Methodology: how we collect and compare dental prices
Every number on TeethCosts should be checkable. Here's where the data comes from and how we make it comparable.
Where prices come from
- Published clinic price lists: prices a clinic states on its own website.
- Published price surveys and directories: national cost studies and directories that publish medians or ranges (for example CareCredit's ASQ360° study in the US, TreatCompare in England, CHOICE citing the ADA fee survey in Australia).
- Published market ranges: a range a clinic group states for a whole market, labelled as such.
- Patient-reported prices: only from named public news reports, linked. Quotes submitted through our form are checked by hand before publishing. We never write or invent patient quotes.
Current sources (33):
- Bergedent (dentisttr.com) – price list — Published clinic price list, 8 prices
- Ulubey Dental – dental treatment prices — Published clinic price list, 8 prices
- Cancun Dental Design – dental prices Mexico — Published clinic price list, 8 prices
- Dental Tourism Colombia – Medellín dentist — Published clinic price list, 8 prices
- Smile4Ever Mexico – Tijuana dental prices — Published clinic price list, 7 prices
- Prime Advanced Dentistry – prices — Published clinic price list, 7 prices
- algodones.mx – dental implant costs in Los Algodones — Published price survey / directory, 7 prices
- PureDental – prices — Published clinic price list, 7 prices
- Skytrain Dental – dental price — Published clinic price list, 7 prices
- CareCredit – dental procedure costs (Synchrony/ASQ360° study) — Published price survey / directory, 7 prices
- Toothcation – Tijuana (87 clinics) — Published price survey / directory, 6 prices
- Dentist in Krakow – price list — Published clinic price list, 6 prices
- Hollywood Smile in Turkey – treatments & pricing — Published clinic price list, 5 prices
- Trust Dental Care – Tijuana dental prices — Published clinic price list, 5 prices
- Budapest Dental – costs and prices — Published clinic price list, 5 prices
- Medicare Dental Clinic – prices — Published clinic price list, 5 prices
- TreatCompare – dental prices in England — Published price survey / directory, 5 prices
- Dental Solutions Tijuana – price list — Published clinic price list, 4 prices
- Clínica Más Salud – precios dentales San José — Published clinic price list, 4 prices
- Molar City – San José price list — Published price survey / directory, 4 prices
- Giorno Dentale – medical tourism — Published clinic price list, 4 prices
- Santé Clinic Turkey – E-max vs zirconia veneers — Published clinic price list, 3 prices
- Platinum Dental / BioDental Budapest – prices — Published clinic price list, 3 prices
- CHOICE – dental fees (citing ADA 2022 fees survey) — Published price survey / directory, 3 prices
- Dental Corporation TJ – price list — Published clinic price list, 2 prices
- Dental Costa Rica – packages — Published clinic price list, 2 prices
- Thantakit – dental implant cost in Bangkok — Published clinic price list, 2 prices
- RealDentalCosts – Canada — Published price survey / directory, 2 prices
- International Clinics – Invisalign in Turkey (market range) — Published market range, 1 prices
- BBC News – “Turkey teeth: Are cut-price reality TV teeth worth it?” — Patient-reported (public news report), 1 prices
- BBC News – “Turkey dental work leaves Telford woman in constant pain” — Patient-reported (public news report), 1 prices
- KYMA News – “Seeking dental care across the border” — Patient-reported (public news report), 1 prices
- RealDentalCosts – state of US dental costs 2026 — Published price survey / directory, 1 prices
How prices are normalized
- Units. Veneers, crowns and implants per tooth; All-on-4 per arch; aligners per full course; whitening per treatment. Package prices are divided by the number of teeth or arches they state.
- Implants. We compare complete prices (implant + abutment + crown). When a clinic lists the parts separately, we add the listed parts and say so in the row. Implant-only prices are shown separately and never mixed with complete prices.
- One figure per row. If a source gives a median, we use it; if it gives a range, we use the midpoint; otherwise the single price. Country figures are the median of those row figures.
- What's excluded from medians. Composite and resin veneers (a cheaper, different product), patient reports, All-on-6 and partial treatments are listed but not used in medians. Fewer than 3 prices is flagged as limited data.
- Currency. Converted to US dollars at fixed rates; the original price is always shown.
Exchange rates used
Fixed for v1. EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD and THB are cross rates from the European Central Bank euro reference rates of 30 Oct 2026 (EUR/USD 1.1172). CRC from open.er-api.com (1 Nov 2026). The original price and currency are always shown.
| Currency | USD per 1 unit |
|---|---|
| USD | 1 |
| EUR | 1.1172 |
| GBP | 1.3399 |
| CAD | 0.7159 |
| AUD | 0.7025 |
| THB | 0.02965 |
| CRC | 0.002196 |
Calculator assumptions
- Veneers: 1 trip(s), 5 nights each. Dental Tourism Colombia says porcelain veneers take 4–6 days.
- Crowns: 1 trip(s), 5 nights each. Assumption: crowns use the same lab process as porcelain veneers (4–6 days).
- Dental implants: 2 trip(s), 4 nights each. Two trips: Dental Tourism Colombia and Thantakit (2 visits, 2–4 months apart). Nights per trip are an assumption.
- All-on-4 / full arch: 2 trip(s), 7 nights each. Dental Costa Rica: two stages, with a 7-day trip recommended for each.
- Invisalign & clear aligners: 2 trip(s), 3 nights each. International Clinics: two trips of 2–3 days and 1–2 days.
- Teeth whitening: 1 trip(s), 2 nights each. Assumption: a short trip; whitening is usually a single session.
- Flights: KAYAK route pages, “average over the past 12 months” round-trip fare, read 1 Nov 2026.
- Hotel: an editable example rate of $100/night; it is not a quoted price.
Dates
Each row shows the date on the source or, for undated pages, the date we read it (hover over the date). Prices change; always get a written quote.
How submissions are moderated
- Nothing is published automatically; each quote is checked by hand.
- Published quotes are anonymous.
- Photos are only considered with explicit written permission and labelled “results vary”.
Affiliate links and paid listings
Affiliate links and featured listings never change a table's order, a ranking or whether a clinic is listed. Any table with affiliate links has a disclosure directly above it, links are marked sponsored, and paid rows are labelled “Featured · paid”.
Corrections policy
- Send corrections through the contact form with a link to the current published price.
- We check and update the row with the new source and date, aiming for 5 working days.
- We don't remove accurate, sourced information because a clinic asks, and we don't take payment to change data.
Limitations
Published prices are often “from” prices. The real cost depends on an exam and scans. Home-country baselines come from different kinds of sources in each country and some are a few years old (dates shown).