Table 4 The total cost for Medicare benefits claims under the CDBS by dental service type in the 2014–2015 financial year
From: A dental workforce strategy to make Australian public dental services more efficient
Service type | 0–4 age group (A$) | 5–14 age group (A$) | 15–17 age group (A$) | Subtotal (A$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnostics | 5 244 036 | 50 479 640 | 18 764 669 | 74 488 345 |
Preventive | 4 348 506 | 121 296 380 | 44 984 411 | 170 629 297 |
Periodontics | 11 740 | 246 037 | 240 960 | 498 738 |
Oral surgery | 430 620 | 39 108 772 | 8 789 368 | 48 328 760 |
Endodontics | 125 322 | 4 551 556 | 3 583 657 | 8 260 535 |
Restorative services | 8 503 913 | 158 133 500 | 64 770 100 | 231 407 513 |
Prosthodontics | 3 220 | 379 504 | 309 428 | 692 152 |
General services | 168 618 | 2 292 021 | 329 127 | 2 789 766 |
Total | 18 835 975 | 376 487 410 | 141 771 720 | 537 095 105 |