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Lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)50 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting18with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	20 days
NSW	134 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery, out of 18 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin]	Vic	Monash Health	10 days	13
The Alfred	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	11 days	17
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	11 days	18
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	Vic	Albury Wodonga Health	16 days	29
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]	Vic	Melbourne Health	18 days	33
Box Hill Hospital	Vic	Eastern Health (Vic)	23 days	14
The Northern Hospital [Epping]	Vic	Northern Health (Vic)	25 days	31
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	Vic	Grampians Health	26 days	13
Perth Children's Hospital	WA	Child Adolescent Health Service (WA)	42 days	30
Queensland Children's Hospital	Qld	Children's Health Queensland	52 days	31
Sydney Children's Hospital	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	61 days	13
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	Vic	Monash Health	61 days	11
Townsville University Hospital	Qld	Townsville	64 days	15
Campbelltown Hospital	NSW	South Western Sydney	91 days	19
The Children's Hospital at Westmead	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	208 days	13

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for lingual or maxillary frenulum surgery waited 50 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 20 days (Vic) to 134 days (NSW).

Can I avoid the wait?

As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. All data sources.

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