Cat 1 · 30 days
appointment within 30 calendar days. - No Category 1 criteria
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Maxillofacial conditions
Copied from the official Gold Coast Health condition page (27 Aug 2026). Hospital triage assigns the official category. Live source: Refer Your Patient — Maxillofacial conditions.
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Cat 2 · 90 days
appointment within 90 calendar days. - Cranio-maxillofacial syndromes - Facial asymmetries - Dento-skeletal deformities (developmental and acquired) - Obstructive upper airway disorders - Maxillofacial reconstructive surgery - Infected fixation plates or screws
Cat 3 · 365 days
appointment within 365 calendar days. - Boney enlargement e.g. manibular or palatal exostoses
Essential referral information
Referral will be returned without this. If a mandatory test cannot be obtained, say so in the referral.
- Reason for referral - History and examination findings (including eye and neurosensory) - Conjoint specialty reports - Standard and CT imagining - Orthodontic assessment (if appropirate)
Out of scope / wrong door
The following conditions are out of scope for this service: - General dental (including wisdom teeth removal and dental implants) for patients without eligibility* *Eligibility when referred from public oral health service, or if the patient has any of the following conditions; - Acute unmanageable dental infections - Non-healing of extraction sites - Dental extraction in medically compromised patients (e.g. Patients suffering from Hemophilia, cardiac disease, thoracic disease, multiple co- morbidities) - Patients requiring extraction of teeth prior to head and neck radiotherapy or cardiac surgery - Hypodontia, delayed eruption of teeth
Parent service: Maxillofacial Surgery
Send outpatient referrals to
- Smart Referrals preferred (Best Practice or Medical Director)
- Medical Objects GQ42150009Z (lookup qh → QHEALTH, GOLD COAST HEALTH OUTPATIENT)
- HealthLink EDI Qldgchsd
- Fax (07) 5687 4497 — Booking and Referral Centre
- Post: Booking and Referral Centre, Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Boulevard, Southport QLD 4215
- Clinic enquiries 1300 559 083
HealthPathways
Sign in for localised assessment and management. HealthPathways does not send the referral. Register: gchealthpathways@health.qld.gov.au