter from their case manager or special developmental school)

Please note: If you meet any of the criteria above but do not hold a current concession card, you may attend the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne or if you are Aboriginal you can also attend the Victorian Aboriginal Health Services in Fitzroy.

Cost

General care: $31.50 per visit (max $126 per course of care)

Emergency: $31.50 per visit

Dentures: $76 per denture (capped at $152 for full upper and lower denture)

Dental fees are subject to change, as per Dental Health Services Victoria’s fee schedules. Cost as at 1 October 2024.

Service location

  • Sunbury

Learn more or book a place

Call 9744 4455

Email admin@scchc.org.au

Visit us at 12-28 Macedon Street Sunbury

Click here to download a brochure on our dental service.

Our friendly team of dental professionals provide comfortable, quality dental care, check-ups and treatment for children.

Sunbury and Cobaw Community Health prides itself on being an autism friendly environment; our dental professionals are well experienced in providing care to children with varying needs.

We also provide information about oral hygiene and diet. We support the development of healthy oral health habits to help your children keep their teeth for life. We recommend that your child has their first dental check-up no later than 2 years of age.

There is no wait list for children and young people 0 to 17 years.

Who is it for?

Children 0–12 years of age.

Young people aged 13–17 years who are dependents of a Health Care/Pensioner Concession Card holder.

Cost

For most families our dental services will be of no cost to you.

Children 0–12 years (general treatment):

  • Free for Health Care/Pensioner Concession Card holders
  • $38 for a course of general care ($152 maximum per family per year) for those eligible that do not have a Health Care/Pensioner Concession Card

Emergency treatment is free. Dental fees are subject to change, as per Dental Health Services Victoria’s fee schedules. Cost as at 1 October 2024.

 Eligible young people 13–17 years (general and emergency treatment):

  • Free

What is the Child Dental Benefit Schedule (CDBS)?

We are happy to be relaunching the Child Dental Benefit Schedule (CDBS).

What does this mean? If you have a child or teen between 2-17 years, who is eligible, there are no out of pocket costs for your child’s dental care. It will be bulk-billed through Medicare.

You can check your child’s eligibility through your Medicare online account at my.gov.au or by calling Medicare on 132 011.

Service location

  • Sunbury

Learn more or book a place

Call 9744 4455

Email admin@scchc.org.au

Visit us at 12-28 Macedon Street, Sunbury

Click here to download a brochure.

Our friendly and experienced team of dental therapists are passionate about educating children about the importance of good oral health.

What is dental outreach?

We are currently running a free outreach screening program, where our dental therapists visit early years services in the Macedon Ranges, Sunbury and surrounding areas.

During the visit, our dental therapists perform a quick mouth check to identify any major dental problems. Parents are informed about the outcome of the screening with a written report. Children with dental problems are encouraged to seek dental treatment as soon as possible.

In some cases, our therapists may apply a fluoride varnish to prevent dental decay. A diet and oral hygiene information session is also provided to the class as a group.

Interested?

If you are interested in having us come to your child’s primary school or early years service, please ask the primary school or kindergarten to contact us to make arrangements.

All children are encouraged to have regular dental check-ups.

Learn more or book a place

Call 9744 4455

Email admin@scchc.org.au