Dental treatment

Dental treatment in Australia

Updated 4 November 2026

Dental treatment in Australia typically costs A$149 to A$300 for a simple case at a regular dentist, including local anaesthetic, while a root canal runs about A$1,500 to A$3,500 per tooth. Ask for the exact price by describing the problem in a request on BlaBlaPrice, which looks through sellers' websites and price lists in Australian cities and shows the prices it finds.

Licences and the dentist's registration

Victoria licenses the use of dental 3D volumetric X-ray equipment. The use licence fee is listed at A$86.40 for one year, A$164.10 for two and A$233 for three, plus an application fee of A$77.70. Ask whether the clinic holds the licence before you agree to a scan.

Dentists must be registered with the Dental Board of Australia, which sets the registration fee each year. For 2025/26 the fee is A$818 for dentists and specialists, from 18 September. Ask for the registration number before booking.

Public clinics and concession cards

Public dental services cost far less. In Victoria a general course of care at a public clinic is capped at A$130, with a flat fee of A$32.50 per visit. A Concession Card holder at one Melbourne public dental service pays the same A$32.50 per visit, and a complete general course costs no more than A$130.

Timing around the seasons

Treatment happens indoors, so the weather does not change the work itself. Summer runs from December to February and winter from June to August, and holidays often decide when a planned treatment can be done. Book a root canal or a whitening session in November if you want it finished before the summer holidays.

What to put in your request

Name the complaint or the diagnosis, which tooth or how many, and the treatment you expect, such as a filling, a crown, a root canal or a clean. Add the materials you prefer, whether you need pain relief, whether you have a recent X-ray or CT scan, the dentist's experience, your city or area, when you need the work and your budget.

Ask for the total before you agree, because a simple case and a root canal are priced very differently: the root canal is quoted per tooth.

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