7 Cheap Dentists & Dental Clinics in Singapore — Price List 2021

We’ve all had it hammered into our heads that we should see the dentist once every 6 months for regular checkups. But if we all followed that advice down to a T, we’d be walking around with holes in our pockets as cheap dentists in Singapore aren’t exactly easy to come by.

If you’re taking particularly good care of your teeth, you can stretch it to once in 18 months or 2 years. However, it pays to visit regularly as you want to catch problems like tooth decay early. Let them fester and they’d cost a lot more to solve.

So there’s no way around it – you should see a dentist regularly to do a basic check-up and teeth cleaning (scaling and polishing). Here are 10 of the most affordable dental clinics in Singapore where you can do that.

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7 affordable dental clinics in Singapore

Dental clinic
Location
Cost (consultation + scaling & polishing)

Polyclinics

Islandwide

$16.50 to $27.80

NTUC Health Denticare

Islandwide

$75 to $145

Greenlife Dental

Islandwide

$95 to $190

Advance Dental Group

Islandwide

$90

Newport Dental

Kallang

$95

TS Dental Care

Lavender

$65 to $95

Azure Dental

Bukit Timah

$132 to $192

SingHealth, NHG, NUP polyclinics ($16.50 to $27.80)

You don’t really need to go to a dental clinic if you’re just looking for a simple check-up and scaling & polishing job.

Both SingHealth and National Healthcare Group (NHG) polyclinics have dental services, and it’s easy to make an appointment online so you don’t spend all day waiting in line. For National University Polyclinics (NUP), booking of appointments is via the HealthHub app or by phone. At time of writing, the waiting time for a polyclinic dental appointment is 6 months (June 2022).

Consultation fees:

SingHealth Polyclinics: $16.00 to $28.60 (Singaporean adults); $8.25 to $14.90 (children and elderly)
National University Polyclinics: $16.50 – $27.80 (Singaporean adults); $10.60 – $16.80 (children and elderly)
National Health Group Polyclinics:
$16.50 to $27.80 (Singaporean adults); $10.60 – $16.80 (children and elderly)

Note: To discourage no-shows, NHG dental clinics charge a refundable Dental Appointment Deposit (DAD) of $8 when you book an appointment. The DAD will be forfeited if you do not make another dental appointment within 24 months of your last visit.

Locations (9 SingHealth polyclinics):

11 Bedok North Street 1, [email protected] #02-01/#03-01, Singapore 469662
163 Bukit Merah Central #04-3565 Singapore 150163
1 Chin Cheng Avenue Singapore 429400
80 Marine Parade Central #01-792 Singapore 440080
3 Second Hospital Avenue #02-00 Health Promotion Board Building Singapore 168937
1 Pasir Ris Drive 4 #01-11 Singapore 519457
2 Sengkang Square #01-06 Sengkang Community Hub Singapore 545025
1 Tampines Street 41, Singapore 529203
681 Punggol Drive, Oasis Terraces #02-01, Singapore 820681

Locations (7 NHG polyclinics):

21 Geylang East Central, Singapore 389707
89 Hougang Avenue 4, Singapore 538829
2003 Toa Payoh Lor 8, Singapore 319260
21 Ang Mo Kio Central 2, Singapore 569666
10 Woodlands Street 31, Singapore 738579
2 Yishun Ave 9 Singapore 768898
701 Serangoon Road Singapore 328263

Locations (7 National University polyclinics):

190 Jurong East Avenue 1, Singapore 609788
580 Stirling Road, Singapore 148958
50 Bukit Batok West Ave 3, Singapore 659164
50 Woodlands Rd, 03-02, Singapore 677726
2 Teck Whye Cres, Singapore 688846
451 Clementi Ave 3, #02-307, Singapore 120451
26 Jurong West Street 61, Singapore 648201

Tel: 6643 6969 (SingHealth) / 6355 3000 (NHG) / 6663 6847 (NUP)

NTUC Health Denticare ($75 to $145)

Formerly known as Unity Denticare, NTUC Health Denticare has a history of being a household brand for cheap dental care as part of NTUC Health (Singapore’s largest healthcare cooperative) since 1971.

The group has 18 dental clinics and 2 mobile dental clinics, so it won’t be a problem finding an outlet that’s convenient for you.

Consultation costs $25 to $35, while scaling and polishing ranges from $50 to $110. So, your total bill should fall within the range of $75 to $145.

Subsidies are available if you hold CHAS, Pioneer Generation or Merdeka Generation Cards.

Locations: 18 clinics islandwide

Tel: 6336 6222

Greenlife Dental ($95 to $190)

If you’ve been keeping your eyes peeled for dentists around your neighbourhood, you would have noticed the dental chain, Greenlife Dental. A simple consultation plus scaling & polishing costs $95 to $190 here, making it one of the more affordable dentists around.

Location: 8 clinics islandwide

Tel: 6452 4222 (AMK), 6241 0123 (Bedok), 6250 0630 (Toa Payoh), 6299 3556 (Beach Road), 6777 1712 (Clementi), 6261 1161 (Tiong Bahru), 6765 5759 (Yew Tee)

Advance Dental Group ($90)

Having started with just one clinic in 1986, Advance Dental Group has come a long way taking care of its patients’ dental health. It is now a growing chain of 13 dental clinics that offers a full range of treatments to attend to all dental needs on site.

