Useful Information
Fees and Charges for Public Health Care Services provided by the Department of Health
DENTAL SERVICES | ||||
Notes | ||||
The categories of patients eligible for dental treatment at Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Clinics in Hospital Authority hospitals are as follows: | ||||
(1) | Persons in need of emergency treatment | |||
(2) | Patients requiring dental treatment as an essential part of their medical treatment | |||
(A) | Eligible Persons: |
Charge ($)
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(a) | Emergency treatment (includes extractions and other oral surgical emergencies) |
No charge
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(b) | Prosthetic appliances | |||
(i) | Acrylic denture, per tooth ** |
43
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(Maximum for one jaw denture of more than 5 teeth) |
375
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(Minimum for one jaw denture of one to five teeth) |
190
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(ii) | Remodelling of denture |
80
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(iii) | Repairing / Relining of denture |
73
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(iv) | Addition of teeth, per tooth |
43
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(Maximum for one jaw denture) |
80
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(v) | Obturator ** |
43 per tooth
plus 125 |
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(vi) | Maxillo-facial prostheses |
280 - 545
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(vii) | Other maxillo-facial appliances (Splints; applicators for radiotherapy; occlusion appliances, etc.) |
No charge
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** For chrome-cobalt appliances, the charges are doubled. | ||||
(c) | Other treatment including conservative treatment, periodontal treatment and oral surgical treatment considered to be essential to the treatment of the patient by the attending dental officer |
No charge
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(B) | Non-eligible Persons: |
Charge ($)
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(a) | Emergency treatment (includes extractions and other oral surgical emergencies) |
1,190
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Note: The above charge includes, where appropriate, the costs of prescriptions, X-ray and laboratory investigations.
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(b) | Prosthetic appliances | ||||
(i) | Fixed Appliance | ||||
Gold - (Crown / Inlay / Onlay / Bridge) per unit |
1,430
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Porcelain - (Crown / Bridge) per unit |
1,840
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Maryland Bridge | |||||
- per porcelain unit |
1,840
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- per metal unit |
520
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(ii) | Removable Appliance | ||||
Chrome-Cobalt Denture - Metal Frame |
2,420
plus 50 per tooth |
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Acrylic Denture - Base |
1,060
plus 50 per tooth |
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Obturators - Base |
1,260
plus 50 per tooth |
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Repair / Reline / Addition |
255
plus 50 per tooth |
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(iii) | Implantology | ||||
Infrastructure - per implant |
2,100
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Suprastructure | |||||
- per crown unit |
2,540
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- per denture |
4,180
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(iv) | Maxillo-facial prostheses and other maxillo-facial appliances |
At cost as
determined by the dental officers attending the patient |
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(c) | Other treatment including conservative treatment, periodontal treatment and oral surgical treatment considered to be essential to the treatment of the patient by the attending dental officer | ||||