Prices & Payment

Start with the proposed treatment and what each fee covers. Use this section to compare written quotes by treatment scope, materials, appointments and aftercare, then identify the details to clarify before paying.

Keep the quote alongside its treatment plan and payment terms. Ask for missing details in writing so that you can compare the same items across the documents.

Treatment prices

Use Treatment prices for questions about how fees are described. Ask whether each charge applies to a tooth, an implant, an appointment or a course of treatment, and which materials and stages it covers.

What's included

Use What's included to check the scope of a written quote. Ask for examinations, imaging, temporary work, follow-up appointments and any travel arrangements to be marked as included, excluded or awaiting assessment. An unlisted item needs clarification.

Follow the treatment description that matches your proposal, such as single-tooth implant treatment or full-mouth dental implant treatment. Bring questions about the proposed care to the dentist alongside your questions about fees.

The FDI World Dental Federation's ethics guidance for dentists supports being informed about the diagnosis, treatment benefits and risks, alternatives, future related treatment and potential costs before choosing whether to agree¹. It also supports time to reflect before complex or elective treatment¹. You can decide against the proposed treatment.

A written plan should state when payments are due, which payment methods are accepted, and what any deposit reserves. Ask for the cancellation and refund terms, including what happens if you postpone or decide against treatment.

Ask how proposed changes to treatment and fees will be explained and recorded before you agree. Keep the answers with your quote.

For questions about travel, records and arrangements after returning home, continue to Dental treatment abroad.