Why is there such a massive price difference in dental implants in the UK?
Posted by Leather_Stretch4701@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 14 comments
I’ve been looking into dental implants recently and I’m a bit confused.
I’m seeing prices anywhere from around £10k up to £30k+ for what seems like similar treatment.
Why is there such a big difference? Is it down to materials, clinics, or something else?
Not looking for medical advice, just trying to understand the price gap.
Has anyone here had it done or looked into it?
Eggtastico@reddit
Materials. What is the final finish made off? Zirconia & porcelin has a much bigger premium over some sort of poly/resin.
Leather_Stretch4701@reddit (OP)
Thats the thing. All of them seem to offer. Zirconia or some sort of Acylic. Still seems to be a massive difference. I looked at one dentist £16000 finished in Zirconia then another was £24000 also for Zirconia. Its getting like taking a pet to the vets
ZombeeDogma@reddit
Sofia dental in Bulgaria is a fraction of that
Isnt-It-500@reddit
Most dentists outside of the UK charge a lot less. Mine is 20% of UK prices and he's done thousands of implants and is a qualified surgeon. Some of my implants I've had 10 years so far with no issues yet.
Aetheriao@reddit
Not every professional has the same level of skill.
To make it simple would you pay the same for a surgeon to do your breast enhancement surgery who’s done the surgery 10 times or 600 times. The one who has glowing reviews or the one who doesn’t?
Dental professionals are also just worth different amounts because they have different levels of experience, and produce different qualities of service.
The reality is the cheaper ones will be less experienced and the quality of the outcome may be lower. The same way you can find pictures of perfectly natural looking breast enhancements and ones where their nipples look crossed eyed.
Appropriate-Bag5290@reddit
I have 3 Dental implants. All together was less than £4k. £1k each of them plus the flights, because I went to Hungary to have it , but excellent service and dentists.
Familiar9709@reddit
Because these kinds of things is very hard to compare, it's not like a full free market. The fact that dentists don't have price lists published is a sign of that.
Speedbird1A@reddit
Get it done abroad, at a reputable clinic, it’ll be much cheaper.
WGD23@reddit
Are gold teeth still a thing?
Leather_Stretch4701@reddit (OP)
I don't think so. maybe they should be
Billbrown1982@reddit
I don’t think it’s materials as much as it’s just what they charge for labour. Far as I can tell the reputable dentists abroad use the same implants as we do, but put them in for a fraction of the cost.
That said I use all on 4 done over here (top and bottom) and it cost me a bloody fortune. But I’ve got a massive phobia of dentists so the idea of going abroad to have that kind of work done plus the worry that if something did go wrong, nobody over here would touch me - I bottled it and had it done here.
Leather_Stretch4701@reddit (OP)
I've seen them advertised online for £14995 both upper and lower. Apparently they are done in the UK.
Billbrown1982@reddit
That’s cheap then. I ended up paying 27 for mine 3 years ago.
buy_me_a_pint@reddit
The dental practice I go to charges around £3000 per implant, plus £100 for assessment , also has a price list for bone graft if needed for around £400.
No I have never had it done