Tag: dental fees Australia

Wisdom Teeth Removal Cost Australia: $491 vs $4,500 [2026]

Vikas Thakur / Aug 5, 2026 / 11 min read

A surgically removed wisdom tooth costs $491 on average in an Australian dental chair, against $215 for a simple extraction, per Private Healthcare Australia's 2023-24 claims data. Move the same tooth into a hospital under general anaesthetic and the bill for all four teeth commonly runs $3,000 to $6,000 or more.

Dental Checkup Cost Australia: Average Price Data 2026

Vikas Thakur / Jul 26, 2026 / 8 min read

A standard Australian dental check-up, scale and clean, and fluoride treatment costs $218 on average in 2026, built from three separate item-code averages published by Private Healthcare Australia. First-visit pricing swings from $279 in Queensland to $364 in the ACT.