Clause 11.9 Dental Treatment
Unofficial consolidated version of the Special Needs Grants Programme
-- as at 4 September 2026
11.9 | Dental Treatment | |||
11.9.1 | MSD may make a grant of not more than $1000 towards the costs of immediate and essential dental treatment if the treatment is provided- | |||
| (a) | for a fee by a Health Agency; or | |||
| (b) | by a dentist. | |||
11.9.2 | Grants under clause 11.9.1 may be made in respect of each member of an immediate family. | |||
11.9.3 | MSD may make more than one Grant under clause 11.9.1 in a 52 Week Period but unless MSD considers there are exceptional circumstances, the total of the grants must not exceed $1000. | |||
11.9.4 | A grant under Clause 11.9.1 must not be made in respect of: | |||
(a) | regular dental check-ups; | |||
(b) | cosmetic treatments; | |||
(c) | teeth cleaning, scaling and polishing, unless this treatment is required because of a gum infection; | |||
(d) | cast restorations; | |||
(e) | orthodontic treatment; | |||
(f) | molar root canal treatment, unless exceptional circumstances exist; or | |||
(g) | dentures. | |||
