• orthodontics
• whitening
• bite splint therapy
• oral cancer screening
• dental implants
• periodontal disease
• preventive dentistry
• pit & fissure sealants
• radiographs (x-rays)
• wisdom teeth

orthodontic fee guidelines

Initial consultation

Initial Consultation fee £75
[It is often appropriate to take the external x-ray images at this first appointment to ensure a better understanding of the situation]

Diagnostics - acquiring information and baseline records

Clinical Fee £144
Laboratory Cost re Models, X Ray tracing £80
External 'whole jaw' X-Ray film and Lateral Skull Growth assessment X-ray films £130
Other assessment films may be required - each film £65

Estimated Total Diagnostic Phase fee from £344

Jaw preparation - Phase 1 treatment

First stage- Orthopaedics
Estimated Laboratory Cost of Orthopaedic Phase £150 - £300
Clinical Maintenance Fee £500 - £850
It is reasonable to expect this phase to last between 6 and 12 months
Estimated fee range for this stage (Total) £650 - £1150

Second stage- Lower jaw correction
Estimated Laboratory cost £150
Clinical Maintenance Fee £500 - 850
It is reasonable to expect this phase to last between 6 and 12 months
Estimate total fee for this phase £650 - £950

Final alignment of teeth - Phase 2 Treatment

The fee is composed of different elements:
Clinical Set up Fee £420 following Phases 1 treatment METAL ONLY
£600 ALL OTHER CASES

Cost of tooth attachments £360 Metal - Triangular 'Delta'® type
£480 Porcelain or plastic 'Spirit'
Gold: fee on application

Clinical Maintenance Fee £700 -£2100
It is usual for this phase to take 9-18 months

Estimated Total Fee
After Phase 1 Treatment from £1500 METAL attachments
from £ 1780 AESTHETIC attachments
Phase 2 Fixed treatment only from £1660 METAL
From £1780 AESTHETIC

Retention - Holding it all when its over!

Laboratory Cost only in the range of £125
One off Clinical Fee Retention Phase £250
Estimated total fee for retention £375

Failure to wear retainers, which allow the newly established bite to stabilise, will result in unwanted relapse to an unpredictable extent, and may result in a need for re-treatment at a later date.

Repairs

Laboratory Cost only of the order of £15 - £75

Homecare - Dental Health Educational (DHE) support

Initial Homecare & Dental Health Education support £62
3 monthly follow up DHE & support visit £52

Post Treatment Equilibration

A guideline fee might be of the order £395, but of course any suitably trained general dentist can address this issue as the time approaches for it to be considered