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Maximise your extras cover and minimise out-of-pocket costs with seamless claiming and preferred provider benefits.

Most people choose extras cover to make looking after their teeth more accessible, but the actual claiming process can often feel like an added hurdle. Finding a private health insurance dentist who simplifies this experience is the best way to ensure your benefits aren’t going to waste. At Melbourne Dental Studio, we make it easy to use health funds for dental treatments, so you can spend less time on paperwork and more time focusing on your results.

We utilise HICAPS dental claiming to process your rebates instantly, leaving you with only the out-of-pocket “gap” to settle on the day. Star Icon

Instant HICAPS dental claiming

We’ve streamlined our front-of-house experience with HICAPS dental claiming technology, allowing us to process dental rebates Melbourne patients are entitled to right at the desk. By swiping your membership card after your appointment, your insurer pays its contribution immediately. In many cases, this means your preventive care — like a routine no-gap dental checkup, professional cleaning, or x-rays — is fully covered by your health fund.

If your fund isn’t currently on the HICAPS network, our team provides a fully itemised receipt so your manual claim is straightforward and your reimbursement arrives quickly. If your insurance only covers a portion of your treatment, you might opt for a health fund payment plan. Melbourne Dental Studio offers the opportunity to bridge the “gap” by pairing your insurance with our other flexible dental financing options.

We accept all major health funds

We don’t believe your health fund should lock you into a network dentist, which is why Melbourne Dental Studio is proud to welcome all health funds to our clinic. We accept popular health funds for dental treatments, such as HBF, HCF, Bupa, Medibank, and nib. You can ask our friendly team to check your coverage in person. Get instant Bupa, Medibank, nib, HCF and HBF dental rebates Melbourne-wide, thanks to our speedy system.

Frequently asked questions about health funds for dental treatments

  • Yes, we work with all private health insurance providers in Australia. Our HICAPS system is compatible with the vast majority of funds, ensuring you receive your rebate on the spot regardless of who you are insured with. The full list of funds can be found here; our most popular instant rebate funds are HBF, HCF, Medibank, Bupa, nib, Australian Unity, and CBHS Health. 

  • It’s a simple, one-step process at Melbourne Dental Studio. Just bring your physical or digital health fund card to your appointment. We swipe it through our terminal after your treatment, the fund pays its portion, and you only settle the remaining balance.

  • Yes, most major health funds offer various levels of cover for general and major dental. As a HICAPS partner dentist, we can help you understand the specific benefits applicable to you for your specific fund.

  • The rebate available for dental crowns depends on your specific policy and remaining annual limits for the major dental and implants category. As a starting point, you can take a look at this guide to compare HBF dental cover and eligibility. Each health fund will have its own guides and its own PDS you can look at.

  • Your coverage, and therefore eligibility for no-gap dental in Melbourne, depends on your Medicare status and/or your private health insurance policy coverage, which we can check for you instantly via HICAPS. We often find that health funds offer no gap dental checkup services, while more complex or non-essential procedures incur out-of-pocket costs. You can also explore our flexible financing options, such as Afterpay and  Zip, to help manage payments.

  • A waiting period is simply a short window where you’re a member but can’t claim benefits yet — it’s just to keep the system fair for everyone. For many health funds, it’s usually 2 months for general dental care like cleans. We recommend checking your PDS to confirm your current waiting period.

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