Your questions, answered plainly

A comprehensive first visit at Allura Dental in Truganina is $199, for new and existing patients, once in any 12-month period. A check-up and clean for an existing patient, without X-rays, is $160, and a limited exam of one area of concern starts at $65. Everything else is quoted in writing before it begins — you’ll find the full list on our price guide.

No — at Allura Dental in Truganina $160 covers the examination and the clean for an existing patient. X-rays aren’t part of a routine visit: your dentist takes them only where there is a clinical reason, such as decay between the teeth or something below the gum that an eye cannot see, and explains why before anything is taken. If yours are due, ask about the comprehensive visit at $199, which is the better value in that case.

Always. You’ll get a personalised treatment plan and written quote before any treatment begins, with the cost of each option explained — including the option of doing nothing for now, where that’s clinically reasonable. Nothing proceeds until you’ve agreed to it.

Yes — interest-free payment plans are available at Allura Dental in Truganina so the cost of larger treatment can be spread over time. The plan is with an external payment plan provider, which sets approval, any fees and the repayment terms — not us. Interest-free is not fee-free, so ask for the total rather than the instalment, and you’ll have the full cost in writing before anything starts.

Yes — Allura Dental in Truganina accepts Afterpay: four interest-free instalments paid fortnightly over six weeks, in the clinic or through a secure payment link. It suits check-ups, cleans, hygiene visits, whitening and smaller treatments, and the gap left after your health fund has paid its part. Afterpay sets your eligibility and your spending limit, not us, and any late fees are Afterpay’s. Larger treatment such as braces or implants usually sits above an Afterpay limit, so ask us about an interest-free payment plan instead. We don’t provide credit and receive no benefit from how you pay — how Afterpay works.

Often, yes. Where it’s clinically safe to do so, we can prioritise what genuinely needs attention now and plan the rest over time — around your budget and your health fund’s annual limits. We’ll be clear about anything that shouldn’t wait, and why.

You’re just as welcome. Our $199 New Patient Offer covers a comprehensive first visit, our pricing is explained upfront, and interest-free payment options are available so treatment can be spread out. Eligible children can also be bulk-billed under Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS).

Bulk billing at Allura Dental in Truganina is through Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS): eligible children have the services it covers bulk-billed, with no gap to pay. Adult treatment is not bulk-billed — for adults we claim your health fund on the spot through HICAPS so you settle only the gap, and interest-free payment options can spread what’s left.

Allura Dental in Truganina accepts EFTPOS, all major credit and debit cards, health fund claiming on the spot through HICAPS, and Afterpay. Interest-free payment options are available for larger treatment — ask our team when you book and we’ll tell you what applies to your quote.

Eligible children can have a range of dental services bulk-billed with no gap under Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS), and we’ll happily check your child’s eligibility for you. CDBS is a Medicare entitlement — Allura Dental is an approved provider and an independent business, not affiliated with or operated by the Australian Government.

Eligibility is determined by Medicare, not by us — it generally depends on the child’s age and whether the family receives certain government payments. Bring your Medicare card and we’ll check the current balance and eligibility for you before any appointment. You can also check it yourself through your Medicare online account.

Examinations, cleans, fluoride, fissure sealants, fillings and some extractions are bulk-billed for eligible children at Allura Dental in Truganina under Medicare’s Child Dental Benefits Schedule. CDBS does not cover orthodontics, cosmetic treatment or dental work carried out in hospital — anything outside the schedule we tell you about first and quote in writing. Our CDBS guide has the detail.

The Child Dental Benefits Schedule is capped: the benefit is $1,158 per eligible child over two consecutive calendar years. The government sets that cap and indexes it each January, and Services Australia — not the dentist — holds your child’s balance. Most routine care at Allura Dental in Truganina never reaches the cap, and we tell you where your child stands against it before treatment.

A children’s check-up and clean at Allura Dental in Truganina is from $79 for ages 0 to 6 and from $129 for ages 7 to 15, where there is no CDBS eligibility or health fund cover. Most health funds cover children’s dentistry well, and we claim on the spot through HICAPS so you settle only the gap. Every published fee is on our price guide.

No. CDBS covers basic and preventive dental care, so braces and clear aligners are not bulk-billed for a teenager. At Allura Dental in Truganina a full orthodontic case is from $6,500 for fixed braces and from $6,000 for clear aligners, including reviews and retainers, and quoted in writing after an assessment. Many extras policies include orthodontics under a separate limit, often with a longer waiting period. Our braces and clear aligners page sets out how each option works.

General guidance in Australia is around the first birthday, or within six months of the first tooth appearing. At Allura Dental in Truganina an early visit is short and gentle — usually a look at how the teeth are coming through, a count and a polish, plus practical advice for you on brushing and diet — rather than treatment, and eligible children can be bulk-billed under Medicare’s CDBS.

