Setup to Use Victorian General Dental Scheme (VGDS) in Dental4Windows

Setup to Use Victorian General Dental Scheme (VGDS) in Dental4Windows

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Setup to use Victorian general dental scheme (VGDS) vouchers which includes eligible patients and fees charges, setup a third party, setup a payment type and create/update fee level. 

Setup to Use Victorian General Dental Scheme (VGDS)

InfoIn Victoria, Australia, when the local community dental clinic can't provide patients with services, the patients will be given a voucher to seek treatment from a private dentist.

Patients are required to pay the same fee that they would pay at the community dental clinic.

The type of dental services that can be provided includes general care, emergency and dentures.

This article describes how to setup to use Victorian General Dental Scheme (VGDS) with Dental4Windows. 

Follow same procedures to setup for Victorian Emergency Dental Scheme (VEDS) and Victorian Denture Scheme (VDS). 

Eligible Patients and Fees Charged

InfoClick here for detailed information regarding eligible patients and fees for each type of dental service.

Setup Third Party

  1. Go to Patient Records > Patients tab
  2. Find/View menu > Third Parties list
  3. Click Add New
  4. Enter Name and contact details

  5. Click OK

Setup Payment Type

  1. Go to Location Setup > System Tables tab
  2. System Tables: Methods of Payment list
  3. Click Add
  4. Enter details

  5. Setup Bank Redirections (link coming soon) for Providers

Create/Update Fee Level

In some database, fee levels for VGDS and VEDS have been created already. However, users need to enter fee for each item manually.

InfoIf VGDS and VEDS fee levels are not present in the database, Create a New Fee Level/s then manually enter fee for each item.

Info2024-2025 fees schedule is available here.

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