Ahhhh the dentist, twenty minutes of poking, prodding, gargling, and annoying one-way scaldings about what's going to happen if you continue to forget to floss, eat too much sugar blah blah blah. But it's the adult thing to do! All it takes is one unlucky munch into a candied hawthorn or an escapee popcorn kernel to have you fumbling around trying to find a dental clinic while hanging on to the side of your jaw.
Most dentists recommend for adults get checked annually, even if you're not in pain, while kids should be going every six months. Once you start to feel pain or toothache, something's already wrong. Getting check-ups regularly mean small problems can be solved more easily and less painfully — that and you save money in the long run.
Here's 10 dental clinics pulled from our extensive health directory that are based downtown. Got a crooked grin? Here's six places to get clear aligners in case you don't fancy braces.
Most of the big healthcare names like Jiahui, United Family, Parkway, Yosemite, etc. also have their own dedicated dental health departments. Consultations with teeth cleaning cost between 700-2,000rmb.
* Not based downtown? Find our full list of dental clinics plus more health related articles in our Health & Wellbeing directory.
New York Dental Clinic (Puxi)
NYDC is well-known in expat circles, and widely recommended. Here the staff speak English and it has a dedicated family and pediatric dentistry department. As both the owners were trained in the U.S., you get American dental health standards in both service and equipment. Overall it's a good choice if it's your kid's first visit to the dentist, or if going gives you the heebie-jeebies. It's not cheap though. Consultations cost 600rmb, or 1,200rmb to include teeth cleaning. Here you can get the whole dental shebang including orthodontics, periodontics, cosmetic, implant, and aesthetic dentistry.
