Adults

To be eligible for publicly funded oral health care, you must be a Queensland resident with a Medicare Card and have one or more of the following:

• Pensioner Concession Card (issued by the Department of Veteran's Affairs or Centrelink)
• Health Care Card
• Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
• Queensland Seniors Card.

Eligibility is also extended to any dependents named on your card.

Special client groups

We also provides oral health services to particular client groups, including:

• eligible patients under the Commonwealth cleft lip and cleft palate scheme
• eligible adults who reside in another state / territory and need emergency dental care
• inpatients of public hospitals if the care is considered essential to the recovery and rehabilitation of the patient, or the treatment of dental emergencies while in hospital
• non-eligible patients on a fee for service basis in rural and remote areas where there is no private service
• offenders in Queensland Correctional Services, including emergency care for short term and remand prisoners, and general care for longer term prisoners
• eligible adults under the Forde Foundation oral health agreement
• Queensland Health Guidelines for referrals of Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PDF, 332.66 KB) in accordance with eligibility criteria
• Queensland Health Guidelines for the treatment of Refugees and Asylum Seekers (PDF, 326.69 KB) in accordance with eligibility criteria
• Refugee and Asylum Seekers Referral Pathway (PDF, 181.4 KB) (process for external agencies for Metro south Health)
• Refugee and Asylum Seekers Referal Form (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Children

Children are eligible for publicly funded oral health services if they are hold a Medicare Card and are one of the following:

• aged 4 years through to Year 10
• students in Years 11 or 12 who have a current Centrelink, Healthcare or Pension Card
• aged 0–3 years whose parents have a current Pension Concession Card (Centrelink and Department of Veterans Affairs issued) or a Health Care Card
• 0–17 year olds who are eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule
• have no fixed address and residing in Queensland (homeless children)
• under the guardianship of the Director General, Child Care Services, Department of Communities
• foster children where their carer holds a foster child Health Care Card
• children of skilled workers holding temporary visa 444
• eligible patients under the Commonwealth cleft lip and cleft palate scheme.