We keep a nervous child’s first visit at Allura Dental in Truganina short and unhurried — often little more than a ride in the chair, a count of the teeth and a polish — and we explain each step in words a child understands before we do it. Your child sets the pace, and the intraoral camera and ceiling-mounted screens let them see what we see. Mention it when you book so we can plan the visit around your child.

Modern sensors need far less exposure than older film, and the reason to limit imaging is not that any one image is dangerous but that the right principle is to keep exposure as low as reasonably achievable. At Allura Dental in Truganina we take an X-ray for a child only where there is a clinical reason — decay between the teeth, or a problem below the gum that an eye cannot see. Your dentist explains which image is being recommended, and why, before anything is taken.

Yes. Allura Dental in Truganina makes custom sports mouthguards from $149, shaped from an impression or scan of your child’s own teeth so the guard sits closely and stays put during play. Off-the-shelf guards fit loosely and offer far less protection. They come in a choice of colours, one can be made to fit around braces, and we check the fit at routine visits as your child grows. Some health funds contribute, claimed on the spot through HICAPS. Our custom mouthguards page explains how one is made.

Wherever the schedule allows, yes — mention it when you book and we’ll try to arrange back-to-back appointments so you make one trip to Truganina rather than several. Ask about the late-afternoon and Saturday times when you book, which suit school-age children best.

Allura Dental in Truganina is a general and cosmetic dental practice. We provide check-ups and cleaning, children’s dentistry, tooth-coloured fillings, fissure sealants, root canal therapy, gum disease therapy, wisdom teeth and extractions, crowns and bridges, dental implants, dentures, braces and clear aligners, teeth whitening, veneers, custom mouthguards, care for jaw pain and teeth grinding, sedation and care for anxious patients, emergency dentistry, and on-site X-rays and 3D imaging. Where treatment sits outside our scope, we refer you on rather than guess. See every treatment and what each one involves.

Wisdom teeth are removed here at Allura Dental in Truganina, under local anaesthetic. We plan them from an on-site 3D CBCT scan so the roots and nearby nerves are visible before we start rather than guessed at, and a simple wisdom tooth extraction starts from $375. A surgical removal is priced after assessment, with a written quote before anything begins. Where a case is genuinely complex, or needs a level of sedation we don’t provide, we’ll refer you on rather than push beyond what we should do.

A simple extraction at Allura Dental in Truganina starts from $225, and a wisdom tooth from $375. Extractions are priced by how straightforward the tooth is, so a surgical removal is quoted after an assessment and you have the figure in writing first. Where a root canal could save the tooth instead, we’ll give you an honest comparison before it comes out. Extractions are usually covered under general dental, claimed on the spot through HICAPS, so you settle only the gap.

At Allura Dental in Truganina a small tooth-coloured filling starts from $180, and a larger restoration or rebuild from $300. Fillings are priced by size and by the tooth involved, so you’ll have the exact figure in writing before we start. Most funds cover fillings under general dental and we claim on the spot through HICAPS, and fillings are among the services bulk-billed for eligible children under Medicare’s CDBS.

Root canal treatment is priced by the tooth, because a front tooth has one canal and back teeth have several. At Allura Dental in Truganina a root canal on a front tooth starts from $1,100, and a premolar or molar is quoted after assessment. A back tooth is usually crowned afterwards to protect it, and a crown starts from $1,600 — a separate step we include in the plan, so you see the full cost in writing before anything begins.

Allura Dental in Truganina provides both — clear aligners including Invisalign, and traditional fixed braces — planned from a full-mouth 3D scan taken on site. Aligners suit mild-to-moderate crowding, spacing and alignment, and come out to eat; fixed braces handle the complex movements and bite corrections aligners can struggle with. A full case starts from $6,000 for clear aligners and $6,500 for braces, quoted in writing after your consultation. We’ll tell you which one your case genuinely calls for.

Dental implants are placed at Allura Dental in Truganina and planned from an on-site 3D CBCT scan. The implant starts from $4,500, and that figure covers the fixture only — the crown that sits on top is quoted separately after assessment, so you see both halves of the cost before you commit. Whether an implant suits you depends on your gum health and the bone we find at the assessment, which we’ll go through with you first.

An OPG is one wide panoramic X-ray of all your teeth, jaws and sinuses — the standard overview. A cephalometric X-ray is a side-profile image, used mainly for orthodontic assessment. A 3D scan is a three-dimensional view for planning, and a CBCT is higher-resolution cone-beam 3D imaging for when depth matters — an implant, or a wisdom tooth close to the nerve. All of these are taken on site at Allura Dental in Truganina, and only where there is a clinical reason for the image — what each one shows is explained on our X-rays & 3D imaging page.

At Allura Dental in Truganina an OPG (a full-mouth X-ray) is $119 for our own patients, or $149 if you come to us for imaging only. A 3D scan is $119 or $149, a 3D CBCT scan $229 or $249, and a cephalometric X-ray, used mainly for orthodontic assessment, $149 or $179. All of it is taken on site, and only where it’s clinically necessary.