Fees start from $20 for consultation and from $70 for scaling and polishing. Subsidies are available if you hold CHAS, Pioneer Generation or Merdeka Generation Cards.

Location: 13 clinics islandwide

Tel: 8684 1000

Newport Dental ($95)

Newport Dental is a dental clinic with 2 dental surgeons, located in Kallang Wave Mall next to Stadium MRT (Circle Line).

The location is a little out of the way unless you live in the Kallang and Marine Parade area, but the payoff is that the full consultation plus scaling and polishing will set you back by only $95. Most patients usually add a stain removal procedure which adds up to $130.

Prices differ if you buy insurance from selected companies or are under the employment of SMRT or Sports SG.

Location: 1 Stadium Place, Kallang Wave Mall #01-08, Singapore 397628

Tel: 9863 6462

TS Dental Care ($65 to 95)

If you live around Jalan Besar, Kallang, or Lavender, try TS Dental Care at Kitchener Complex. Prices are transparent, with routine scaling and cleaning ranging from $65 to $95 before subsidies.

Location: 809 French Road 02-52 , Kitchener Complex, Singapore 200809

Azure Dental ($128 to $192)

Bringing your kid to the dentist is usually a recipe for disaster, so we have a soft spot for Azure Dental for making the whole experience a pleasant, stress-free one. It is child-friendly, with booster seats for little ones to sit comfortably. There’s also free all-you-can-drink coffee and tea in the waiting area, which is great for parents while they wait for their kids’ appointments to be over.

Those taking public transport will find its new location very convenient — it’s now just next to Sixth Avenue MRT Station.

Price-wise, it’s one of the higher ones on the list at $32 for consultation. Scaling and polishing services range from $96 to $160.

Location: 781 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 269759

Tel: 6463 6318

More ways to save on dental treatments

Pre-COVID, there was one sure-fire way to save money on dentist visits: just hop across the border and get your teeth done in Malaysia. But now that JB visits are out of the question, here are sone ways to keep those costs down.

CHAS, Pioneer or Merdeka Generation Cards

Singaporeans with one of these subsidy cards can get discounted treatments at participating dental clinics as well as GPs:

CHAS Blue
Merdeka Generation
Pioneer Generation
CHAS Orange [for denture, crown & root canal only]

Look for the CHAS decal on the dentist’s website or storefront. You can find a list of CHAS dental clinics here.

Dental insurance benefits (if any)

Can you claim dental treatments under insurance? For Singaporeans with MediShield Life or an upgraded Integrated Shield Plan, the answer is generally no. Nor can you use Medisave to pay for routine dental checkups.

These schemes are meant for surgical procedures under pretty extreme circumstances, e.g. if you get in an accident and need to undergo dental surgery.

However, some workplaces do offer dental benefits under their group insurance policy, and these often cover basic procedures like checkups and scaling & polishing. So check the details of your corporate health insurance plan before you pay out of pocket.

Paying with the right credit card

You can earn points or cashback on your dental treatment with the right credit card. Unfortunately, most banks do exclude medical expenses from their list of exclusions. So far, it looks like the Amex True Cashback Card is the safest option for these transactions.

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American Express True Cashback Card

Welcome Bonus (min. spend of $5,000 on eligible purchases in 6 months): 3.0% Cashback
Cash Back: 1.5%
Cash Back Cap: Unlimited

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3% Cashback for the first 6 months up to S$5,000 spend, 1.5% Cashback on any purchase you make thereafter
Unlimited Cashback – No min spend & no cap

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If your dental clinic has a contactless payment terminal, you could try a credit card that gives you cashback on PayWave transactions.

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OCBC Frank Card

Cash Back: Up to 10%
Cash Back Cap per month: S$100
Min. Total Spend per month: S$800

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8% Cashback on in Store Mobile Contactless Payments and Foreign Currency Spending
Up to 8% Cashback for Mobile Payments
S$100 Cap monthly
2 Years Fee Waiver for Principal Card, Subsequent Years Waived with Min. Spend of S$10,000 p.a.

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Online Promo

Online & Visa Contactless Spend

DBS Live Fresh Card

Cashback on Online & Visa Contactless Spend: Up to 5%
Cashback cap: Up to S$75
Min. Spend per month: S$600

Online Promo: S$150 Cashback when you apply with promo code 150CASH and make the min. spend of S$800 within 60 days of card approval.

Welcome Gift: Getwhen you apply with promo codeand make the min. spend of S$800 within 60 days of card approval. T&Cs apply.

Valid until 30 Jun 2023

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Base cashback rate: 0.3% on all spend with no minimum spend
Enjoy up to 5% cashback on online transactions and Visa contactless transactions with S$600 minimum spend per calendar month
Additional 5% Green Cashback on selected Eco-Eateries, Retailers and Transport services
Minimum spend terms: Eligible transactions include retail, recurring bill payments, and refunds in both local and foreign currency that’s charged to your DBS Live Fresh Card per calendar month. General exclusions such as instalments, cash advances, and bill payments via internet banking applies
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